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09/18/06
Rock Springs NST weekend cancelled due to
weather
By Craig Murphy
ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. – For the last 25 years, this particular September weekend
had been dry in Rock Springs.
Until this year, that is.
Continued wet and cold weather has forced the cancellation of this weekend’s
National Sprint Tour doubleheader at Sweetwater Speedway in Rock Springs.
Friday’s show was postponed due to rain showers throughout the afternoon. At the
time, forecasts called for Saturday to be cold but dry.
Late Friday night, however, the forecasts changed. There was blowing snow and
more rain Saturday morning, and the continued weather issues forced the
cancellation of the entire NST weekend.
The NST will be running at Sweetwater Speedway next year, with a target date of
mid-August. Tickets purchased for this year’s shows will be honored next year.
The next race for the series will be Tuesday, Sept. 26 at Lincoln Park Speedway
in Putnamville, Indiana. For more information on the NST, visit
www.nationalsprinttour.com.
Friday NST Wyoming show postponed
By Craig Murphy
ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. – Weather has forced the postponement of Friday’s National
Sprint Tour show at Sweetwater Speedway in Rock Springs.
Friday’s program, capped off by a 30-lap feature, will now be run on Saturday.
Saturday’s program, highlighted by a 40-lap feature, will be run on Sunday.
Front gates will open at 3 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday. Qualifying is
scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, with racing at 7:30. Those times
are bumped up an hour Sunday, with qualifying at 5:30 p.m. and racing at 6:30.
Tickets purchased for Friday will be honored on Saturday. Tickets previously
purchased for Saturday’s show will be honored on Sunday. Tickets are $35 for
each night.
Tickets can be purchased online at
http://www.sweetwaterevents.com/specialeventsNST.html or by phone at
307-352-6789 ext. 200. Tickets purchased online can also be printed online.
Forecasts call for the weekend to be drier but cold. The NST souvenir trailer
has sweatshirts and coats for the chilly evenings.
For more information on the NST, visit
www.nationalsprinttour.com.
Convoy, autograph session tonight in Rock
Springs
By Craig Murphy
ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. – The town of Rock Springs will be hopping this weekend as
the National Sprint Tour comes to town.
The NST is scheduled to run a Friday and Saturday doubleheader at Sweetwater
Speedway, located at the Sweetwater Events Complex.
It won’t take until Friday for things to start happening.
Tonight (Thursday), events start at the complex. NST teams and their haulers
will gather in the complex’s parking lot, then receive a police and fire escort
through town. The convoy is scheduled to start at 6 p.m., and will end at White
Mountain Mall.
A meet and greet autograph session with several NST drivers is scheduled to
start around 6:30 p.m., and will last until about 8.
For those unable to meet the drivers at the mall, there will be more chances
this weekend. Drivers are scheduled to sign autographs at the track both Friday
and Saturday, with the rotation starting at approximately 3 p.m. both days.
Tickets are $35 a night, and can be purchased by phone at 307-352-6789 ext. 200
or online at
http://www.sweetwaterevents.com/specialeventsNST.html. Tickets purchased
online can also be printed online.
For more information on the NST, visit
www.nationalsprinttour.com.
Stevie Smith and the ‘Easter
egg’ car ready for Wyoming
By Craig Murphy
There are various ways to describe the looks of Stevie Smith’s car.
With the light purple and white paint job and mustard yellow wheels, the car
certainly stands out.
Perhaps Smith has the best explanation of the car, sponsored by the RAACE
foundation. RAACE stands for Race Against Abuse of Children Everywhere.
“It’s all about the kids,” the veteran driver originally from Pennsylvania said.
“That’s why the car looks like an Easter egg.”
Smith started regularly running National Sprint Tour shows early last month when
the series made its second swing through PA Posse country. Smith and the other
NST drivers will be in Rock Springs, Wyo. this weekend for a Sept. 15-16
doubleheader at Sweetwater Speedway.
Now based out of Oklahoma, Smith first became associated with the
Baltimore-based RAACE last year. His uncle, Ken Smith, started the non-profit
foundation in 2004 to raise public awareness of child sexual abuse and to fund
educational programs to fight the epidemic.
It is estimated that 90 percent of child sexual abuse victims don’t come
forward, a stat that led to the formation of RAACE.
“Raising awareness of child abuse is exactly what this is about,” Stevie Smith
said. “That’s all they are after with us. They want us to spread the awareness,
and let people know there is a problem. RAACE is trying to address that problem.
They have different events and quite a few shows they do. The part we’re to do
is spread awareness. We’re not trying to do anything else.”
Of course, Smith and his team – including father and crew chief Steve Smith –
are trying to win as well. Smith finished a strong third in the last NST race at
Kings Speedway in Hanford, Calif. The race before, Smith briefly took the lead
in Cottage Grove, Ore. before a mechanical problem knocked him out.
Smith and Jason Sides won the trophy dashes that night in Oregon, and following
the dashes the drivers gave their trophies to the children who drew their
starting positions. Throughout the year, young fans have had the opportunity to
draw starting positions for the NST trophy dashes. Children have pictures taken
with the drivers, and get autographed NST stickers.
With an organization like RAACE behind him, having a child draw his dash
starting position is a logical tie-in for Smith.
“It is, definitely,” Smith said. “The people at RAACE like the connection with
the kids in the pill draws.”
For years Smith has raced with and won against top drivers like Danny Lasoski
and Steve Kinser, who currently sit 1-2 in the NST points. Smith, who held off
Kinser for third in Hanford, has enjoyed racing against like Lasoski, Kinser,
Tim Kaeding, Jason Meyers and the other NST drivers.
“I think it’s the way to go,” Smith said of the NST. “I like the way they do
things. I think it’s a team-oriented series. And the best drivers are there, so
I want to be a part of that.”
Smith and some of the NST drivers raced in Rock Springs a few years ago, but it
has been a while since they raced at the track which is 6,250 feet above sea
level.
“I recall it was a pretty good track,” Smith said. “I recall it had a lot of
bank in it, and was kind of sandy. It seemed like it was a good show. I’m sure
this weekend will be a good show, too.”
Tickets for the Friday-Saturday doubleheader are $35 a night, and can be
purchased by phone at 307-352-6789 ext. 200 or online at
http://www.sweetwaterevents.com/specialeventsNST.html. Tickets purchased
online can also be printed online.
For more information on the NST, visit
www.nationalsprinttour.com. For
more on the RAACE foundation, visit www.raace.org.
Sweetwater Speedway a high challenge for
NST teams
By Craig Murphy
ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. – Breathe deep, if you can.
The National Sprint Tour teams travel to Rock Springs this weekend for a Sept.
15-16 doubleheader at Sweetwater Speedway, located on the Sweetwater Event
Complex.
Deep breathing will be easier said than done during the weekend, as the
elevation in Rock Springs is 6,250 feet above sea level.
That will force engine tuners to work harder than usual to massage speed out of
the 800-horsepower machines.
“It’s just a matter of tweaking the engine,” said Larry Lloyd, CEO of the
Sweetwater Events Complex. “Overall the speeds are good here. Tuning the engine
is always a challenge. The air is a little thinner here, so you have to
compensate for it. The same with tire pressures. It’s a fast track, and it’s
high-banked.”
Chad Banks, marketing director at the Sweetwater Events Complex, agrees that
engine tuning will be at a premium come Friday and Saturday nights.
“It is certainly different from racing at sea level somewhere like California,”
Banks said in reference to where the NST last raced Sept. 5.
Having a series like the NST in town is different for Rock Springs, and the
upcoming weekend has excitement running high in town with the anticipation of
watching Danny Lasoski, Steve Kinser, Tim Kaeding, Jason Meyers, Jason Solwold,
Paul McMahan, Jason Sides, Shane Stewart, Brian Paulus, Dean Jacobs, Kerry
Madsen, Travis Rilat, Stevie Smith, Jonathan Allard and Chad Hillier take on
local racers.
“It’s a real big deal for us,” Banks said. “We’re very excited. We haven’t had a
race of this caliber since 1999. It’s a real boost for our track and our
community, and for Wyoming overall.”
Lloyd is among those sharing that excitement.
“I can’t tell you how excited we are,” Lloyd said. “There’s a great enthusiasm
from the staff, and from people in town. When the drivers show up, they will see
checkered flags along the main drive. People at most of the businesses in town
have promotional buttons for this event.”
Drivers and team members will have a chance to see the enthusiasm first hand on
Thursday evening, starting at 6 p.m.
“They will leave from our facility, and go through the main streets to White
Mountain Mall,” Banks said. “People will have an opportunity to see the trucks
and the cars.”
After the big rigs leave the track around 6 p.m., a meet and greet session at
the mall is expected to run from about 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Lloyd said there is city participation in the event.
“We’re planning on a convoy,” he said. “The truck convoy will go through town,
ending with a barbeque at the mall. The city’s fire department and police
department will lead the convoy.”
Throughout Friday and Saturday, cars and drivers will be on display at various
places around the town, giving fans multiple opportunities to the machines up
close.
Come evening both nights, Lloyd is expecting many of those enthusiastic fans to
be at the 3/8-mile track, based on past races.
“Everything sits in a bowl, so spectators have a great view of everything
happening,” Lloyd said. “The crowds go wild over the speed and the technical
driving.
“This is a racing community,” Lloyd added. “We get people from outside our
immediate area for these big races. I believe the same thing will happen this
time. We’re getting a lot of calls about this.”
Tickets are $35 a night, and can be purchased by phone at 307-352-6789 ext. 200
or online at http://www.sweetwaterevents.com/specialeventsNST.html. Tickets
purchased online can also be printed online.
Banks encourages fans to get tickets now, as he anticipates a sellout for this
event.
“Our community has really supported it greatly,” he said.
For more information on the NST, visit
www.nationalsprinttour.com.
NST set for Wyoming doubleheader
By Craig Murphy
ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. – National Sprint Tour points leader Danny Lasoski has
stressed all summer he doesn’t worry about the points.
The way Lasoski’s been running lately, the other drivers won’t have to worry
about points soon, either.
As the NST teams get ready for the Sept. 15-16 doubleheader at Sweetwater
Speedway in Rock Springs, Wyo., Lasoski is on a roll and threatening to put the
title out of reach.
Lasoski heads to Wyoming 92 points ahead of Steve Kinser in the chase for the
inaugural NST championship. Lasoski has earned 2,783 points compared to 2,691
for Kinser.
That lead has come in large part to consistency, since Lasoski has finished in
the top-10 an impressive 35 times this season.
For those keeping count, there have been 36 races run so far.
In recent weeks, Lasoski has added domination to the consistency. He entered
August with six wins on the season, and now has 10 after winning four of the
last seven NST races.
Even more impressively, Lasoski won three of the four races recently held on the
West Coast. The wins included a sweep in Elma, Wash. and a convincing victory
last time out in Hanford, Calif. At the other race in Cottage Grove, Ore.,
Lasoski suffered steering damage but still came home fifth.
Following the Hanford win Sept. 5, Lasoski had a simple explanation for why the
team has been especially strong of late.
“It’s because our guys are working hard, and because of our Kistler engine
program,” Lasoski said. “We come into every race with a good attitude.”
Kinser has the same number of top-five finishes as Lasoski (25) but has half the
wins and three fewer top-10s.
Kinser’s teammate Tim Kaeding sits third in points, 77 behind his boss. Kaeding
leads the series with 13 wins to date, but has been plagued by some
inconsistencies.
The last two races were a microcosm of the feast-or-famine season Kaeding is
having. After a late race pass around Jason Sides to win in Cottage Grove, Ore.
on his 28th birthday, the California native spun while running third in Hanford
and ultimately finished 12th.
Two of the Jasons in the NST are comfortable in their positions. Jason Meyers,
whose homecoming at Hanford included a car fire and contact with Kaeding before
finishing sixth, sits fourth in the standings. He is 151 points behind Kaeding
and 70 points ahead of fifth place Jason Solwold.
Solwold finished second at Hanford and is optimistic the good run means his Lon
Carnahan-owned team is back in the groove. Solwold won Aug. 19 in Billings,
Mont. but the Washington native struggled on the Northwest swing.
“We needed that run,” Solwold said following the Hanford race. “We’ve struggled
the last few weeks. We just weren’t racing that well, so second is a great
finish. We’ve been off on the car, and the driver has been a little off. I think
we got back on track.”
The best points battle is for sixth between Paul McMahan and Sides. McMahan,
still searching for his first win, currently holds a slim eight-point lead over
Sides, who won at Sedalia, Mo. in June.
Rounding out the top-10 in points are Shane Stewart, Brian Paulus and Kerry
Madsen, who scored his first NST top-five finish in Hanford with a fifth. All
three of those drivers are still looking for their first NST win.
New paint, same finish for Lasoski at
Kings Speedway
By Craig Murphy
HANFORD, Calif. – Not far from car owner Dennis Roth’s Fresno home, Danny
Lasoski ran a mostly black paint scheme Tuesday night Sept. 5 as a tribute to
Roth’s father.
New paint or not, the car looked much like it has lately: fast and out front.
Lasoski easily claimed his 10th National Sprint Tour win of the year, this
coming at Kings Speedway.
Lasoski and fellow trophy dash winner Dean Jacobs started on the front row for
the 30-lap main event, with Jacobs choosing to start on the outside.
“I knew he picked the right line to start,” said Lasoski, who extended his
points lead. “I figured I was in trouble.”
Not for long.
After the initial start was called off for Jonathan Allard’s turn 3 tumble,
Jacobs took the lead but was hounded by Lasoski. Following a few attempts,
Lasoski got by on lap 5 while Stevie Smith also getting by Jacobs to take
second.
While Lasoski cruised around the recently reopened 3/8-mile oval, there was
plenty of action going on behind him to entertain the near-capacity crowd.
Allard wasn’t the only NST California native having a tough night. Fellow Golden
State drivers Jason Meyers and Tim Kaeding got a little close for comfort while
battling for third place, with Meyers dropping back several spots. Kaeding
dropped back further when he spun on lap 17.
It was merely the latest saga of the night for Meyers, whose team promoted the
race at his home track. He had to race a back-up car after hot laps, which were
literally that as his primary car caught fire.
Later, Meyers had to argue his case after finishing sixth in his heat race. Only
the top five from the heats advanced to the A-Main, and one of those finishers
in Meyers’ heat race, Peter Murphy, was disqualified for losing his muffler.
Meyers was eventually moved up to the fifth and final transfer spot, which also
allowed him to compete in the second trophy dash.
“Sometimes the breaks go your way,” Meyers said.
He finished second in that event, and came back to finish sixth in the main.
“This place has always been a gremlin to me,” said the native of Clovis, Calif.
“We had a fuel leak, and the car caught on fire so we had to go to the back-up
car. That’s the first time that has ever happened to me.
Meyers, who was glad to see the healthy turnout, placed blame for his main event
incident on Kaeding.
“He run into the back of me,” Meyers said. “But we had a good car. I got back
through some of the traffic.”
Having a better car was Lasoski, who has won three of the last four NST races
following his sweep in Elma, Wash. late last month.
“It’s because our guys are working hard, and because of our Kistler engine
program,” said Lasoski, who was not seriously challenged once up front. “We come
into every race with a good attitude.”
That was especially the case Tuesday night, so close to the Roth home.
“It’s fantastic,” Lasoski said. “This area is home to Dennis Roth. It’s great to
come to the West Coast and run so well for him.”
Even with the strong mount underneath him, Lasoski wasn’t comfortable following
the final restart with 11 laps to go.
“You’re always concerned when you’ve got NST guys behind you,” he said.
Jason Solwold finished second with Smith, Steve Kinser and Kerry Madsen –
returning his Knoxville patriotic paint scheme to the track near his Selma Shell
Team’s home – rounding out the top-five.
Rounding out the top-10 were Meyers, teammate Ronnie Day, Jacobs, Paul McMahan
and Brian Paulus.
“I was just patient enough to wait for a few of those guys to get out of the
groove,” said Solwold, who gained a couple of spots when Meyers and Kaeding
tangled. “We needed that run. We’ve struggled the last few weeks. We just
weren’t racing that well, so second is a great finish.
“We’ve been off on the car, and the driver has been a little off,” Solwold
added. “I think we got back on track.”
On more than one occasion, Solwold used the high line coming to restarts to gain
positions.
“That was working really well,” he said. “I could get a good run up there.
Everyone was running the bottom.”
Solwold felt Lasoski had the better car as the laps wound down.
“If we had got a lot closer, maybe we could have done something with him in
traffic,” Solwold said. “But we were a straightaway behind him. We didn’t have
anything for him there, except for restarts.”
Smith was willing to take third after intense battles on an evening when
temperatures hovered around 100 degrees in the afternoon.
“I tried everything I could, and I still came up short,” Smith said. “It seems
like the harder I raced, the slower I went. There was a lot of pretty hard
racing going on out there. We got a third, so it could be a lot worse.”
Kinser finished fourth after a brief and tight battle with Smith on a restart.
“It was just a so-so run, that’s all you can say,” Kinser said. “It wasn’t much
of a battle. I just sort of hung in there.”
Heat races were won by Robert Ballou, Brent Kaeding, McMahan and Paulus. Blake
Robertson was the fastest of 35 qualifiers with a time of 12.769 seconds. The
B-main was won by Peter Murphy.
The NST next races Sept. 15-16 with a doubleheader at Sweetwater Speedway in
Rock Springs, Wyo.
National Sprint Tour at Kings Speedway results
Hanford, Calif.
Sept. 5, 2006
Qualifying Results
1 Blake Robertson 15X 12.769
2 TIM KAEDING 11K 12.861
3 JASON SOLWOLD R19 12.890
4 JONATHAN ALLARD 0 12.896
5 STEVIE SMITH 19 12.904
6 CHAD HILLIER 5 13.006
7 STEVE KINSER 11 13.023
8 JASON MEYERS 14 13.039
9 Andy Gregg 46 13.052
10 JASON SIDES 7S 13.057
11 Ricci Faria 89 13.066
12 DEAN JACOBS 6 13.074
13 DANNY LASOSKI 83 13.078
14 KERRY MADSEN 11H 13.132
15 SHANE STEWART 26 13.140
16 Ronnie Day 1 13.145
17 Robert Ballou 12 13.170
18 Brent Kaeding 69 13.175
19 PAUL McMAHAN 20 13.203
20 BRIAN PAULUS 28 13.212
21 Tommy Tarlton 21 13.266
22 Brian Coelho 5C 13.371
23 Craig Stidham 3 13.391
24 Peter Murphy 1K 13.428
25 Garrett Ishii 71G 13.541
26 Jon Maiwald 6M 13.588
27 Danny Faria Jr 17V 13.725
28 Matt Shelton 44 13.729
29 TRAVIS RILAT 29 13.805
30 Mark Workentine 6W 13.985
31 Geoff Duppman 96 14.075
32 Mike Stallings 83M 14.091
33 Mark Barroso 78 14.563
34 Rick McCormick 98X 14.644
35 Brandon Wimmer 15 No Time
Heat One Finish
1 Robert Ballou, 12
2 Tommy Tarlton, 21
3 DANNY LASOSKI, 83
4 Blake Robertson, 15X
5 STEVIE SMITH, 19
6 Andy Gregg, 46
7 Garrett Ishii, 71G
8 Mark Barroso, 78
9 TRAVIS RILAT, 29
Heat Two Finish
1 Brent Kaeding, 69
2 TIM KAEDING, 11K
3 JASON SIDES, 7S
4 KERRY MADSEN, 11H
5 CHAD HILLIER, 5
6 Brian Coehlo, 5C
7 Jon Maiwald, 6M
8 Rick McCormick, 96X
9 Mark Workentine, 6W
Heat Three Finish
1 PAUL McMAHAN, 20
2 Craig Stidham, 3
3 SHANE STEWART, 26
4 JASON SOLWOLD, R19
5 STEVE KINSER, 11
6 Ricci Faria, 89
7 Danny Faria Jr., 17V
8 Geoff Duppman, 96
Heat Four Finish
1 BRIAN PAULUS, 28
2 DEAN JACOBS, 6
3 Ronnie Day, 1
4 JONATHAN ALLARD, 0
5 JASON MEYERS, 14
6 Matt Shelton, 44
7 Mike Stallings, 83M
8 Peter Murphy, 1K
** 1K is disqualified for losing his muffler during the heat, a mandatory rule
in the state of California
Dash One Line-Up
7S - 83
15X - 19
11 - R19
Dash One Finish
1 DANNY LASOSKI, 83
2 STEVIE SMITH, 19
3 JASON SOLWOLD, R19
4 JASON SIDES, 7S
5 STEVE KINSER, 11
6 Blake Robertson, 15X
Dash Two Line-Up
0 - 6
5 - 14
11H - 11K
Dash Two Finish
1 DEAN JACOBS, 6
2 JASON MEYERS, 14
3 JONATHAN ALLARD, 0
4 TIM KAEDING, 11K
5 CHAD HILLIER, 5
6 KERRY MADSEN, 11H
B-Main Finish
1 Peter Murphy, 1K
2 TRAVIS RILAT, 29
3 Garrett Ishii, 71G
4 Andy Gregg, 46
5 Danny Faria Jr, 17V
6 Brian Coelho, 5C
7 Geoff Duppman, 96
8 Jon Maiwald, 6M
9 Mark Barraso, 78
10 Matt Shelton, 44
11 Rick McCormick, 96X
12 Mark Workentine, 6W
13 Mike Stallings, 83M
A-Feature Line-up
83 - 6
19 - 14
R19 - 0
7S - 11K
11 - 5
15X - 11H
46 - 26
1 - 12
69 - 20
28 - 21
3 - 1K
71G - 29
A-Feature Finish
1 DANNY LASOSKI 83
2 JASON SOLWOLD R19
3 STEVIE SMITH 19
4 STEVE KINSER 11
5 KERRY MADSEN 11H
6 JASON MEYERS 14
7 Ronnie Day 1
8 DEAN JACOBS 6
9 PAUL McMAHAN 20
10 BRIAN PAULUS 28
11 JASON SIDES 7S
12 TIM KAEDING 11K
13 SHANE STEWART 26
14 Brent Kaeding 69
15 Tommy Tarlton 21
16 CHAD HILLIER 5
17 Robert Ballou 12
18 TRAVIS RILAT 29
19 Blake Robertson 15X
20 Craig Stidham 3
21 Peter Murphy 1K
22 Andy Gregg 46
23 Garrett Ishii 71G
24 JONATHAN ALLARD 0
Meyers looks for change in success at
Kings Speedway
By Craig Murphy
HANFORD, Calif. – Home tracks aren’t always the kindest tracks to drivers.
Case in point: National Sprint Tour driver Jason Meyers and Kings Speedway in
Hanford.
Meyers and the 14 other NST regulars race at the 3/8-mile track Tuesday night,
Sept. 5. The track was recently reopened, and Meyers’ Elite Racing Team has
subleased the track from Frank Dias Jr. and Scott Woodhouse to handle Tuesday’s
race.
“It’s nice to see the track back open again,” the 27-year-old Meyers said of the
track that had been closed for about a year. “I know a lot of fans in the area
are excited to see it open again. I grew up racing go-carts, micro midgets and
Sprint cars here since the age of 8.
“This is pretty much where I started racing,” added the Clovis, Calif. native.
So with all of those races at the track, just how much success has Meyers had at
Hanford?
“I’ve only won here twice,” Meyers said. “I’ve raced here a million times, but
only have the two wins. I won the 1993 national Micro Midget title here, and in
2003 I won my first Sprint car race here.”
Is this a case of a driver liking a track, but not necessarily the other way
around?
“Exactly,” Meyers said with a laugh.
In the past, Meyers has competed in other big California races this time of the
year, including the Gold Cup in Chico. Since that event and last weekend’s
Harvest Classic at Calistoga have been announced as part of the World of Outlaw
schedule for next year, the Elite team and others are not competing at those
events this year.
As such, Tuesday marks a rare chance for Meyers and the Elite team to race at
home.
“For us, it’s a chance to get in front of our fans and sponsors here in
California,” Meyers said. “With Gold Cup and the Harvest Classic being Outlaw
events, this is our only chance to be in front of those fans and sponsors. The
track looks real nice. I’m looking forward to the race.”
Meyers is excited to race at Hanford not just because of the local connection.
He’s also hoping a trip home can help his team regain the form that saw Meyers
knocking on the door of victory lane until late.
“Hopefully this is just what we need to get back on track,” said Meyers, who is
looking for his second NST win.
Meyers isn’t the only California native looking for success in the Golden State
on Tuesday. Other NST regulars from California are Paul McMahan, 2006 ‘King of
California’ Jonathan Allard, and Tim Kaeding, a 13-time winner this season.
Kaeding won the most recent NST race, Aug. 29 in Cottage Grove, Ore.
The California natives will take on fellow NST regulars Steve Kinser, points
leader Danny Lasoski, Jason Solwold, Jason Sides, Shane Stewart, Brian Paulus,
Dean Jacobs, Kerry Madsen, Chad Hillier, Travis Rilat and Stevie Smith. In
addition, expect several prominent other California drivers to be on hand.
Reserved tickets for the Sept. 5 Kings Speedway show can be purchased by calling
1-800-801-ELITE.
Main grandstand seats are $40, while bleacher seats are $35. Family passes are
$120 for two adults and two children.
On Tuesday, ticket booths open at 3 p.m. Front gates open at 5, with qualifying
scheduled for 6:30 and racing at 7:15.
Kings Speedway is located at 801 S. 10th Ave, south of Highway 198 at the
Hanford Fairgrounds.
For more information on the NST, visit
www.nationalsprinttour.com.
Cole overcomes bad luck to win title in
Elma
By Craig Murphy
ELMA, Wash. – Jay Cole had the Sprint division title firmly in his grasp
Saturday night Sept. 2 at Grays Harbor Raceway.
Then he lost it to Nick Engberg, only to get it back. The title is his seventh
at Elma, sixth in 360 Sprints.
Season championships were crowned in all five classes at Elma Saturday night.
Jim Oien Jr. narrowly claimed the Hobby Stock title, Blair Shoemaker took the
Modified title, Brian Thomas won the Focus Midget title and the duo of Brad
Crawford and J.D. Boling won the Cruiser title.
Revised standings showed Cole just two points ahead of Engberg at the start of
the 30-lap main event.
Cole started on pole after winning the trophy dash, and took the lead at the
start of the caution-filled main. While leading Henry Van Dam and Engberg on lap
13, Cole exited the track under a red flag.
“The rear wing mount broke,” Cole said. “I knew it was going to break, and I
wasn’t going to go anywhere like that. I was thinking maybe I should stay out,
but I wasn’t going to win like that.”
Cole rejoined at the back of the pack, while Engberg was up to second and
looking for more.
“I was thinking, ‘I’ve got to get past Henry,’” Engberg said. “A win is a win. I
saw Jay’s wing, and I saw it was ready to come off.”
Once racing resumed, Cole wasn’t able to advance through the field quickly.
“I thought it was all over, and we would have to try it again next year,” the
Shelton driver said.
With 10 laps to go, Engberg coasted to a stop. Engberg returned after a quick
trip to the pits, but retired shortly after that.
“This close, yet that far away,” Engberg said. “We busted out a u-joint. We had
a good run. We had a fast car tonight. I think all the yellows broke the
u-joint, because you’re on and off the gas so much. The car picked up a big
vibration.”
Cole soldiered to a seventh place finish, while up front Steve Vague got by Van
Dam for the race win.
“One of the lapped cars went up high and pinched (Van Dam) high,” said Vague,
who also won the season opener. “I had a dream about this. I feel bad for Henry,
but that’s the way it goes I guess.”
Cole was willing to take the title, even if it didn’t come down to an on-track
showdown.
“I saw Nick stopped and thought, ‘that’s not good,’” Cole said. “He was in the
right spot. It takes away a little from the title. I want to do it the right
way.”
By contrast, the Hobby Stock title was decided on the track. Zack Simpson needed
to finish three spots ahead of Oien, and did his part by winning the main event
with Tim Isaacson in tow.
Behind them, Oien ran third nearly the entire race and knew he couldn’t drop
back another spot. Fortunately for him, fellow McCleary driver Brandon Daniel
moved into fourth and played blocker the rest of the night. That secured Oien’s
second track title. His first came in 1992, the year his dad also won a title.
“Oh man, I was sweating it bad,” Oien said. “After it was over, it was a heck of
a relief. That was a little too close, but it was fun.”
Simpson, who also came close to the title last year, gave praise to the
champion.
“I did everything I could,” Simpson said. “Oh well, that’s okay. Jim is a great
guy. Jim’s a real clean driver. You can go into the turn full throttle with him.
He’ll never drive you dirty, no matter what.”
In Modifieds, Shoemaker and former division champions Scott Miller and Craig
Moore battled up front. Moore fell back after an accident with Scott Dorie on
lap 19.
“We had a good car,” Moore said. “One car (Dorie) just didn’t have a brake
pedal.”
A few laps later, Glenn Vincent spun after contact with Dorie. Under yellow,
Vincent sped around the track looking to take out Dorie, but mistakenly hit
Morgan Creswell instead. Creswell was out for the night, while Vincent and Dorie
were both disqualified.
Josh Muller took the lead late to defeat Shoemaker and Miller.
“It was an awesome year,” said Yakima’s Shoemaker. “These guys are awesome
competitors. It’s a real pleasure to be able to come here and race with these
competitors. I’ve been turning left and having fun.”
Miller forgot the race was 25 laps, and shut the car off while under Shoemaker
on lap 20 for the lead.
“That’s what happens when you can’t count,” Miller quipped. “But it wouldn’t
have mattered. Points don’t mean anything. I just try to win everything.”
In Midgets, Thomas ended his season by finishing second to Samantha Taylor.
“When you get beat, you get beat,” Thomas said. “I wanted to finish off the year
with a win, but I didn’t. I’m not complaining. I want to thank my car owner,
Debbie Brownfield, for this opportunity.”
A beaming Taylor, who encouraged females to race because “girls are way better
drivers than boys,” was definitely pleased with her win.
“I wanted it so bad,” Taylor said. “It was a little bit loose in the beginning,
so I adjusted the shocks. I pulled away after that.”
In Cruisers, Crawford and Boling entered the night one point behind the duo of
Gordon Faulkner and Bob Armanino, and won the title by finishing fourth to the
seventh of Faulkner and Armanino.
“It’s always clean, fun racing with them,” Crawford said.
The fact Crawford and Boling could race – much less win the title – was
remarkable.
“Our car was totaled two weeks ago,” Boling said. “We hadn’t run this car in a
year.”
Kaeding steals win from Sides at Cottage
Grove
By Craig Murphy
COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. – On his 28th birthday, Tim Kaeding stole the cake and ate
it, too.
Jason Sides was set to win his second National Sprint Tour race Tuesday Aug. 29
at Cottage Grove Speedway in Cottage Grove, Ore.
And then the birthday boy took the win right at the end.
It was a near repeat of the Bloomington race in early June, when a hungry Paul
McMahan led at the ¼-mile bullring until Kaeding used lapped traffic to get by
for the win on lap 39 of 40.
Tuesday night, a hungry Sides was leading at the ¼-mile Cottage Grove bullring
until Kaeding used lapped traffic to get by for the win on lap 39 of 40.
“It was the same thing,” Kaeding said. “A lapped car pinched (Sides) going into
turn 1. There was rubber on the top, and I got it to stick. I was surprised it
stuck. I’d seen an opportunity to get by and I took it. I knew Sides didn’t have
much tire left.”
Sides was blunt when talking about not getting past Danny Horner.
“That sucked,” a disappointed Sides said. “I was on the bottom but I couldn’t
get under (Horner).”
Finishing behind Kaeding and Sides were Jonathan Allard, McMahan – who notched
his third straight fourth-place run – and points leader Danny Lasoski.
The race got off to a rocky start when Steve Kinser and Kerry Madsen tangled on
the first lap. Kinser, second in points to Lasoski, had to replace a cut right
rear tire while Madsen was done for the night.
“I got underneath the 11H (Madsen), and there probably was not enough room,”
Kinser said.
Kinser had moved up to 11th when he and Jason Meyers got together on lap 18.
Meyers was done for the night, while Kinser barely stayed on the lead lap at the
end to finish 12th.
“Steve just run us over,” Meyers said. “It ended our night.”
Kinser took responsibility for the crash, which saw his car spin in midair
before landing outside of turn 1.
“I started to go by him, and I thought I had him cleared,” Kinser said. “I
didn’t, and I ran over his left front. I didn’t mean to hit him, but I did.”
While Kinser struggled, Lasoski had his own problems.
On lap 10, the already damaged lapped car of Braeden Etchison bounced off the
frontstretch wall, and slid down into Allard. Allard, in turn, bounced into
Lasoski. The contact sent Lasoski spinning numerous times as the yellow came
out.
“It was going round and round,” Lasoski said. “It bent the steering. I couldn’t
hardly drive it after that. We definitely had a way better car than fifth, but I
couldn’t turn anymore. I just had to salvage the night.”
Sides took the initial lead while Kaeding used a three-wide move to grab second
from Stevie Smith, who was down to fifth by the end of lap 2.
Smith quickly moved back up, taking third on lap 3. He took second from Kaeding
on lap 11, and took the lead from Sides in traffic on lap 17.
Moments later, Smith rolled to a stop off turn 4 while Meyers and Kinser spun in
turn 1.
“I slowed down a little, and (Smith) got around me,” Sides said. “It looked like
he broke a rear end. I saw sparks shooting out on the backstretch.”
Kaeding acknowledged Smith – who left before the race finished – was strong.
“Something gave way on his car, because it was shooting sparks,” Kaeding said.
“Stevie would have been hard to beat. He was a lot quicker than both Jason and
I.”
Once the race restarted, Sides settled into a comfortable lead as the front two
pulled away from Allard.
In the final laps, Kaeding stalked Sides and looked for a way past. After
several close attempts, Kaeding finally got by shortly before the white flag
fell.
“I knew he was there,” Sides said. “I was just trying to run my race. What are
you supposed to do? My car was really good. I just got screwed by lapped
traffic. But I’ve been there too so I know what it’s like. It’s just hard when
wins are so hard to come by.”
Sides, who ran at Cottage Grove in late July during Northwest Speedweek, was
asked if he was more pleased with second or frustrated by coming up short.
“I’m frustrated,” he said without hesitation. “When you lead that many laps and
don’t win, you should be frustrated. My car was good from the start of the
night.”
Kaeding admitted to some regret about snatching the win.
“It does (feel bad),” Kaeding said. “Jason’s a great guy. I wish it would have
been someone else, but that’s racing. Jason wanted to win really bad, and I
wanted to win really bad. He couldn’t do anything more than he was doing.”
Kaeding couldn’t do much either than he was doing, either.
“Our car was getting a little better at the end,” the NST victory leader said.
“Jason was keeping cautious, since he didn’t want to catch traffic too quick.”
Behind the front two, Allard notched his first NST top-three.
“It feels good,” Allard said. “We want to take it slow and easy, getting some
top-fives and top-threes. Now it’s time to be consistent. I was just trying to
make sure I saved my tires. I didn’t have the car early to run hard.”
With his car improving later, what might have happened with a late caution?
“You can’t pass on rubber well, but I would have tried something,” Allard said.
“Maybe I would have had a chance if Jason and Tim got to racing each other.”
Trophy dashes were won by Smith and Sides, with Smith choosing to start on the
inside pole for the main event. Both drivers gave their dash trophies to the
young fans who drew their starting position pills.
Heat races were won by Roger Crockett, Kinser and Madsen. Meyers was the fastest
of 25 qualifiers with a track record time of 10.000 seconds, his first fast time
of the year.
NST teams next race Sept. 5 at Kings Speedway in Hanford, Calif. Following that,
the series races Sept. 15 and 16 at Sweetwater Speedway in Rock Springs, Wyo.
National Sprint Tour at Cottage Grove Speedway results
Cottage Grove, Oregon
August 29, 2006
Qualifying Results
1 JASON MEYERS 14 10.000
2 DANNY LASOSKI 83 10.029
3 DEAN JACOBS 6 10.061
4 PAUL McMAHAN 20 10.064
5 TIM KAEDING 11K 10.077
6 JONATHAN ALLARD 0 10.088
7 STEVIE SMITH 19 10.103
8 JASON SIDES 7S 10.164
9 CHAD HILLIER 5 10.257
10 Cale Carder 7C 10.276
11 SHANE STEWART 26 10.297
12 BRIAN PAULUS 28 10.324
13 Roger Crockett 11F 10.344
14 STEVE KINSER 11 10.351
15 KERRY MADSEN 11H 10.490
16 Brandon Johnson 14J 10.582
17 JASON SOLWOLD R19 10.606
18 Danny Horner 75H 10.654
19 Braden Etchison 24 10.756
20 Dale Smith 75 10.873
21 Patrick Desbiens 4D 11.055
22 Jeff Thompson 7T 11.159
23 Melissa Yates 34 11.302
24 TRAVIS RILAT 29 11.448
25 Gary Davis 30 11.784
26 Shane Forte 26F
Heat One Finish
1 Roger Crockett, 11F
2 STEVIE SMITH, 19
3 JASON MEYERS, 14
4 DEAN JACOBS, 6
5 Brandon Johnson, 14J
6 Cale Carder, 7C
7 Jeff Thompson, 7T
8 Braden Etchison, 24
9 Gary Davis, 30
Heat Two Finish
1 STEVE KINSER, 11
2 JASON SIDES, 7S
3 JASON SOLWOLD, R19
4 TIM KAEDING, 11K
5 DANNY LASOSKI, 83
6 SHANE STEWART, 26
7 Dale Smith, 75
8 Melissa Yates, 34
Heat Three Finish
1 KERRY MADSEN, 11H
2 BRIAN PAULUS, 28
3 CHAD HILLIER, 5
4 PAUL McMAHAN, 20
5 JONATHAN ALLARD, 0
6 TRAVIS RILAT, 29
7 Danny Horder, 75H
8 Patrick Desbiens, 4D
Dash One Line-Up
19 - 20
5 - 11K
26 - 14
Dash One Finish
1 STEVIE SMITH, 19
2 TIM KAEDING, 11K
3 PAUL McMAHAN, 20
4 JASON MEYERS, 14
5 CHAD HILLIER, 5
6 SHANE STEWART, 26
Dash Two Line-Up
0 - 7S
83 - 7C
28 - 6
Dash Two Finish
1 JASON SIDES, 7S
2 JONATHAN ALLARD, 0
3 DANNY LASOSKI, 83
4 DEAN JACOBS, 6
5 BRIAN PAULUS, 28
6 Cale Carder, 7C
A-Feature Line-Up
19 - 7S
11K - 0
20 - 83
14 - 6
5 - 28
26 - 7C
11F - 11
11H - 14J
R19 - 29
75H - 24
75 - 4D
30
A-Feature Finish
1 TIM KAEDING, 11K
2 JASON SIDES, 7S
3 JONATHAN ALLARD, 0
4 PAUL McMAHAN, 20
5 DANNY LASOSKI, 83
6 DEAN JACOBS, 6
7 BRIAN PAULUS, 28
8 Roger Crockett, 11F
9 SHANE STEWART, 26
10 CHAD HILLIER, 5
11 JASON SOLWOLD, R19
12 STEVE KINSER, 11
13 TRAVIS RILAT, 29
14 Danny Horner, 75H
15 Dale Smith, 25
16 Cale Carder, 7C
17 Jeff Thompson, 7T
18 Brandon Johnson, 14J
19 Melissa Yates, 34
20 STEVIE SMITH, 19
21 JASON MEYERS, 14
22 Braden Etchison, 24
23 Patrick Desbiens, 4D
24 Gary Davis, 30
25 KERRY MADSEN, 11H
NST heads to Cottage Grove, Ore. Tuesday
By Craig Murphy
National Sprint Tour teams continue their Northwest swing with a Tuesday, Aug.
29 race at Cottage Grove Speedway in Cottage Grove, Ore.
Danny ‘The Dude’ Lasoski, headed into the Aug. 25-26 NST races at Grays Harbor
Raceway in Elma, Wash. with his hot streak intact.
The streak only got hotter as Lasoski swept the Elma weekend. Lasoski has
finished in the top-10 every race but one of the first 34 races this season, and
has notched 9 wins along the way, including the Elma weekend sweep.
Lasoski is still being chased by Steve ‘The King’ Kinser. Kinser and Lasoski
have both been running together up front the last few weeks, seemingly attached
by magnets. Kinser was second in Friday’s Elma show, and finished third on
Saturday after a desperate attempt to pass Lasoski in the final corner dropped
him a spot.
Kinser’s teammate Tim Kaeding has notched 12 wins on the season, but
inconsistent finishes dropped him to third place in points. Kaeding got by his
boss in the final turn Saturday to take second.
Lasoski won last year at the ¼-mile Cottage Grove bullring. Steve Kinser’s son
Kraig, now driving in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, won at Cottage Grove in
2004. He became the third Kinser to win at the track, where his dad has won
three times (1995, 2000 and 2003).
The win at Cottage Grove last year was the first win in a difficult season for
Lasoski, who rejoined the Roth Motorsports team in the off-season. Lasoski raced
for the Dennis and Teresa Roth-owned operation from 1998-2000.
“It has always been a good track,” Lasoski said of Cottage Grove. “They let it
get wide, so we are able to put on a good show.”
Despite winning there last year, Lasoski doesn’t approach Cottage Grove
differently than any other race.
“There is basically no difference,” he said. “It’s a different year, and things
are different. Dirt changes from year to year, so you’ve got to go in with an
open mind.”
More so than last year’s win, Lasoski has a good feeling this year due to how
strong his team has been running all season.
“I’ve got confidence in my guys, and they have confidence in me,” Lasoski said.
“You’re confident every venue you go to.”
Other NST drivers racing at Cottage Grove are the talented trio of Jasons –
Jason Meyers, Jason Sides and Jason Solwold – as well as Brian Paulus, Kerry
Madsen Dean Jacobs and Shane Stewart, who drives for the Washington-based Rudeen
Racing Team. Jacobs, who recently picked up his first two top-fives in NST
competition, continues to fill in for the injured Tim Shaffer.
Four other drivers recently signed on to run the rest of the NST season, which
moves to Kings Speedway in Hanford, Calif. on Sept. 5 after the Cottage Grove
race.
The new drivers are Chad Hillier, Travis Rilat, Jonathan Allard and Stevie
Smith. Hillier hails from Sedro-Woolley, Wash. and is the second Northwest
native on the series. The other is Burlington, Wash. native Solwold, who won his
second NST race of the year Aug. 19 in Billings, Mont.
For more information on the National Sprint Tour, visit
www.nationalsprinttour.com. For
more information on Cottage Grove Speedway, visit
www.cottagegrovespeedway.com
or call Russell Leach at 541-206-7111.
Tickets for the Cottage Grove NST race are $35.
NST Drivers reflect on Brownfield at Elma
By Craig Murphy
ELMA, Wash. – Over the years Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Wash. has been a
favorite stop for many of the top Sprint car drivers.
The late August Elma weekend comes shortly after the Knoxville Nationals and
gives drivers, families and teams a chance to enjoy the coast and other parts of
Washington.
In 2004, promoter Fred Brownfield completed an extensive renovation on his Elma
track. Immediately, the transformed track became a showplace track that drew
wide acclaim.
Brownfield, founder of the National Sprint Tour, was killed while lining up cars
on the track June 16.
The Aug. 25-26 NST doubleheader was not only the first visit for the series to
Elma, but it also marked the first time for most racers to compete at Elma since
Brownfield’s passing.
Approximately 6,000 fans came out both nights to catch the action, much to the
pleasure of Fred’s widow Debbie.
“There are a lot of emotions,” said NST points leader Danny Lasoski, who swept
the weekend. “This is Fred’s place. We know he is here. Our hearts are heavy
right now. Fred had done a great job here, and with the NST.”
Lasoski not only swept the emotional weekend, he also won in front of car owners
Dennis and Teresa Roth who drove up from Fresno, Calif. Dennis turned 61 on
Friday night.
“It really was a very special weekend,” Lasoski said.
Dennis Roth called the weekend “just awesome,” but said his own birthday
celebration paled by comparison to who he was able to spend time with Saturday.
“Fred did such a great job here, and Debbie is here tonight,” Roth said. “That
is the epitome of everything. That was the most important thing.”
Steve Kinser, a longtime good friend of the Brownfields, clearly wanted to win
Saturday’s 40-lap main and was disappointed with himself when he couldn’t get
back by Lasoski late.
“I wanted to win, I just couldn’t get it done,” Kinser said. “It’s my fault. I
had the race car to win, and I didn’t get the job done.”
Kinser’s teammate Tim Kaeding, who got by Kinser for second in the final corner,
said Fred Brownfield was missed by all.
“It was hard,” Kaeding said. “You just expect to see Fred come through the gate.
It was good to see Debbie, Carrie and the rest of the Brownfields here and doing
well. It was a great weekend for the Brownfield family.”
Paul McMahan said the whole week had a different feel than the usual trip to the
Northwest.
“It just wasn’t the same,” he said. “We got here Monday. You always come out and
see Fred. It just wasn’t the same. The water truck was out Wednesday, but it was
weird to not see Fred in it. It was tough to keep the emotions in check.
“He wasn’t just the promoter, he was a true friend,” McMahan added of
Brownfield. “It was a tough weekend. It was good to see all of the fans come
out, like they always do.”
Lasoski wins emotional NST finale at Elma
By Craig Murphy
Danny Lasoski used lapped traffic to get by Steve Kinser and sweep the National
Sprint Tour weekend at Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Wash.
Lasoski got by Kinser on lap 28 of 40 in the Saturday, Aug. 26 main event and
stayed low the rest of the race to take the win.
Kinser’s desperate move on the high side in the final turn wasn’t enough to get
by ‘The Dude’ and actually cost him a spot to teammate Tim Kaeding.
Paul McMahan recorded his second fourth place finish in as many nights, while
Steve Kent took fifth.
Kinser took the early lead from pole and seemed ready to win at the track good
friend and NST founder Fred Brownfield rebuilt a couple of years ago and turned
into a showcase before dying on the track in June.
Lasoski began closing near halfway as Kinser struggled to lap Rick Fauver.
Kinser moved into Lasoski’s low line as both tried to get by Fauver, who was
driving a team car to NST driver Shane Stewart.
On lap 28, Kinser bobbled. Lasoski dove low to grab the lead as Kaeding and
McMahan also moved in.
Over the final dozen laps, Lasoski stayed tucked in behind the slower Fauver, as
the rest of the leaders played the waiting game. No one tried a move up high
until Kinser’s last lap attempt.
“Steve was putting a good pace down,” Lasoski said. “I was trying to cut the
track down by going low. When I closed in he went low to block. That’s patented
Steve Kinser. That’s why he’s ‘The King’. You’ve got to try to find a way by.”
That is just what happened with 12 laps to go.
“He went high into turn 3, and I got under him,” Lasoski said. “Fauver was
racing like he was racing for $50,000 to win. I was just trying to stay behind
him at the end.”
Kinser was disappointed with himself following the race.
“I just had to ride it out, but I didn’t,” Kinser said. “I tried to pass (Fauver).
There at the end rubber was on the bottom. There was nowhere else to run. I
should have stayed on the bottom, behind that 26.”
It was easy to tell how badly Kinser wanted to win when he pulled the desperate
last lap move.
“I wanted to win, I just couldn’t get it done,” Kinser said. “It’s my fault. I
had the race car to win, and I didn’t get the job done.”
Kaeding tried hard to pass his boss, driving around the turn 2 berm at one point
and nearly colliding with Kinser in a scrap for second.
“That’s just part of racing,” Kaeding said. “You just try not to hit too hard if
you do hit.”
Early on, Kaeding fell back a bit before coming on strong.
“I was trying to save the tires and keep the tires under me,” said Kaeding, who
rebounded from a 10th place run Friday. “I was trying to run around and save it.
It was a good rebound (from Friday). We found some stuff we needed to change.”
In the end, Kaeding was hoping the leaders would force the issue a bit with
Fauver.
“I was hoping the 26 (Fauver) would spin out in front of them,” Kaeding said. “I
figured we would just settle for third. Steve was trying to get by Lasoski so we
got second.”
McMahan knew he couldn’t do much from fourth.
“I got in line and waited for someone to make a mistake,” McMahan said. “That’s
what I was waiting for. I knew Steve wouldn’t move up until the last minute.”
McMahan was upbeat after another fourth place run.
“That’s a good deal,” he said. “I always run good here. It’s one of the places I
love coming to. It’s close to home, so it’s good. It’s a good run, and hopefully
it can lead to more.”
Saturday’s race capped off three nights of racing at the 3/8-mile dirt track.
Henry Van Dam won Thursday’s Northern Sprint Tour show, with Lasoski taking both
National Sprint Tour shows.
Trophy dashes were won by Kinser and Kaeding, with Kinser choosing to start on
the inside pole for the main event.
Heat races were won by Gary Taylor, Kent, Jason Sides and Brian Paulus. Jonathan
Allard was the fastest of 44 qualifiers. The B-main was won by Travis Rilat,
while the C-main was won by Ken Brogan.
The series next races Aug. 29 at Cottage Grove Speedway in Cottage Grove, Ore.
Following that, the series next races Sept. 5 at Kings Speedway in Hanford,
Calif.
For Lasoski, Saturday’s win not only gave car owner Dennis Roth a weekend sweep
on the weekend of his birthday, but it also meant a sweep in a tough weekend
when all thoughts were with the Brownfields.
“This really was a very special weekend,” Lasoski said.
NST Grays Harbor Raceway results
Elma, Washington
August 26, 2006
Qualifying Results
1 JONATHAN ALLARD 0 12.226
2 JASON SOLWOLD R19 12.451
3 STEVE KINSER 11 12.456
4 TIM KAEDING 11K 12.478
5 PAUL McMAHAN 20 12.604
6 DEAN JACOBS 6 12.605
7 DANNY LASOSKI 83 12.714
8 Roger Crockett 11F 12.733
9 KERRY MADSEN 11H 12.853
10 Steve Kent 7N 12.858
11 STEVIE SMITH 19 12.907
12 BRIAN PAULUS 28 12.953
13 JASON MEYERS 14 12.971
14 SHANE STEWART 26 13.008
15 JASON SIDES 7S 13.083
16 Jared Ridge 12 13.152
17 Evan Funk 8E 13.153
18 Mitch Olson 98M 13.239
19 CHAD HILLIER 5 13.267
20 TRAVIS RILAT 29 13.287
21 Gary Taylor 5D 13.349
22 Shawn Rice 76 13.357
23 Jason York 5SP 13.363
24 Steve Vague 08 13.380
25 Chris Adams 4C 13.406
26 Brad Holmes 5H 13.418
27 Tayler Malsam 25M 13.431
28 Rick Fauver 26R 13.449
29 Henry Van Dam 33V 13.458
30 Toni Lutar 4X 13.533
31 Jay Cole 0J 13.641
32 Cale Carder 7C 13.696
33 Bill Nutter 3N 13.760
34 Glenn Borden 34 13.784
35 Ken Brogan 97R 13.788
36 Braden Etchison 24 13.891
37 Nick Engberg 4 13.899
38 Derek Ingalls 91 13.920
39 Rob Johnson 83R 13.938
40 David Gilmore 8D 14.454
41 Dan Dunlap 15 14.467
42 John Simmons 9 15.397
43 Pat Desbiens 4D
44 Randy VanAagten 7
Heat One Finish
1 Gary Taylor, 5D
2 JASON MEYERS, 14
3 JONATHAN ALLARD, 0
4 KERRY MADSEN, 11H
5 PAUL McMAHAN, 20
6 Henry Van Dam, 33V
7 Chris Adams, 4C
8 Nick Engberg, 4
9 Evan Funk, 8E
10 Glenn Borden, 34
11 Dan Dunlap, 15D
Heat Two Finish
1 Steve Kent, 7N
2 SHANE STEWART, 26
3 JASON SOLWOLD, R19
4 Shawn Rice, 76
5 DEAN JACOBS, 6
6 Toni Lutar, 4X
7 Derek Ingalls, 91
8 Bill Nutter, 3N
9 Brad Holmes, 5H
10 Mitch Olson, 98M
11 Josh Simmons, 9
Heat Three Finish
1 JASON SIDES, 7S
2 STEVIE SMITH, 19
3 STEVE KINSER, 11
4 DANNY LASOSKI, 83
5 CHAD HILLIER, 5
6 Jay Cole, 0J
7 Jason York, 5SP
8 Taylor Malsam, 25M
9 Ken Brogan, 97R
10 Rob Johnson, 83R
Heat Four Finish
1 BRIAN PAULUS, 28
2 TIM KAEDING, 11K
3 Roger Crockett, 11F
4 Ricky Fauver, 26R
5 Steve Vague, 08
6 Jared Ridge, 12
7 Cale Carder, 7C
8 Braden Etchison, 24
9 David Gilmore, 8
10 TRAVIS RILAT, 29
C-Main Finish
1 Ken Brogan, 97R
2 Nick Engberg, 4
3 Derek Ingalls, 91
4 Braden Etchison, 24
5 Dan Dunlap, 15D
6 Rob Johnson, 83R
7 John Simmons, 9
dns Evan Funk, 8
dns Pat Desbiens, 4D
dns Randy VanAagten, 7
Dash One Line-Up
11 - 0
11H - 83
20 - 19
Dash One Finish
1 STEVE KINSER, 11
2 DANNY LASOSKI, 83
3 STEVIE SMITH, 19
4 JONATHAN ALLARD, 0
5 PAUL McMAHAN, 20
6 KERRY MADSEN, 11H
Dash Two Line-Up
28 - 11K
R19 - 11F
6 - 7N
Dash Two Finish
1 TIM KAEDING, 11K
2 Steve Kent, 7N
3 JASON SOLWOLD, R19
4 BRIAN PAULUS, 28
5 DEAN JACOBS, 6
6 Roger Crockett, 11F
B-Main Finish
1 TRAVIS RILAT 29
2 Mitch Olson 98M
3 Evan Funk 8E
4 Jared Ridge 12
5 Taylor Malsam 25M
6 Jason York 5SP
7 Henry Van Dam 33V
8 Bill Nutter 3N
9 Nick Engberg 4
10 Cale Carder 7C
11 Derek Ingalls 91
12 Brad Holmes 5H
13 Glenn Borden 34
14 Ken Brogan 97R
15 Jay Cole 0J
16 Chris Adams 4C
17 Toni Lutar 4X
18 Braden Etchison 24
A-Feature Line-Up
11 - 11K
83 - 7N
19 - R19
0 - 28
20 - 6
11H - 11F
14 - 26
7S - 12
8E - 98M
5 - 29
5D - 76
08 - 26R
A-Feature Finish
1 DANNY LASOSKI, 83
2 TIM KAEDING, 11K
3 STEVE KINSER, 11
4 PAUL McMAHAN, 20
5 Steve Kent, 7N
6 JASON SOLWOLD, R19
7 JASON SIDES, 7S
8 DEAN JACOBS, 6
9 JASON MEYERS, 14
10 BRIAN PAULUS, 28
11 KERRY MADSEN, 11H
12 STEVIE SMITH, 19
13 SHANE STEWART, 26
14 Roger Crockett, 11F
15 CHAD HILLIER, 5
16 TRAVIS RILAT, 29
17 Rick Fauver, 26R
18 Mitch Olson, 98M
19 Gary Taylor, 5D
20 Jared Ridge, 12
21 Shawn Rice, 76
22 Steve Vague, 08
23 JONATHAN ALLARD, 0
24 Evan Funk, 8E
Lasoski holds off Kinser to win opening
night in Elma
By Craig Murphy
ELMA, Wash. -- Danny Lasoski had the perfect 61st birthday gift for car owner
Dennis Roth.
Lasoski took the opening night of the National Sprint Tour doubleheader Friday
Aug. 25 at Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Wash.
Dennis and Teresa Roth were on hand to watch Lasoski’s eighth NST victory of the
year.
Lasoski grabbed the lead on lap 22 of 30 and led the rest of the way. Following
Lasoski across the line were Steve Kinser, Roger Crockett, Paul McMahan and
Jason Meyers.
Crockett took the initial lead, but it took the race a while to get going as
multiple yellows slowed the action. One yellow between Jay Cole and Rick Fauver
turned into a red when Fauver flipped on lap 5.
Paul McMahan took the lead in traffic on lap 8, while behind the front two Steve
Kinser and Lasoski moved into position.
Crockett got back by McMahan on lap 15 in a battle between two drivers looking
for their first NST win. Lasoski moved into second in traffic, while Kinser got
by McMahan on lap 20 for third.
Up front, Crockett tried gamely to hold off Lasoski, as the two drivers nearly
touched on lap 21. The next lap, Lasoski used traffic to get the lead.
Kinser got second on lap 24, but could not make a move on Lasoski.
A couple of late yellows gave Kinser two more chances, but Lasoski had enough to
notch the win.
“I’m proud of this Roth Motorsports team,” said Lasoski, who hugged his car
owners upon climbing out of his ride. “It’s pretty cool to have Dennis and
Teresa here. They drove all the way up from Fresno.”
Dennis Roth was extremely pleased with Lasoski’s win.
“That’s a wonderful gift,” Roth said.
Lasoski and the other drivers stayed in close proximity and traded slide jobs
throughout the race.
“It seemed like we were in lapped traffic from lap 5 on,” Lasoski said. “I just
went where they weren’t.”
On the final restarts, Lasoski was fully aware of who was in second.
“Anytime you’ve got ‘The King’ behind you, you’re concerned,” Lasoski said. “I
didn’t know which lane he might be coming from.”
Kinser came close to his fourth Elma win in his last five tries.
“We slid around a little bit,” Kinser said. “We missed it just a little. We had
a slight miss in the engine, and we missed the setup. I was a little bit off,
high and low.”
After Lasoski opened up a gap on the first restart near the end, Kinser knew the
second restart offered him one last opportunity.
“I was going to try,” Kinser said. “Everybody was pretty close to the same out
there.”
Crockett, a four-time Northern Sprint Tour champion, was trying to take a big
impression and started off the night right by setting fast time with a lap of
11.933 seconds. He also won his trophy dash.
“We were pretty good,” Crockett said. “Traffic got me the lead back, and it cost
me the lead back. But you can’t be disappointed to lose to Lasoski and Kinser.”
Still, there was a tinge of disappointment in the Oregon driver’s voice.
“It is a little bit disappointing,” he acknowledged. “We led more laps than
anyone else. I wanted to win. If someone had said at the beginning of the night
we would have been third, we would have been thrilled. This run was huge. It
definitely gives us a lot of confidence.”
Crockett earned praise from Friday’s race winner.
“Roger Crockett did a good job, and was doing his job right,” Lasoski said.
“Sometimes lapped traffic can bite you. Sometimes it’s better to be second.”
McMahan looked poised to collect his first win for a while.
“We were pretty good early,” he said. “We got held up in lapped traffic. I
didn’t know which way to go. Obviously I didn’t pick the right line. We had a
great car the first 15 or 20 laps. We were all pretty equal out there. Danny
just got through traffic better.”
Trophy dashes were won by Crockett and McMahan, with Crockett choosing to start
on the outside pole for the main event.
Heat races were won by Jason Sides, Brian Paulus, Tim Kaeding and Lasoski.
Crockett was the fastest of 44 qualifiers. The B-main was won by Steve Kent,
while the C-main was won by Randy Van Aagten.
The Elma doubleheader concludes Saturday evening at Grays Harbor Raceway. As
usual with NST two-day shows, no spots are locked in from Friday. After
Saturday, the series next races Aug. 29 at Cottage Grove Speedway in Cottage
Grove, Ore.
National Sprint Tour results
Grays Harbor Raceway
Elma, Wash.
Aug. 25, 2006
Qualifying Results
1 Roger Crockett 11F 11.933
2 STEVE KINSER 11 11.950
3 Gary Taylor 5D 12.024
4 DANNY LASOSKI 83 12.074
5 PAUL McMAHAN 20 12.109
6 JASON MEYERS 14 12.119
7 Evan Funk 8E 12.133
8 JASON SOLWOLD R19 12.133
9 JASON SIDES 7S 12.161
10 BRIAN PAULUS 28 12.162
11 TIM KAEDING 11K 12.195
12 Rick Fauver 26R 12.241
13 JONATHAN ALLARD 0 12.286
14 Steve Kent 7N 12.315
15 SHANE STEWART 26 12.334
16 Tayler Malsam 25M 12.346
17 STEVIE SMITH 19 12.349
18 DEAN JACOBS 6 12.376
19 KERRY MADSEN 11H 12.387
20 Jared Ridge 12 12.441
21 Toni Lutar 4X 12.475
22 Jesse Whitney 88 12.512
23 TRAVIS RILAT 29 12.524
24 CHAD HILLIER 5 12.551
25 Seth Bergman 23 12.667
26 Jay Cole 0J 12.710
27 Mitch Olson 98M 12.737
28 Nick Enberg 4 12.738
29 Jason York 5SP 12.775
30 Bill Nutter 3N 12.803
31 Shaun Rice 76 12.805
32 Shawn Smith 32S 12.891
33 Chris Adams 4C 12.916
34 Cale Carder 7C 12.917
35 Steve Vague 08 12.929
36 Randy VanAagten 7 12.996
37 Henry Van Dam 33v 13.109
38 Brad Holmes 5H 13.125
39 Ken Brogan 97R 13.265
40 Rob Johnson 83R 13.283
41 Derek Ingalls 91 13.284
42 Braden Etchinson 24 13.285
43 Dan Dunlap 15D 13.531
44 Pat Desbiens 4D 13.652
Heat One Finish
1 JASON SIDES, 7S
2 JONATHAN ALLARD, 0
3 PAUL McMAHAN, 20
4 Roger Crockett, 11F
5 STEVIE SMITH, 19
6 Toni Lutar, 4X
7 Henry Van Dam, 33V
8 Derek Ingalls, 91
9 Jason York, 5SP
10 Seth Bergman, 23
11 Chris Adams, 4C
Heat Two Finish
1 BRIAN PAULUS, 28
2 STEVE KINSER, 11
3 DEAN JACOBS, 6
4 JASON MEYERS, 14
5 Jesse Whitney, 88
6 Steve Kent, 7N
7 Jay Cole, 0J
8 Bill Nutter, 3N
9 Cale Carder, 7C
10 Braden Etchinson, 24
11 Brad Holmes, 5H
Heat Three Finish
1 TIM KAEDING, 11K
2 TRAVIS RILAT, 29
3 SHANE STEWART, 26
4 KERRY MADSEN, 11H
5 Evan Funk, 8E
6 Shaun Rice, 76
7 Mitch Olson, 98M
8 Steve Vague, 08
9 Ken Brogan, 97R
10 Dan Dunlap, 15D
11 Gary Taylor, 5D
Heat Four Finish
1 DANNY LASOSKI, 83
2 JASON SOLWOLD, R19
3 CHAD HILLIER, 5
4 Rick Fauver, 26R
5 Tayler Malsam, 25M
6 Shawn Smith, 32S
7 Randy VanAagten, 7
8 Nick Engberg, 4
9 Rob Johnson, 83R
10 Pat Desbiens, 4D
11 Jared Ridge, 12
C-Main Finish
1 Randy VanAagten, 7
2 Steve Vague, 08
3 Derek Ingalls, 91
4 Henry Van Dam, 33V
5 Ken Brogan, 97R
6 Brad Holmes, 5H
7 Braden Etchinson, 24
8 Rob Johnson, 83R
9 Pat Desbiens, 4D
10 Dan Dunlap, 15D
B-Main Finish
1 Steve Kent, 7N
2 Gary Taylor, 5D
3 Jay Cole, 0J
4 Mitch Olson, 98M
5 Toni Lutar, 4X
6 Bill Nutter, 3N
7 Shawn Rice, 76
8 Nick Engberg, 4
9 Cale Carder, 7C
10 Steve Vague, 08
11 Shaun Smith, 32S
12 Henry Van Dam, 33V
13 Ken Brogan, 97R
14 Chris Adams, 4C
15 Jason York, 5SP
16 Randy VanAagten, 7
17 Derek Ingalls, 91
Dash One Line-Up
R19 - 11F
28 - 83
14 - 26R
Dash One Finish
1 Roger Crockett, 11F
2 JASON SOLWOLD, R19
3 DANNY LASOSKI, 83
4 JASON MEYERS, 14
5 BRIAN PAULUS, 28
6 Rick Fauver, 26R
Dash Two Line-Up
20 - 11
8E - 0
7S - 11K
Dash Two Finish
1 PAUL McMAHAN, 20
2 STEVE KINSER, 11
3 JONATHAN ALLARD, 0
4 JASON SIDES, 7S
5 Evan Funk, 8E
6 TIM KAEDING, 11K
A-Feature Line-Up
20 - 11F
11 - R19
0 - 83
7S - 14
8 - 28
11K - 26R
5D - 7S
26 - 25
19 - 6
11H - 88
29 - 5
0J - 98M
A-Feature Finish
1 DANNY LASOSKI, 83
2 STEVE KINSER, 11
3 Roger Crockett, 11F
4 PAUL McMAHAN, 20
5 JASON MEYERS, 14
6 JASON SOLWOLD, R19
7 JASON SIDES, 7S
8 JONATHAN ALLARD, 0
9 TRAVIS RILAT, 29
10 TIM KAEDING, 11K
11 Steve Kent, 7N
12 BRIAN PAULUS, 28
13 KERRY MADSEN, 11H
14 DEAN JACOBS, 6
15 SHANE STEWART, 26
16 Mitch Olson, 98M
17 Jay Cole, 0J
18 CHAD HILLIER, 5
19 Gary Taylor, 5D
20 Taylor Malsam, 25M
21 Evan Funk, 8E
22 STEVIE SMITH, 19
23 Jesse Whitney, 88
24 Rick Fauver, 26R
Four new drivers sign on with NST
By Craig Murphy
Just in time for this weekend’s doubleheader in Elma, Wash., the National Sprint
Tour has added a second Washington native to the driver roster.
Chad Hillier of Sedro Woolley, Wash. is one of four new drivers that will be
competing with the NST for the rest of the season.
Jason Solwold of Burlington, Wash. is the other Washington native in the NST.
Solwold won the NST finale last weekend in Billings, Mont.
The NST has a strong connection with the Evergreen State. Series founder Fred
Brownfield was from Snohomish, Wash. and promoted races at Elma from 1998 until
his untimely death in June.
In addition to Hillier, the other drivers signing contracts to race with the NST
for the remainder of the year are Jonathan Allard, Travis Rilat and Stevie
Smith.
Those four join Solwold, Steve Kinser, Danny Lasoski, Tim Kaeding, Jason Meyers,
Jason Sides, Paul McMahan, Shane Stewart, Brian Paulus, Kerry Madsen and Dean
Jacobs as regulars in the NST.
“This group is a great bunch of guys,” said Hillier, who drives for Dave DeWitt,
a familiar name in the Northwest racing community. “Everyone has fun and has a
good time. It’s nice to run against these guys.”
Both Hillier and Solwold joined the NST after years of competing at Northwest
tracks such as Skagit Speedway.
“It’s good to see him out here,” Solwold said of his friend Hillier. “I’ve raced
against him a lot. My first year of touring nationally, I struggled at new
places. He’s going to have the same thing. Every place we’ve been to, I make
suggestions to him whether it be on car setup or where to run on the track.
“I want to see Chad do good,” Solwold added. “I had people like Jimmy Carr tell
me what to do and not do when I first came out here. Hopefully Chad will keep
his head up.”
Chico, California’s Allard and his Morrie Williamson-owned William Motorsports
team are looking forward to the rest of the NST season.
“We’re excited to do it,” Allard said. “We were happy to go with the NST right
from the get go because of Morrie’s friendship with Fred Brownfield. Because of
how Fred’s treated us in the past, we wanted to do it. I was always impressed
with how Fred treated you the same, whether you were a local guy or not. He made
sure you were taken care of. It was always a class deal with him.
“These are the teams we want to run against,” Allard added of the competition in
the NST field, which now includes 15 full-time drivers.
Rilat comes to the NST from Forney, Texas.
“It’s pretty neat,” Rilat said. “It’s fun to come run with good guys and for
good prize money. Everybody seems to have their stuff together out here.”
Rilat recognizes he has long travels in front of him based on where he’s from,
especially as the series has upcoming races in Washington and Oregon, followed
by a date in California.
“It’s a heck of a long way, but anywhere I go is a long way,” Rilat said with a
laugh. “That’s all I’ve done since I started in Sprint cars in 1997. I’ve been
to Australia, Washington, Florida and Virginia so far this year. It’s really
neat to see different parts of the country.”
Smith and the RAACE Foundation continue their partnership for the remainder of
the 2006 NST season. Smith and his father, Steve Smith, first teamed up with the
RAACE Foundation last year.
RAACE stands for Race Against the Abuse of Children Everywhere. The
Baltimore-based charity is dedicated to raising public awareness and concern for
the problem of child sexual abuse.
Smith, a 20-year veteran in the Sprint car ranks from New Oxford, Penn., has
racked up more than 160 feature wins during his career. He first competed in NST
competition during the series’ swing through his native Pennsylvania in June.
“It certainly is a tough field,” Smith said at the time. “These are some of the
best drivers and teams in Sprint car racing. To run with these guys you have to
bring your ‘A’ game.”
Kinser camping without his friend in Elma
By Craig Murphy
ELMA, Wash. – Every year since 1996, Steve Kinser has camped at Elma, Wash. in
late August.
That will be the case again this week as Kinser and the other drivers in the
National Sprint Tour race at Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma this Friday and
Saturday, Aug. 25 and 26.
When Kinser parks his motorhome inside the Grays Harbor County Fairgrounds
property, he pretty much knows who else will be parked around him.
“There’s just something about being there and being with the fans,” Kinser said.
“It is really special. You can just about tell who’s going to be parked where,
because people park in the same place every year.”
One person Kinser particularly enjoyed camping with over the years was his good
friend Fred Brownfield, who brought the 410 racing weekend to Elma for the first
time in 1996.
Brownfield, a Washington racer turned businessman and promoter, took over
promotions of the track’s weekly races in 1998, and started the National Sprint
Tour last December.
In 2003, Brownfield began an extensive renovation of the county-owned facility.
By the time Kinser swept the late August weekend in 2004, the track had been
transformed into one of the premier dirt tracks in the country, widely praised
by all who visited.
On June 16, Brownfield was struck and killed on the Elma track while lining up
cars for a race. Brownfield’s death was a huge loss to many, including Kinser.
“I always look forward to going to the Northwest,” Kinser said. “But it won’t be
the same this year. We always camped with Fred and Debbie. I’m sure I’ll still
enjoy Elma, but I’m also sure when I get there it won’t be the same. Kind of
like how the rest of the year hasn’t been the same.”
The eyes of the tough Sprint car “King” well up when mentioning Brownfield, just
as they did in June when NST competitors observed a moment of silence in their
first race since Brownfield’s passing.
“It’s hard not to think about it,” Kinser said. “We spent quite a bit of time
traveling with Fred. It’s definitely going to be different.”
Kinser, who along with Guy Stockbridge, Lonny Parsons and Don Lamberti purchased
the assets of the NST from Fred’s widow Debbie, doesn’t know what his emotions
will be like once he gets to Elma.
“It will be hard to say,” he said. “I’ll see Debbie. I’m sure she’ll be at the
track.”
Kinser had success at the track before it was reconfigured, and has had even
more success at the track in the last couple of years. He swept the weekend in
2004, won last year’s preliminary night feature and was second in last year’s
Saturday finale.
As someone who remembers what the facility was like before 2004, Kinser is still
impressed by the changes.
“The track is unbelievable,” he said. “It’s not even the same race track from
what it was. Fred did a lot of work on it, and fixed it up real nice.”
Though he is locked in a tight points battle with Danny Lasoski, Kinser said
this time of year is more relaxing due to the Knoxville Nationals being over,
cooler nights and a relaxing trip to the Northwest.
“We enjoy racing,” Kinser said. “Racing is a little more relaxing this time of
year. We have friends on the West Coast we spend time with on the swing. (Wife)
Dana and I enjoy it.
“It’s a combination of everything,” Kinser added. “We drive to it every year.
That’s enjoyable for us to do. You can’t get much further away than there.”
The Elma weekend kicks off Thursday with a Northern Sprint Tour show, which is
always one of the best races of the summer in the Northwest.
Kinser will be joined on the track Friday and Saturday by fellow National Sprint
Tour drivers such as Lasoski, Tim Kaeding, Jason Meyers, Jason Sides, Washington
native Jason Solwold, Paul McMahan, Shane Stewart, Brian Paulus, Dean Jacobs and
Kerry Madsen. Travis Rilat, Jonathan Allard, Washington native Chad Hillier and
Stevie Smith are also expected to be on hand, along with local weekly racers.
Besides the racing, plenty of other activities are going on in Elma, including a
parade on Saturday.
For more information on the National Sprint Tour, visit
www.nationalsprinttour.com. For
more information on Grays Harbor Raceway, visit
http://www.brownfieldent.com/GHR/GHR_home.htm. For a list of events being
put on by the Elma Chamber of Commerce, visit
www.elmachamber.org and click on the
‘Outlaw Days Festival’ link on the left.
Following Elma, the NST next races Aug. 29 at Cottage Grove Speedway in Cottage
Grove, Ore.
Solwold looks to build on success in home
state
By Craig Murphy
Fresh off a dominant victory Saturday night in Montana, Jason Solwold looks for
more success at home.
Solwold and the rest of the National Sprint Tour drivers race at Grays Harbor
Raceway in Elma, Wash. this Friday and Saturday, Aug. 25-26. The weekend starts
with a Northern Sprint Tour show on Aug. 24.
“I’m ready to go home,” said the Burlington, Wash. native. “I’m ready to race on
the West Coast. I count my time going home by hours, not days.”
Solwold, who drives the Lon Carnahan-owned City Wide Insulation/Owens Corning
Fiberglas Insulation R19 Maxim, will get a few chances in the upcoming weeks to
race on the West Coast. The National Sprint Tour goes from Elma to Cottage
Grove, Ore. for an Aug. 29 race and then to Hanford, Calif. on Sept. 5.
On Tuesday, Solwold will take some of his racing buddies to the water in Mount
Vernon, Wash. for a fishing day.
“We’re doing our second annual fishing day,” Solwold said with a smile. “It
gives everyone a chance to check out God’s country.”
After some relaxing time at home with family and friends, Solwold will be
fishing for victory at Elma against the likes of Steve Kinser, Danny Lasoski,
Tim Kaeding, Jason Meyers, Jason Sides, Paul McMahan, Brian Paulus, Shane
Stewart, Dean Jacobs and more.
“It is definitely a fun race track. It turned out to be a really nice facility,”
Solwold said of the track which was extensively remodeled in 2003 and 2004 by
the late Fred Brownfield, who started the NST last December. “When I first raced
there it had old ratty guardrail. When Fred changed the configuration, he put a
whole new face on it.
“I always told Fred I liked the old track because it was flatter and it had
spots you could pick off people,” Solwold added. “I still like the old track,
but the facility is way nicer now. It’s one of the premier facilities in the
country now. It’s always a good, racy show.”
Back when Solwold raced just in the Northwest, he had plenty of time for fishing
– when he wasn’t dominating tracks like Elma, that is.
Solwold won Brownfield’s Northern Sprint Tour title in 1998, and won multiple
track titles at Skagit Speedway. In 2003 alone, he won 23 features at Skagit.
Despite the success he had in the Northwest, Solwold was glad to start touring
nationally last year.
“Racing is a lot different at home than out here,” Solwold said. “They race for
a living here. It wasn’t as competitive at home. It teaches you bad habits. You
don’t experiment as much, and you get used to one track. I ran for points at
Skagit most every year.
“You learn to race at one place, so when you get to a new place you’re out to
lunch,” Solwold added. “It took me a little to get used to it out here, going to
a different track each night. I’m better at it now, but last year was more
difficult.”
Running a touring series like the Northern Sprint Tour in 1998 was a sample of
that for a younger Solwold.
“That was really neat,” he said of winning the 1998 title while running various
tracks including Elma. “It was big for me at the time. It was a different track
every weekend. It helped me out with adjusting to new tracks. It gives you
somewhat of a feel for what it’s like, just a small taste.”
Solwold, who celebrated his 31st birthday Aug. 14 by setting a series-leading
seventh fast time of the year in McCool Junction, Neb., didn’t jump to a bigger
touring series after that title.
“I don’t know if I was ready to run with these guys full-time back then,”
Solwold said. “Now I’m more mature. I do not go out and crash race cars. There’s
just a mental attitude for racing. That’s the biggest thing. Racing is 99
percent mental for drivers.”
Solwold has faced that this year. After a string of strong finishes, he had
three straight races where he ran in the top-five until something happened. At
other times, he has been mired in the middle of the pack.
“Sometimes you’ll run good for a couple of weeks, then you’ll be bad for a
couple of weeks,” he said. “You’ve got to work through those times when you
struggle. That’s the big thing. You can’t let yourself get down. When you run
12th or don’t finish, you take that and go to the next race.”
For Solwold, the next two races are in his home state.
“I would love to win Elma with all my friends and family there,” he said.
Solwold wins amid confusion in Montana
By Craig Murphy
BILLINGS, Mont. – Despite the confusion at the end of the Saturday, Aug. 19
National Sprint Tour race at Billings Motorsports Park, one thing was clear.
On this night, there was no catching Jason Solwold.
Solwold started the 40-lap main event from pole and never gave up the lead as he
claimed his second NST win.
Behind him was the real excitement, especially at the end.
Points leader Danny Lasoski got by Jason Sides early in the race for second, and
spent most of the race trying to track down Solwold. Following a lap 37 restart,
Sides went low to reclaim second as Steve Kinser, the winner of Friday night’s
preliminary feature, also looked to move up.
On the final lap, Shane Stewart slowed to a stop on the backstretch. The yellow
lights came on, but NST officials immediately yelled for the green to stay out.
Green lights came back on, but by then Sides had already slowed down and was
passed by both Lasoski and Kinser.
After review, Lasoski was credited with second. Kinser was third, Sides fourth
and Travis Rilat was fifth. Rounding out the top-10 were Tim Kaeding, Jason
Meyers, Brian Paulus, Kerry Madsen and Paul McMahan.
“I remember seeing the white, the yellow and then the green, so I did an extra
lap,” Solwold said. “Then finally they threw the checkered flag after we idled
around four or five laps. It was mass confusion. We didn’t know if it was over
or what.”
Sides, Lasoski and Kinser all had discussions with officials afterwards, trying
to sort out the finish.
“The race isn’t over yet,” Kinser said later while signing autographs. “I didn’t
see the checkered, so I don’t know happened. I have no idea.”
Lasoski seemed confident the race was indeed over.
“I moved up a little on that last restart, and that let Jason (Sides) by,”
Lasoski said. “Then I got back by him on the last lap. I knew it was the
checkered.”
Sides believed one of two things should have happened.
“When the caution comes out, they should either go back a lap for the finishing
order or they should have kept everyone out and run the final laps,” he said. “I
ran second a full lap or two, and slowed when the caution came out. When there’s
a caution, that’s what you do. I slowed down, and two guys got by me.
“We came to turn 4, and they had the green back on,” Sides added. “Shane was
still sitting there. If I was sitting there, I would want the yellow on.”
Solwold was dominant, but had Lasoski breathing down his neck while negotiating
lapped traffic in the middle of the race.
“It was a little sketchy there in the middle,” Solwold said. “I had one of the
best bottom line runners in the country right behind me. The track was real nice
on the bottom.”
Solwold has had opportunities to win more races, only to have problems late. At
one point last month, he was running top-five three straight races before
dropping back.
“This feels really good,” he said. “We probably should have won a few more
races. It’s been an up and down year for us. It was just our night tonight.”
Solwold used lapped traffic to his advantage. At one point he put two lapped
cars between himself and Lasoski just before a caution came out.
“Anytime you can get a lapped car between you, it’s huge,” Solwold said. “Late
in the race I kept a lapped car right next to me. I knew Danny couldn’t get by
both of us.”
Lasoski complimented Solwold for how he used traffic to his advantage.
“That’s good racing on his part,” Lasoski said. “Early in the race, we waited
and just bided our time until we got to lapped traffic.”
Kinser, who had won four of his previous five races at the Billings track, twice
gained spots on restarts by going high.
“I was trying to get something to work,” he said. “There wasn’t much on the
bottom. I was trying my thing to gain a spot.”
Trophy dashes were won by Solwold and Sides, with Solwold choosing to start on
the inside pole for the 40-lap main event.
Heat races were won by Solwold, Paulus, Kaeding and Chad Hillier. Lasoski was
the fastest of 34 qualifiers with a time of 13.290 seconds, his fifth fast time
of the year. The B-main was won by Tony Bruce, Jr.
Saturday’s race concluded a weekend doubleheader in Billings, where Kinser won
on Friday. The ‘Wild Wild Northwest Tour’ continues next weekend with an Aug.
25-26 doubleheader at Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Wash. followed by an Aug. 29
show at Cottage Grove Speedway in Cottage Grove, Ore.
Solwold, a Washington native, certainly wouldn’t mind getting a streak going in
his home state.
“That would be huge,” he said. “I would love to win Elma with all my family and
friends there.”
Billings Motorsports Park National Sprint Tour results
Billings, Montana
August 19, 2006
Qualifying Results
1 DANNY LASOSKI 83 13.290
2 JASON MEYERS 14 13.349
3 JONATHAN ALLARD O 13.429
4 STEVE KINSER 11 13.437
5 JASON SOLWOLD R19 13.470
6 SHANE STEWART 26 13.665
7 Tony Bruce, Jr 18 13.731
8 KERRY MADSEN 11H 13.732
9 JASON SIDES 7S 13.763
10 Kyle Hirst 99 13.829
11 DEAN JACOBS 6 13.941
12 STEVIE SMITH 19 13.984
13 TRAVIS RILAT 29 14.032
14 PAUL McMAHAN 20 14.037
15 TIM KAEDING 11K 14.163
16 Brandon Johnson 14J 14.297
17 Jerry Brey 17J 14.399
18 BRIAN PAULUS 28 14.437
19 Brent Kronfuss 9K 14.485
20 CHAD HILLER 5 14.612
21 Josh Ostermiller 12 14.755
22 Darrell Brink 90 14.829
23 Bill Boyce 1 14.926
24 Jeremy Mc Cune OJ 15.083
25 Teri Snedigar 240 15.126
26 TONY KAUS 3K 15.261
27 Paxton Lambrecht 7X 15.279
28 David Hoiness 27dd 15.352
29 Michelle Dodge 36 15.566
30 Bob Peterson 34 15.788
31 Rick Jacobs 5J 15.833
32 Don Stoutner 57 16.372
33 Russ Kosten 7 16.745
Heat One Finish
1 JASON SOLWOLD R19
2 TRAVIS RILAT 29
3 DANNY LASOSKI 83
4 JASON SIDES 7S
5 Jerry Brey 17J
6 Josh Ostermiller 12
7 Teri Snedigar 240
8 Michelle Dodge 36
9 Russ Kosten 7
Heat Two Finish
1 BRIAN PAULUS 28
2 PAUL McMAHAN 20
3 SHANE STEWART 26
4 JASON MEYERS 14
5 Kyle Hirst 99
6 Darrell Brink 90
7 Bob Peterson 34
8 TONY KAUS 3K
Heat Three Finish
1 TIM KAEDING 11K
2 DEAN JACOBS 6
3 Brent Kronfuss 9K
4 JONATHAN ALLARD O
5 Bill Boyce 1
6 Tony Bruce, Jr 18
7 Paxton Lambrecht 7X
8 Rick Jacobs 5J
Heat Four Finish
1 CHAD HILLER 5
2 KERRY MADSEN 11H
3 STEVIE SMITH 19
4 STEVE KINSER 11
5 Jeremy Mc Cune OJ
6 Brandon Johnson 14J
7 David Hoiness 27dd
8 Don Stoutner 57
Dash One Finish
1 JASON SOLWOLD R19
2 DANNY LASOSKI 83
3 STEVIE SMITH 19
4 KERRY MADSEN 11H
5 JONATHAN ALLARD O
6 Kyle Hirst 99
Dash Two Finish
1 JASON SIDES 7S
2 TRAVIS RILAT 29
3 JASON MEYERS 14
4 STEVE KINSER 11
5 DEAN JACOBS 6
6 SHANE STEWART 26
B-Main Finish
1 Tony Bruce, Jr 18
2 Brandon Johnson 14J
3 Paxton Lambrecht 7X
4 Darrell Brink 90
5 Josh Ostermiller 12
6 David Hoiness 27dd
7 Rick Jacobs 5J
8 Michelle Dodge 36
9 Teri Snedigar 240
10 Bob Peterson 34
11 Russ Kosten 7
12 Don Stoutner 57
A-Main Line-Up
R19 - 7S
83 - 29
19 - 14
11H - 11
0 - 6
99 - 26
18 - 20
11K - 14J
17J - 28
9K - 5
90 - 1
0J - 7X
A-Feature Finish
1 JASON SOLWOLD, R19
2 DANNY LASOSKI, 83
3 STEVE KINSER, 11
4 JASON SIDES, 7S
5 TRAVIS RILAT, 29
6 TIM KAEDING, 11K
7 JASON MEYERS, 14
8 BRIAN PAULUS, 28
9 KERRY MADSEN, 11H
10 PAUL McMAHAN, 20
11 Tony Bruce Jr, 18
12 Stevie Smith, 19
13 Bill Boyce, 1
14 Brent Kronfuss, 9K
15 Brandon Johnson, 14J
16 SHANE STEWART, 26
17 Jerry Brey, 17J
18 Paxton Lambrecht, 7X
19 Darrell Brink, 90
20 CHAD HILLIER, 5
21 DEAN JACOBS, 6
22 Jeremy McCune, 0J
23 Kyle Hirst, 99
24 JONATHAN ALLARD, 0
National Sprint Tour returns home
By Craig Murphy
ELMA, Wash. – The National Sprint Tour is coming home.
The series races Aug. 25-26 at Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Wash. as part of
the 13th annual ‘Wild Wild Northwest Tour.’ The weekend is kicked off Aug. 24
with a visit by the Northern Sprint Tour.
The City of Elma is putting on a variety of activities for the weekend including
a parade, celebrity go-cart races, live music and more.
Both the Elma track and the Northern Sprint Tour are still operated by
Brownfield Promotions Inc., which was started by Washington native Fred
Brownfield in 1993. Brownfield brought the World of Outlaws back to the
Northwest in 1994, following an absence of 15 years.
Brownfield, one of the most respected racing promoters in the country, moved the
Outlaw date to Elma in 1996, and started promoting weekly races at the track in
1998.
Last December, Brownfield started the National Sprint Tour, and the traditional
Northwest late August two-day weekend was on the schedule.
Brownfield’s death on June 16 at the Elma track adds even more special
significance to next weekend, which was already the biggest weekend of the year
for Brownfield Promotions.
Debbie Brownfield, Fred’s widow, said the weekend marks a way for fans to
support the Brownfield family.
“I am coming up on Fred’s biggest and most special race weekend of the year,
‘The Wild Wild Northwest Tour’ at Elma, and for me, it marks the very last big
event Fred had planned and set up for Grays Harbor Raceway,” Debbie wrote this
week. “It is HIS three most joyous adventures, the Northern Sprint Tour and the
National Sprint Tour kickin’ up the dirt at HIS race track.
“I would love for that weekend to be a fantastic finale to his promoting career,
something God will let him look down on and be proud of and that we can all
remember,” Debbie added. “Many of you did not get to attend his memorial service
(in June); well, attending this special weekend at Grays Harbor Raceway would be
a spectacular and fun way for racers to honor and support him one last time.”
That support goes both ways, as the NST has established a 360 bonus and a
non-NST 410 bonus for the top-10 finishers in those respective cars for the
Brownfield-promoted NST races. In addition, the B-main and C-main purses are
doubled.
The weekend gives fans and racers alike another chance to witness the house that
Fred Brownfield rebuilt. Grays Harbor Raceway Park was a 3/10-mile track when
Brownfield took it over.
In 2003, in cooperation with Grays Harbor County, Brownfield began to
extensively remodel the track by changing it to 3/8-mile in length. He also put
in new lights, walls, sound system, booth and more. So much was new, even the
name changed to Grays Harbor Raceway.
Since the remodel, racers and visitors from across the country have heaped
praise on the facility. No less an authority than Ted Johnson, the World of
Outlaw founder who has seen hundreds of tracks around the country, called Elma
one of the top three facilities in the country when he visited in 2004.
The Thursday Northern Sprint Tour show is always one of the best races of the
summer in the Northwest, and will feature special appearances by National Sprint
Tour Jason Sides and others.
Sides and others such as current National Sprint Tour points leader Danny ‘The
Dude’ Lasoski, Steve ‘The King’ Kinser, Tim Kaeding, Jason Meyers, Washington
native Jason Solwold, Paul McMahan, Shane Stewart, Brian Paulus, Dean Jacobs and
Kerry Madsen will take to the high-banked track the next two nights for plenty
of tight competition.
Tickets for the weekend of racing are still available by calling 1-800-825-4832,
and will be available the day of the races.
For more information on the National Sprint Tour, visit
www.nationalsprinttour.com. For
more information on Grays Harbor Raceway, visit
http://www.brownfieldent.com/GHR/GHR_home.htm. For a list of events being
put on by the Elma Chamber of Commerce, visit
www.elmachamber.org and click on the
‘Outlaw Days Festival’ link on the left.
Following Elma, the NST next races Aug. 29 at Cottage Grove Speedway in Cottage
Grove, Ore.
Kinser wins opening night in Montana
By Craig Murphy
BILLINGS, Mont. – There was no stopping Steve Kinser Friday night in Billings,
Montana.
Literally.
Kinser’s flag-to-flag victory in Friday’s National Sprint Tour preliminary
feature at Billings Motorsports Park was his fourth win in five races there.
In addition, Kinser had no brakes.
Kinser still had enough to easily win his fifth race of the year. Behind him,
Dean Jacobs took second from Jason Meyers at the line, with Danny Lasoski right
behind in fourth. Rounding out the top-10 were Jason Sides, Paul McMahan, Kerry
Madsen, Jason Solwold, Shane Stewart and Stevie Smith.
In the one race Kinser didn’t win at Billings Motorsports Park, he finished
second in last year’s Saturday finale.
“We sort of tiptoed around the high line,” Kinser said. “I had no brakes. I
don’t know what happened with them. I lost them about halfway through the race.
As long as I could run on open track, it was not bad. I needed all the track.”
Despite the brake problems, Kinser was pleased with the car.
“It worked out,” he said. “The car was working really good. I was better up
high. Once I lost my brakes, I had no choice but to run up there. We just sort
of picked our way through them. We finished, and we’ll fix the brakes for
(Saturday).”
Throughout the evening, Kinser would pull away on restarts, including one for a
tangle involving Kinser’s teammate Tim Kaeding and Brandon Johnson. Kaeding came
back to finish 11th.
“I felt like I was in good shape,” Kinser said of not having pressure for the
lead. “That helps a lot. I didn’t want to go through more cars than I had to.”
Jacobs, meanwhile, used the low line to move up from his 14th starting position.
Following a red flag for a fuel stop on lap 23 of 30, Jacobs was fifth. Jacobs
got by Lasoski for fourth, then both drivers got by Sides. Coming to the
checkered flag, Jacobs grabbed second by inches over Meyers.
“Things are starting to click,” said Jacobs, who scored a fourth place finish
Monday in Nebraska, which was his first NST top-five. “I knew this team had good
equipment. We’re starting to have fun now after a change in personnel. The guys
on the team are talking to me. It’s a night and day difference. I wish we were
going to Knoxville this week.”
Jacobs, who continues to fill in for the injured Tim Shaffer in the Lonny
Parsons-owned ride, figured he would keep trying the low line following the last
restart.
“I knew I had a good car,” Jacobs said. “I kept trying the bottom, and no one
else did. It’s not bad to finish second to Steve Kinser. Normally I like running
high, but you’ve got to do what the race car tells you. I hoped to get by Danny
and Jason Sides, but I never thought I would get second.”
Would the result have been different up front if the race had gone 40 laps, as
Saturday’s will?
“Steve’s the best,” Jacobs said. “It’s hard to beat Steve. He ran without brakes
and still beat us. That says a lot.”
Meyers was frustrated after almost finishing second.
“Almost sucks,” he said. “We were second until the last six inches. We can’t
keep giving them away like that. After that red, the tire sealed up a little
bit. Steve was just better than we were altogether.”
Lasoski spent much of the race trying to get by Sides, and was surprised to see
Jacobs scoot by on the bottom.
“It seems like I was tight all race long,” the NST points leader said. “Jason
was where I needed to be on the track. I had a run on Dean on the last lap to
get back by him, but a lapped car was there. We’ll take a fourth and come back
(Saturday).”
Trophy dashes were won by Meyers and Kinser, with Kinser choosing to start on
the inside pole for the 30-lap main event.
Heat races were won by Stewart, Jacobs, Jonathan Allard and Smith. Sides was the
fastest of 32 qualifiers with a track record time of 13.063 seconds, his fourth
fast time of the year. The B-main was won by Bill Boyce.
The Montana doubleheader concludes Saturday evening at Billings Motorsports
Park. As usual with NST two-day shows, no spots are locked in from Friday. After
Saturday, the series next races Aug. 25-26 at Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma,
Wash.
Billings Motorsports Park National Sprint Tour results
Billings, Mont.
Aug. 18, 2006
Qualifying Results
1 JASON SIDES 7S 13.063
2 STEVE KINSER 11 13.093
3 DANNY LASOSKI 83 13.181
4 JASON SOLWOLD R19 13.243
5 JASON MEYERS 14 13.363
6 PAUL McMAHAN 20 13.387
7 TIM KAEDING 11K 13.448
8 Tony Bruce 18 13.452
9 TRAVIS RILAT 29 13.500
10 Brent Kronfuss 9K 13.547
11 KERRY MADSEN 11H 13.559
12 Brandon Johnson 14J 13.563
13 SHANE STEWART 26 13.624
14 DEAN JACOBS 6 13.657
15 Jonathan Allard O 13.713
16 BRIAN PAULUS 28 13.878
17 Jerry Brey 17J 13.897
18 Chad Hillier 5 13.915
19 Kyle Hirst 99 14.007
20 Stevie Smith 19 14.071
21 Darrrell Brink 90 14.269
22 Bill Boyce 1 14.319
23 Paxton Lambrecht 7X 14.405
24 Josh Ostermiller 12 14.550
25 Jeremy Mc Cune OJ 14.600
26 Tony Kaus 3K 14.692
27 Rick Jacobs 5J 14.726
28 Phil Dietz 72 14.791
29 David Hoiness 27dd 15.020
30 Teri Snedigar 240 15.300
31 Bob Peterson 34 15.722
32 Danielle Ossenfort 10 16.108
Heat One Finish
1 SHANE STEWART 26
2 JASON MEYERS 14
3 TRAVIS RILAT 29
4 JASON SIDES 7S
5 Jerry Brey 17J
6 Jeremy Mc Cune OJ
7 David Hoiness 27dd
8 Darrrell Brink 90
Heat Two Finish
1 DEAN JACOBS 6
2 STEVE KINSER 11
3 PAUL McMAHAN 20
4 CHAD HILLIER 5
5 Brendt Kronfuss 9K
6 Bill Boyce 1
7 Tony Kaus 3K
8 Teri Snedigar 240
Heat Three Finish
1 JONATHAN ALLARD O
2 TIM KAEDING 11K
3 DANNY LASOSKI 83
4 Kyle Hirst 99
5 KERRY MADSEN 11H
6 Paxton Lambrecht 7X
7 Rick Jacobs 5J
8 Bob Peterson 34
Heat Four Finish
1 Stevie Smith 19
2 Brandon Johnson 14J
3 JASON SOLWOLD R19
4 BRIAN PAULUS 28
5 Tony Bruce 18
6 Phil Dietz 72
7 Josh Ostermiller 12
8 Danielle Ossenfort 10
Dash One Finish
1 JASON MEYERS 14
2 JASON SIDES 7S
3 TIM KAEDING 11K
4 DANNY LASOSKI 83
5 TRAVIS RILAT 29
6 KERRY MADSEN 11H
Dash Two Finish
1 STEVE KINSER 11
2 Brendt Kronfuss 9x
3 PAUL McMAHAN 20
4 Brandon Johnson 14J
5 JASON SOLWOLD R19
6 Tony Bruce 18
B-Main Finish
1 Bill Boyce 1
2 Darrrell Brink 90
3 Paxton Lambrecht 7X
4 Josh Ostermiller 12
5 Jeremy Mc Cune OJ
6 Phil Dietz 72
7 Rick Jacobs 5J
8 David Hoiness 27dd
9 Tony Kaus 3K
10 Teri Snedigar 240
11 Bob Peterson 34
12 Danielle Ossenfort 10
A-Feature Line-Up
11 - 14
9K - 7S
20 - 11K
14J - 83
R19 - 29
18 - 11H
26 - 6
0 - 28
17J - 5
99 - 19
90 - 1
7X - 12
A-Feature Finish
1 STEVE KINSER 11
2 DEAN JACOBS 6
3 JASON MEYERS 14
4 DANNY LASOSKI 83
5 JASON SIDES 7S
6 PAUL McMAHAN 20
7 KERRY MADSEN 11H
8 JASON SOLWOLD R19
9 SHANE STEWART 26
10 Stevie Smith 19
11 TIM KAEDING 11K
12 BRIAN PAULUS 28
13 TRAVIS RILAT 29
14 Tony Bruce 18
15 Brent Kronfuss 9K
16 Chad Hillier 5
17 Kyle Hirst 99
18 Bill Boyce 1
19 Jerry Brey 17J
20 Brandon Johnson 14J
21 Josh Ostermiller 12
22 Darrrell Brink 90
23 Paxton Lambrecht 7X
24 JONATHAN ALLARD O
NST ready for Montana doubleheader this
weekend
By Craig Murphy
The wide-open National Sprint Tour points race continues this weekend in the
wide-open land of Montana.
The NST runs a doubleheader Friday and Saturday, Aug. 18 and 19, at the 3/8-mile
Billings Motorsports Park in Billings, Mont.
There will also be a meet and greet Thursday, Aug. 17 from 4-6 p.m. at A To Z
Tire, located at 912 4th Avenue North in Billings.
Danny ‘The Dude’ Lasoski, who had an eventful night in the Knoxville Nationals
last Saturday, finished second in Monday’s NST race at Junction Motor Speedway
in McCool Junction, Neb.
Lasoski, a seven-time winner this year, enters Montana with a 64-point lead over
Steve Kinser. Lasoski passed Kinser late to finish second on Monday, while
Kinser’s teammate Tim Kaeding won his 12th race of the season. Kaeding enters
Montana third in the standings, 94 points behind Lasoski.
Not only are the top-three in close proximity, there are plenty of other battles
going on in the NST points race. Jason Meyers and Jason Solwold sit comfortably
in fourth and fifth, but sixth place Paul McMahan is only 15 points ahead of
Jason Sides.
Other NST drivers racing both nights at Montana are Shane Stewart, Brian Paulus,
Kerry Madsen and Dean Jacobs. Jacobs, who continues to fill in for the injured
Tim Shaffer, picked up his first NST top-five finish Monday night.
Jacobs drives for Lonny Parsons, who was injured when hit by a water truck while
crossing Selinsgrove Speedway in Pennsylvania on Aug. 5. Parsons was released
from the hospital last Friday.
Other drivers expected to follow the NST out west include Chad Hillier, Travis
Rilat and Jonathan Allard.
“Obviously we are extremely excited about hosting the best drivers in the
world,” said Syl Schied, co-promoter at Billings Motorsports Park. “We built
this track from the ground up three years ago. When you have the best drivers at
your track, when you see them in action you’re awe.
“When you have them in your home town, it’s amazing,” Schied added. “You’re
looking at speeds of 110 mph plus on this track. The group of guys is
phenomenal. It’s awesome to watch them in person.”
Les Kraft, co-promoter with Schied, is also excited about the doubleheader.
“This is a real opportunity for Billings and Montana overall to get these
drivers in,” Kraft said. “They put on a great show. We’re fortunate to have a
two-day show. It’s a pretty slick deal.”
Kinser swept the 2004 feature events at the track, and won the Friday show last
year. He finished second in last year’s finale to Daryn Pittman.
Both Schied and Kraft are appreciative of comments Kinser made about the track
last year.
“Kinser said this is one of the finest tracks in the nation,” Schied said. “He’s
been to a lot of them, so that made us feel extremely good.”
Kraft recalled, “Kinser said Friday night it is a really nice track, and you can
run two-wide, three-wide or four-wide. That’s a neat deal coming from the best
Sprint car driver in the world.”
The Billings weekend has traditionally kicked off Brownfield Promotions Inc.’s
post-Knoxville ‘Wild Wild Northwest Tour’. Teams travel to Montana on the way to
a doubleheader Aug. 25-26 at Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Wash. The National
Sprint Tour then travels to Cottage Grove Speedway in Cottage Grove, Ore. for an
Aug. 29 date.
“The nice part is it brings cars from the Midwest in our direction,” Kraft said.
“We’re kind of the start of Northwest Tour. We’re kind of the kick off point. If
it wasn’t for Northwest Tour, it would be difficult for guys to come out in this
direction.”
As in Nebraska on Monday, top finishers at Montana in 360s and non-NST drivers
with a 410 will get bonus money. The top five finishers in each category are
eligible for up to $1,500 with the top finisher getting $500.
Ticket sales for both nights at Montana start at 2 p.m. the day of the event.
Tickets can also be purchased in advance by calling the track at 406-256-7511,
or they can be bought at A To Z Tire.
Tickets are $30 for Friday and $40 for Saturday. Children 10 and under are half
price, while children young enough to sit on a lap are admitted for free. Gates
open at 5 p.m. both nights, with racing set to start around 7. The track’s Super
Stocks will be the supporting class both nights.
For more information on Billings Motorsports Park, visit
www.bmpracer.com. For more information on
the National Sprint Tour, visit
www.nationalsprinttour.com.
Kaeding shows hot hand at McCool Junction
By Craig Murphy
McCOOL JUNCTION, Neb. – After a crazy Saturday night at Knoxville, things
returned to normal for the National Sprint Tour Monday night, Aug. 14 at
Junction Motor Speedway.
In other words, Tim Kaeding won with Danny Lasoski and Steve Kinser close
behind.
Lasoski started from pole and led early in the 30-lap main. The lead lasted
until lap 15, when Kaeding trapped Lasoski in traffic to grab the lead.
“It’s sometimes better to be in second,” Lasoski said. “Tim did a good job
there. He got me caught behind traffic. I wasn’t aware it was that good up
high.”
Neither was Kaeding.
“I really didn’t think the top was going to be that good,” said Kaeding, who
went on to claim his 12th win in the 30th race of the season. “I wanted to get
some momentum up. I got lucky, because it stuck up there.”
Kaeding was glad to see Lasoski mired in traffic.
“Traffic can help out big time,” Kaeding said. “We’ve got 12 wins. Unbelievable.
I just wish those two guys (Lasoski and Kinser) would have a bad night.”
As it was, both Lasoski and Kinser battled up front yet again. Kinser got by
Lasoski for second on lap 20, though Lasoski regained the position for good on
lap 28 while Kinser was third. Dean Jacobs posted his first top-five NST finish
with a fourth, while Wayne Johnson was fifth.
Rounding out the top-10 were Jason Meyers, Shane Stewart, Kyle Hirst, Jason
Solwold and Travis Rilat.
Even with the lead, Kaeding was aware it was anything but safe with Kinser
breathing down his neck late.
“You can’t ever count Steve out,” Kaeding said. “That’s why he’s The King.”
Kinser, meanwhile, had his hands full both with his tires and Lasoski.
“I just didn’t make it,” Kinser said. “There’s not much to tell. They laid
rubber. I killed my tires and got real loose. Again.”
Lasoski, who maintained the NST points lead, enjoyed the battle with Kinser.
“It was a really good battle,” Lasoski said. “After Tim got by I tried to
shorten the track, because it wasn’t doing any good to follow. That let Steve
get by. But it was a great race. The guys here did a great job and made a great
track.”
For Jacobs, his first top-five was the latest stroke of good news. Car owner
Lonny Parsons, hit by a water truck Aug. 5, was released from the hospital last
Friday and is back at home near Des Moines, Iowa.
“He was at the shop quite a while today,” said Jacobs, who continues to fill in
for the injured Tim Shaffer. “He’s going to his doctor in Des Moines. We got to
see him finally, and we got to see that he’s doing well. He’s back to the Lonny
I knew.”
On the track, Jacobs was back to the driver fans have come to know over the
years.
“We finally had a decent run,” he said. “We made a lot of changes, and went to
Pro Shocks. Tim and I are night and day different. It feels real nice. We’ve got
a new crew guy, and that’s working out. I thought I was going to get Danny and
Steve at the end there.”
Trophy dashes were won by Lasoski and Paul McMahan, with Lasoski choosing to
start on the inside pole for the 30-lap main event. McMahan’s night came an end
on lap 8 in the main when he tangled with a lapped car and flipped multiple
times on the frontstretch. He was uninjured.
Heat races were won by Kerry Madsen, Jonathan Allard and Rilat. Jason Solwold,
celebrating his 31st birthday, was the fastest of 26 qualifiers with a time of
14.487 seconds, his series-leading seventh fast time of the year. All 26 cars
raced the main event.
For Kaeding, the win was a nice bounce back from a tough night Saturday at the
Knoxville Nationals, where he spun on the first lap.
“We’ll take this win and enjoy it, just like we would have with a Knoxville
win,” said Kaeding, who proclaimed how much he loved his car upon climbing out
in victory lane. “That’s how our year has been. When we’re bad, we’re 10th or
worse. When we’re good, we’re top-three and can win on any given night.”
NST teams next compete at Billings Motorsports Park in Billings, Mont. for an
Aug. 18-19 doubleheader.
Junction Motor Speedway National Sprint Tour results
August 14, 2006
McCool Junction, Nebraska
Qualifying Results
1 JASON SOLWOLD R19 14.487
2 STEVE KINSER 11 14.576
3 DANNY LASOSKI 83 14.774
4 PAUL McMAHAN 20 14.890
5 SHANE STEWART 26 14.926
6 JASON SIDES 7S 14.935
7 DEAN JACOBS 6 15.023
8 Kyle Hirst 99 15.079
9 BRIAN PAULUS 28 15.091
10 Wayne Johnson 14AJ 15.092
11 TIM KAEDING 11K 15.126
12 Ricky Logan 55 15.211
13 KERRY MADSEN 11H 15.252
14 Jonathan Allard O 15.327
15 Travis Rilat 29 15.405
16 Trever Green 11AU 15.478
17 Chad Hillier 5 15.500
18 JASON MEYERS 14 15.520
19 Seth Brahmer 13 15.850
20 Robert Ballou 12 16.020
21 Jamie McDonald 3NZ 16.056
22 Bryan Gosel 6G 16.522
23 Kellen Love 71X 16.851
24 Mike Chadd 4 16.884
25 Tony Kaus 3K 16.895
26 Don Stoutner 57 -.---
Heat One Finish
1 KERRY MADSEN 11H
2 Trever Green 11AU
3 Wayne Johnson 14AJ
4 JASON SOLWOLD R19
5 PAUL McMAHAN 20
6 DEAN JACOBS 6
7 Seth Brahmer 13
8 Bryan Gosel 6G
9 Tony Kaus 3K
Heat Two Finish
1 Jonathan Allard O
2 SHANE STEWART 26
3 STEVE KINSER 11
4 Chad Hillier 5
5 TIM KAEDING 11K
6 Kyle Hirst 99
7 Robert Ballou 12
8 Kellen Love 71X
9 Don Stoutner 57
Heat Three Finish
1 Travis Rilat 29
2 JASON MEYERS 14
3 Ricky Logan 55
4 DANNY LASOSKI 83
5 JASON SIDES 7S
6 BRIAN PAULUS 28
7 Mike Chadd 4
8 Jamie McDonald 3NZ
Dash One Finish
1 DANNY LASOSKI 83
2 TIM KAEDING 11K
3 DEAN JACOBS 6
4 JASON SOLWOLD R19
5 SHANE STEWART 26
6 BRIAN PAULUS 28
Dash Two Finish
1 PAUL McMAHAN 20
2 JASON SIDES 7S
3 Kyle Hirst 99
4 STEVE KINSER 11
5 Wayne Johnson 14AJ
6 Ricky Logan 55
A-Feature Line-Up
83 - 20
11K - 7S
6 - 99
R19 - 11
26 - 14AJ
28 - 55
11H - 0
29 - 11AU
5 - 14
13 - 12
3NZ - 6G
71X - 4
3K - 57
A-Feature Finish
1 TIM KAEDING 11K
2 DANNY LASOSKI 83
3 STEVE KINSER 11
4 DEAN JACOBS 6
5 Wayne Johnson 14AJ
6 JASON MEYERS 14
7 SHANE STEWART 26
8 Kyle Hirst 99
9 JASON SOLWOLD R19
10 Travis Rilat 29
11 Jonathan Allard O
12 KERRY MADSEN 11H
13 Chad Hillier 5
14 Robert Ballou 12
15 JASON SIDES 7S
16 Ricky Logan 55
17 Seth Brahmer 13
18 Mike Chadd 4
19 Jamie McDonald 3NZ
20 Trever Green 11AU
21 Kellen Love 71X
22 BRIAN PAULUS 28
23 Tony Kaus 3K
24 PAUL McMAHAN 20
25 Bryan Gosel 6G
26 Don Stoutner 57
Points after McCool Junction
1 Danny Lasoski 2290
2 Steve Kinser 2226
3 Tim Kaeding 2196
4 Jason Meyers 2072
5 Jason Solwold 1959
6 Paul McMahan 1867
7 Jason Sides 1852
8 Shane Stewart 1676
9 Brian Paulus 1560
10 Tim Shaffer 1092
11 Kerry Madsen 987
12 Lucas Wolfe 960
13 Dean Jacobs 663
14 Lance Dewease 458
Close racing expected to continue in
McCool Junction
By Craig Murphy
McCOOL JUNCTION, Neb. – Danny Lasoski was the center of attention Saturday night
at the Knoxville Nationals.
On Monday, Aug. 14, Lasoski and the other stars of the National Sprint Tour
resume their battle for the inaugural NST title with a show at Junction Motor
Speedway in McCool Junction.
Lasoski started last Saturday night in the B-main at Knoxville Raceway, and
stormed his way into the fourth and final transfer spot.
Along the way, Lasoski made contact with fellow NST driver Kerry Madsen. The
contact sent Madsen, fifth at the time, flipping in turn 4. Many eyes will be on
the two drivers to see if Saturday’s fireworks will be reignited at Junction
Motor Speedway.
Lasoski later made contact with nephew Brian Brown in the battle for the last
transfer spot, spinning in the process. After the two drivers nearly made
contact several times under yellow, Lasoski got by on the restart to move into
the A-main, which took place after a family feud ensued in the pits.
Once the 30-lap main event started, four-time Nationals winner Lasoski moved
through the field to post a fourth place showing.
Other drivers at McCool Junction will include Jason Meyers, fifth at Knoxville,
and 12-time Nationals champion Steve Kinser, who was sixth on Saturday.
An all-star cast of drivers such as Tim Kaeding, Jason Solwold, Jason Sides,
Paul McMahan, Brian Paulus, Shane Stewart and Dean Jacobs will be joining them
Monday night.
Heading into McCool Junction, Danny Lasoski has parlayed seven wins and
consistency into the points lead. One of those wins came in the most recent NST
race, Aug. 6 at Hagerstown Speedway in Hagerstown, Md.
However, the lead is anything but safe with two Steve Kinser Racing drivers
charging hard.
Steve Kinser and Kaeding have been swapping positions regularly both on the
track and in points recently. Kaeding has a series-leading 11 wins on the season
to date while Kinser has 4 wins.
Kaeding and Lasoski have swapped the points lead back and forth a few times,
with consistently strong finishes allowing Lasoski to take the lead back last
month. Lasoski has finished in top-10 every race this year but one, and has a 63
point lead over Kinser.
Grandstand admission for the race will be $30 for adults, $15 for children ages
6-12, and free for children 5 and under. Advance tickets are available by
calling 402-773-5538 ext. 9. Tickets will also be available at the track on the
day of the race.
For more information on the National Sprint Tour, please visit
www.nationalsprinttour.com. For
more information on Junction Motor Speedway, visit
www.junctionmotorspeedway.com.
Lasoski center of attention after eventful
night at Knoxville
By Craig Murphy
KNOXVILLE, Iowa – Danny Lasoski didn’t win Saturday night’s 46th annual Super
Clean Knoxville Nationals, but he still created quite the buzz.
Lasoski, a four-time winner of the event, steadily marched through the 24-car
field after starting shotgun for the 30-lap event.
But that isn’t half the story.
The real story, the one that led to a scuffle with his own dad in the pits, was
Lasoski’s moves to grab the fourth and final transfer spot out of the B-main.
Lasoski was set to start 20th in the B-main, but had to start last in that race
after jumping the initial start. The winner of 88 feature events at the famed
Iowa half-mile made a furious charge through the field.
In the closing laps, he made others furious.
With six laps to go, Lasoski closed on Kerry Madsen, who himself was reeling in
Brian Brown for the final transfer spot.
In turn 3, Lasoski bumped Madsen in the left rear. The contact sent Madsen over
the turn 4 berm, at which point the patriotic-themed Selma Shell car flipped.
“I just got taken out,” said Madsen, who was uninjured. “There were six laps to
go, and I was catching Brian (Brown). The guy behind me had the opportunity to
take me out, and he did.
“It’s a big disappointment we didn’t make the main event,” Madsen added. “It’s
disappointing being taken out of our chance at the biggest race of the year. Oh
well, there’s next year.”
Lasoski, who was not penalized for the contact, had more to come.
On the restart, Lasoski and Brown – his nephew – made contact in turn 3, which
sent Lasoski spinning. Under yellow, Lasoski and Brown repeated made gestures
and tried hitting each other.
Lasoksi maintained fifth – much to the displeasure of the already upset crowd –
and got by Brown on the next restart to grab the final transfer spot behind Jeff
Shepard, Shane Stewart and Terry McCarl.
“It was just good, fun family racing,” Brown said. “I agree I turned down on
him. I admit it 150 percent. I was trying to make the Knoxville Nationals. I was
fading, and he was coming on. I was trying to slow his charge and protect my
ground.”
Lasoski wasn’t exactly apologetic after the incidents, and was yelled at by his
irate father George in the pits as plenty of pushing and shoving ensued.
While Donny Schatz and Joey Saldana battled up front for the $140,000 top prize,
Lasoski and Steve Kinser rolled through the A-main field from the back.
The initial start was brought back after Jason Solwold came to a stop in turn 3.
It appeared Solwold slowed slightly before being hit by Kaley Gharst.
“He hit me,” a disgusted Solwold fumed. “It was his inexperience, especially in
a big race. We were way better than (Friday) night. I was just snake bit by some
kid.”
On the restart, Tim Kaeding spun in turn 4 after avoiding contact with another
car.
“I just screwed up,” Kaeding said. “I tried to turn back across the track and
spun. That’s all she wrote. I spun and spun and spun. We just keep making
mistakes, one after another. I just wanted to finish decent. I made the show,
that’s all that matters.”
Jason Meyers ran third a good portion of the race as Saldana and Schatz battled
up front. Schatz ended up finally taking his first Nationals win after four
runner-up finishes. Behind Schatz were Saldana, Jason Johnson, Lasoski, Meyers
and Kinser.
“I’ve been working a lot on my patience,” Schatz said. “Joey set a real good
pace there. It’s awesome to be able to race with him. This is the biggest
chapter of my life right here.”
While Schatz was jubilant in victory lane, Lasoski quickly talked with his crew
before trying to take off.
“I don’t want to talk,” snapped Lasoski, who had a heated exchange with another
family member before leaving.
Lasoski’s crew was in good spirits after gaining 20 spots each in the B- and
A-mains.
“We just needed more laps,” crew member Steven Tiner said. “We came up as far as
we could go. We were expecting to win the deal (after the B-main). We knew we
could win with Danny. He runs this place so well. We wouldn’t have been as
confident elsewhere.”
Meyers was hoping for more than fifth.
“It’s disappointing,” he said. “We kind of got tight. I made a couple of
mistakes and it cost us. Everyone on the crew did a great job. We had a third
place car. I made two little mistakes. When you get to dicing with people, it
takes away your momentum. Since my car was tight, that screwed me up.”
Meyers wasn’t surprised when one of the mistakes let Lasoski slip by late.
“You can always look for Danny on the bottom,” Meyers said. “It’s nothing new.”
Kinser, the 12-time Nationals winner, moved up well early before ending up
sixth.
“I caught the middle and got up through the field, but I killed the tires doing
it,” Kinser said. “I should of went to the bottom and stayed there. I could have
been third, but that happens. I got in the wrong place.”
Stewart finished 17th after his strong performance in the B-main.
“We had a way better car than (17th), I tell you,” he said. “I messed up on the
second lap going into turn 3, and that killed my momentum. After that, I was
trying to keep from getting lapped. We had a better car, but we didn’t have
anything to show for it.”
Other NST finishers in the main event were Paul McMahan (11th), Kaeding (14th),
and Brian Paulus (23rd). Solwold was credited with 24th.
Paulus was okay after slamming the wall on the frontstretch.
“I broke the axle off turn 4, and spun around,” he said. “We lost our brakes a
couple of laps before, but they started to come back.”
Six NST drivers locked into Knoxville
Nationals
By Craig Murphy
KNOXVILLE, Iowa – Two National Sprint Tour drivers wouldn’t mind making
Saturday’s 46th annual Super Clean Knoxville Nationals at Knoxville Raceway a
Jason and Jason show.
Jason Solwold finished third in Friday’s A-scramble, while Jason Meyers took
sixth. Combined with points previously accrued, Meyers will start fourth on
Saturday and Solwold will roll off eighth. Donny Schatz, who finished second in
the scramble, will start on pole with Joey Saldana alongside. Another Jason,
Jason Johnson, starts third.
Meyers and his team tried a new setup Friday, and learned from that experiment.
“The car was not as good as we wanted it to be,” Meyers said. “We know that’s
not the setup to use. We were just trying something different. It all just
depends on the track. You never know.”
Meyers is looking forward to Saturday’s 30-lap main event, which pays $140,000
to win.
“I’m very optimistic,” he said. “We have a good car, and a good team. I’m
looking forward to it.”
As strong as Schatz has looked, Meyers knows nothing is guaranteed until the
checkered flag falls on Saturday.
“We still have 30 laps to go,” Meyers said. “Anything can happen.”
Solwold is hoping his car is better Saturday night.
“We’ve got to our car right,” Solwold said. “We changed it all around. Hopefully
we can get it right. It’s squatting on the right rear. Hopefully we can get it
figured out.”
A consistent grumble among those in Wednesday’s qualifying show was how the
track was wider and racier on Thursday.
“The track was 20 feet narrower (Wednesday) than it was today,” Solwold said
following Friday’s race. “That’s the problem with two different nights. We
didn’t have a good track Wednesday. You couldn’t pass. That beat us up in the
points. I’m not sure I like the points format. It sucks.”
Solwold’s team changed motors following Wednesday’s program, and Solwold saw
improvement on Friday.
“Our car was a little better,” he said. “We changed motors. It seemed like we
were running better. I think we just missed something tonight. Hopefully the
track stays nice and wide Saturday.”
Other NST drivers locked into Saturday’s main event are Tim Kaeding (12th),
Brian Paulus (14th), Paul McMahan (17th) and 12-time Nationals champion Steve
Kinser (19th).
Shane Stewart is among those who will have to advance through Saturday’s B-main
to start the A-main. Stewart was third in Friday’s B-scramble, and will start
fourth in Saturday’s 22-lap B-main. The top four transfer into the main event.
Stewart’s team had to change motors following Wednesday’s action.
“We were a little better tonight,” Stewart said Friday night. “We’re trying to
get a good balance. We’re getting close. We’ve got our work cut out for us.
Watching Donny Schatz tonight helped. The lower line is the place to be, if you
can make your car work there. That’s where I’ll have to be tomorrow.”
Stewart feels he’ll be able to transfer out of the B.
“We have as good a chance as anyone,” he said. “I’ve started 16th in the B and
made it out before. If I can get to the A, I know I’ll pass some cars.”
Joining Stewart in the B-main will be Kerry Madsen and four-time Nationals
champion Danny Lasoski, who will start 18th and 20th, respectively. Madsen also
finished eighth in Friday’s Factory Value Parts World Challenge, while McMahan
was fifth.
Madsen faced an uphill battle after clocking in 42nd quick on Thursday.
“We just dropped the ball,” he said. “If the track is wide enough tomorrow, we
can use our lane.”
Jason Sides starts sixth in the C-main, while Dean Jacobs starts second in the
D-main.
McMahan remembers his racing roots
By Craig Murphy
KNOXVILLE, Iowa – Regardless of how he finishes Saturday in the 46th annual
Super Clean Knoxville Nationals, you can expect National Sprint Tour driver Paul
McMahan to spend time with fans.
Especially the young fans.
That’s because McMahan, who drives the Tony Stewart Motorsports #20 Bass Pro
Shop car, remembers his past.
McMahan, now 35, remembers going up to drivers after races and asking for
autographs as a child.
“I remember getting autographs and putting drivers up on pedestals,” said
McMahan, who starts Saturday’s 30-lap main event 17th. “One driver didn’t give
me an autograph, and it really hurt me. I don’t want to be like him.”
McMahan raced quarter midgets as a child. He competed in the prestigious Grand
Nationals four times, winning it in 1981 and finishing second twice. One of
those runner-up finishes came in 1979, when he lost to Jeff Gordon.
“Twenty five years ago, I won the 1981 Grand Nationals,” McMahan recalled. “It
is the Knoxville Nationals for quarter midgets. When I was a kid, there was just
the one race instead of the three they have now.”
The 2006 Dirt Grand Nationals are taking place this week at Grays Harbor Mini
Raceway in Elma, Wash. Arrangements were made for McMahan to be the main speaker
for the event. McMahan’s call over cell phone from Knoxville on Wednesday was
broadcast over the track’s PA system to the hundreds of racers and parents on
hand.
“Parents are getting more serious now about their kids’ sports,” McMahan said.
“I reminded them this is for the kids. It’s about them having a good time, win
or lose.
“It was kind of cool,” he added. “My uncle was there, and people I raced against
were there with their own kids. I appreciate them keeping the sport going.”
McMahan has maintained friendships over the years with drivers like Gordon and
Lonnie Rush Jr., both of whom he raced against growing up.
McMahan is constantly reminded of his start in racing.
“I have a flood of memories any day with racing,” he said. “I remember my first
Grand Nationals. There were 700 cars, with miles of trailers and motorhomes.”
Speaking to quarter midget racers hit home for McMahan, whose 11-year-old son
Brayden has been racing quarter midgets for three years.
“He’s only done 10 races because we’re on the road so much,” McMahan said. “He’d
rather go with me and watch me race than go to the track without me. That’s our
time together. We have more fun doing that. It almost brings a tear to my eye
every time I push him off. I get a little choked up. It’s the coolest feeling.”
Another cool feeling for McMahan is winning, which dates back to his youth.
“I won a lot of races in quarter midgets,” he said. “I want to win every race.
That was my goal when I was 5 as well.”
Fast forward to this weekend, and McMahan is looking forward to Saturday’s big
show.
“That’s the biggest thing is we’re in the A-main Saturday,” McMahan said. “If
you’re 21st, it’s worse than being 17th. I’ve got the team. I think a top-5 is
realistic. Steve Kinser won it once from 14th. Strange things can happen.
“(Crew chief) Jimmy Carr has won here four times,” McMahan added. “Anything can
happen. You’ve got to have a little bit of luck.”
Not only did McMahan share time to speak with young racers, he does other things
as well.
“Some drivers think they don’t need to take the time out,” he said. “Anything I
can do to help anyone, it’s no skin off my back. I try to help everyone.”
McMahan and wife Jan have been having silent auctions this week to benefit Tim
Shaffer, and souvenir trailers have donation jars out for the late Fred
Brownfield, who founded the NST.
“We’re a big family,” McMahan said. “That’s what we do for each other. I was
hurt here (at Knoxville ) a couple of years ago, and guys like Joey Saldana and
Daryn Pittman put out boxes for me. We asked teams, both with the NST and World
of Outlaws, if they had old parts to donate for the auction.”
Knoxville Nationals notes August 10
By Craig Murphy
KNOXVILLE, Iowa – National Sprint Tour co-owner Lonny Parsons could be released
on Friday from Geisinger Medical Center in Danville , Pa.
Tim Shaffer, who drove the Parsons-owned Casey’s General Stores #6 car until
being injured at Knoxville Raceway in June, noted Parsons’ injured lung has been
healed.
Parsons, 65, was injured Aug. 5 at Selinsgrove Speedway in Selinsgrove , Pa.
when he was hit by a water truck while crossing into the infield.
“He has an irregular heartbeat,” Shaffer said Thursday evening at Knoxville .
“They should release him probably tomorrow. We’ve had a couple of crazy months.”
No pressure: Kraig Kinser was behind the wheel of a green Quaker State #1K Maxim
on Thursday. Kinser and Tim Kaeding were both entered in Thursday’s qualifying
program.
Kinser didn’t show nervousness about driving a car that looks much like his
dad’s after not driving a Sprint car in about six months.
“No, not at all,” Kraig said when asked about being nervous. “It’s just another
race. This is a car we brought on a third trailer. It just comes here and then
goes back home.”
Kraig liked the feeling of being back in the car.
“I feel pretty confident,” he said. “I didn’t know what it was going to be like.
I sat in it, and got pumped up. It’s good to have Quaker State on the car. I’m
glad my dad was able to put a third car together. It’s a stress on the two
teams. Tim’s running good, and dad’s running pretty good.”
New schemes: Various cars have special paint schemes this weekend at the
Knoxville Nationals.
NST driver Brian Paulus and #28 car owner Dawne Pender take credit for starting
the special paint scheme craze at Knoxville .
“We started it back in 2000 with the salad car,” Pender said. “The first one was
airbrushed, then the next year was graphics. When you can do graphics with a
salad, it’s unbelievable. We would like to have a sponsor to do something like
that with again.”
Paulus said the scheme was designed for the Nationals, but it could run again.
“When we first did the salad, it was going to be once,” Paulus said. “But people
demanded it, so we ran it more. Every year we’re known to do something like
this. Now a lot of others do it, too.”
Another car with a different look was the #11H car driven by Kerry Madsen and
crew chiefed by Sonny Kratzer. The usual orange and blue was replaced by a
patriotic American flag and bald eagle scheme.
“It’s just time to be patriotic,” said Kratzer, who teamed with Shadow Graphics
out of Indianapolis to do the work. “It took about two days to do it. We will
use it in a couple of other places, like Hanford and probably one other place.
“There is a lot of talk about war, so I thought it was time to run this,” added
Kratzer, who spent four years in the Marine Corps. “Maybe the troops need a
little support.”
Three NST drivers in top-five Thursday at
Knoxville
By Craig Murphy
KNOXVILLE, Iowa – The supporting cast stepped up big during Thursday’s
qualifying night at Knoxville Raceway for Saturday’s 46th annual Super Clean
Knoxville Nationals.
A night after National Sprint Tour points leader Danny Lasoski and 12-time
Nationals champion Steve Kinser struggled, it was the next generation of NST
stars putting on strong shows Thursday.
Tim Kaeding finished second in the 25-lap feature, with Jason Meyers third.
Brian Paulus made it three in the top-five with his fifth place effort. Paul
McMahan battled up front in the first half of the race before finishing 9th, one
spot behind Kerry Madsen.
After the two qualifying nights at Knoxville , Meyers is in fourth position.
Jason Solwold is 9th, Kaeding 12th, Paulus 14th, McMahan 17th, and Steve Kinser
19th. The top-20 are locked into Saturday’s $140,000-to-win 30-lap main event.
Kaeding finished second to Jason Johnson on Thursday. Kaeding started second,
fell back to fourth early, then came on strong in the middle part of the race to
reclaim second.
“We had a little bit of a motor problem at the start,” said Kaeding, driving for
the Steve Kinser Racing team that won last year’s Knoxville Nationals with Kraig
Kinser. “It stumbled when we got up high, then it cleared up. We had a second or
third place car.”
As he has the whole season, Kaeding gave credit to his crew.
“I’ve got a great crew,” he said. “Everyone on the team is great. I just try to
make sure I don’t hit the wall.”
By the end, Kaeding was willing to accept second.
“We were good,” he said. “We were too loose there at the end. I just tried to
keep it in one piece. This makes me ecstatic.”
Meyers gave credit to both his crew and also the track crew, which made the
racing surface wider and more useable than on Wednesday.
“I give those guys all the credit in the world,” Meyers said of the track crew.
“It was wide up on the fence, and there was the bottom. That’s what Knoxville is
known for.”
On a lap 16 restart, Meyers fell to sixth, then gained two spots a lap later.
With six laps to go, Meyers got by Paulus for third.
“I tried going on the bottom on the restart and missed it, then the next lap
they missed the bottom so I got the spot back,” Meyers said.
Much of the race looked like an NST race with NST drivers swapping positions.
“The NST guys did a great job,” Meyers said. “It shows what they’re made of.
They’re a great group of guys. You’re only as good as the guys you race against,
and we race against the best.”
Paulus also likes the guys he races against on a regular basis.
“We all race each other clean, which makes it easy to race with them,” Paulus
said. “We look out for each other.”
Paulus was happy with his first top-five in a Knoxville qualifying feature, and
said being locked into the top-20 met the team’s goal.
“I thought we had it won there for a while,” Paulus said. “If I could have kept
it on the bottom, I would have had it.”
Despite falling at the end, McMahan held on for a solid 9th place finish.
“We’ll take a top-10,” he said. “The track was the way it should have been for
all of qualifying. I was so tight there at the end I couldn’t do nothing. Guys
would pass me, and I couldn’t turn back under them.”
Other NST drivers have their work cut out for them. Shane Stewart is 27th in
points, Madsen is 38th and four-time Nationals champion Lasoski is 40th. Jason
Sides and Dean Jacobs are 47th and 76th, respectively.
Kraig Kinser made contact with another car and damaged his front wing during his
heat race, then finished 10th in the B-main. The defending event champion,
driving a third Kinser Racing car, is mired in 54th in points. He is also
practicing and racing in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series the next two nights.
“I don’t know what we’re going to do now,” he said. “I wish we had run better.
It’s tough to just come out cold like that. I’ve got to be with the truck
(Friday).”
Friday’s racing at Knoxville , set to kick off at 7:15 p.m., starts with five
heat races for non-qualified drivers. There are then three features for those
drivers, followed by three scrambles contested by drivers already qualified for
Saturday’s C-main, B-main and A-main. Twenty cars are locked into each of those
mains, with the top-10 in each main participating in scrambles that will
determine starting line-ups for Saturday.
Friday’s racing also includes the Factory Value Parts World Challenge, an
invitational event that has no bearing on Saturday’s races.
Parsons recovering after scary incident at
Selinsgrove
By Craig Murphy
National Sprint Tour co-owner Lonny Parsons and his family had already had a
trying year.
Parsons’ wife and brother both passed away earlier this year.
In June Tim Shaffer, who drove the Parsons-owned Casey’s General Stores car on
the NST circuit, was injured in a vicious crash at Knoxville Raceway. Shaffer
continues to recover, while good friend Dean Jacobs has been filling in.
Saturday afternoon, it seemed another tragedy had hit when Parsons was struck by
a water truck at Selinsgrove Speedway in Selinsgrove, Pa.
Parsons, 65, was crossing the track into the infield at turn 4 shortly after 4
p.m. when he was struck by a water truck that was working the track. The impact
launched Parsons, who landed about 25 feet down the track. The impact could be
heard clearly in the line waiting to get into the pits, which had opened a short
time earlier.
Parsons was airlifted by helicopter to Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pa.
That was the facility that treated NASCAR great Bobby Allison after his
career-ending crash at Pocono in 1988.
Shaffer said that Parsons was doing better by Saturday evening with a cracked
cheekbone and partially collapsed lung. Parsons also had cuts in his face, and
bruises on his knees and back.
Still, Shaffer and everyone else were thankful injuries weren’t worse.
“We already had one miracle here,” Shaffer said.
Jacobs saw the incident, and was also relieved his friend was doing well.
“They did an MRI from head to toe, and nothing was wrong,” Jacobs said Saturday
night. “That’s a miracle. I saw the whole thing. It was just an accident. I
thought he was gone.”
At Hagerstown Speedway in Maryland Sunday afternoon, Jacobs said Parsons
continued to improve.
“He has a cracked cheekbone and a small hole in the lung,” Jacobs reported.
“That should be healed by the end of the day. He’s in good shape. He’s in real
good spirits. If the lung heals like it has been, he could be released (Aug. 7).
“Tim and (crew chief) Adam Kinnear were there with him,” Jacobs added. “They
said Lonny was joking.”
Jacobs shook his head when thinking about all the Parsons family has been
through this year.
“Some of that stuff was kind of expected, but Tim’s deal and this deal (with
Lonny) you don’t expect,” he said.
Kinnear and Shaffer came to Hagerstown after spending part of Sunday with
Parsons.
“He sat up and ate lunch in a chair,” Kinnear said. “He’s talking, and is in
pretty good spirits. He was upset because he couldn’t have his cigarettes.”
Neither Kinnear nor Shaffer would be surprised to see Parsons, who lives near
Knoxville in Urbandale, Iowa, at the Nationals this weekend.
“I would expect him to be there at least one day,” Kinnear said. “It was a real
relief to see him doing well. He was in good spirits (Saturday), and looked much
better (Sunday).”
Lasoski looks for more success at
Knoxville Nationals
By Craig Murphy
There’s an easy way to get a warm smile out of Danny Lasoski.
All you have to do is mention the words “1998 Knoxville Nationals” and ‘The
Dude’ lights up like a Christmas tree.
Lasoski’s success at the ½-mile Knoxville Raceway is well-documented. To date,
he has 88 feature wins at the famed Iowa dirt track. Before becoming a touring
driver, Lasoski won seven track titles at Knoxville.
And then there are the four Knoxville National crowns, the first of which came
in 1998 when Lasoski was in his first year of driving the Roth Motorsports entry
owned by Dennis and Teresa Roth. The pairing led to 34 wins over a three year
period, including that first Knoxville title.
“THAT was special,” Lasoski said fondly of the 1998 win. “To me, that 1998 win
is the highlight of my career, and it is the highlight of Dennis’ career. I’ve
been fortunate to win the race again since, but there’s nothing that compares to
your first.”
After driving the Roth entry for three seasons, Lasoski moved to the Tony
Stewart Motorsports operation. Though there were certainly some high points
including three more Knoxville National titles, bitter feelings last season led
to a well-publicized falling out.
“It’s no secret that last year was a disaster for us,” Lasoski said. “But I
always have the desire to be the best. We were third at the Nationals last year,
and the way our season was going, that was a moral victory for us.”
For 2006, Lasoski reunited with Roth Motorsports. Though the team is totally new
compared to who was there in 2000, the Roths are still on board.
“Dennis and Teresa are more like family than car owners to me,” Lasoski said.
“Long after I step out of the cockpit, I hope it stays that way. We stayed good
friends over the years, even when I was no longer driving for them.”
Throughout the season, Lasoski has talked about the importance of having a team
that believes in him, and vice versa.
The results speak for themselves: Lasoski leads the NST points and notched his
seventh win of the season Sunday in Hagerstown, Md. More impressively, Lasoski
has finished in the top-10 in all 28 races this year but one.
As great as the season has been for Lasoski and the Roth outfit, he considers it
merely a warm-up.
“I’ve heard others say it and I agree: every race we run prior to Knoxville is
just practice,” Lasoski said. “There is only one race, and that’s Knoxville.”
Lasoski is at a lost to explain his continued success over the years at
Knoxville, where the 46th annual Super Clean Knoxville Nationals take place
Saturday evening. Racing kicks off Wednesday night with qualifying races.
“I really don’t know,” Lasoski said when asked to explain his success there. “I
watched races there as a kid. Knoxville has the greatest fans in the world, and
it’s the greatest facility in the world. It’s the best run place from A-Z.”
Traditionally, Knoxville has rewarded drivers and teams with plenty of
experience around the high banks.
“Experience plays a factor at every track,” Lasoski said. “Just look at the
Pennsylvania races with guys like Lance Dewease and Fred Rahmer. But Knoxville
has a tire rule, so there’s no real advantage.”
Though the Knoxville Nationals is the biggest Sprint car race in the world,
Lasoski said his team’s approach won’t waver from the usual.
“Most fans know everybody brings their best stuff for that race,” Lasoski said.
“You’ve got to have luck on your side. For us, it’s a regular race weekend.”
As such, Lasoski doesn’t draw extra confidence for this weekend based on past
success at Knoxville.
“We feel like we’ll be a factor at any track we go to,” Lasoski said. “The
confidence has been there all year, no matter what track we’re at.”
Whenever the big summer races like Knoxville approach, thoughts of the 1998
Knoxville Nationals float in Lasoski’s mind.
“It’s real hard not to think about it when the month of money comes up,” Lasoski
said. “There’s nothing that compares to that.”
Lasoski takes NST win at Hagerstown
By Craig Murphy
HAGERSTOWN, Md. – Danny Lasoski pulled off a repeat performance Sunday evening,
Aug. 6 in the National Sprint Tour main event at Hagerstown Speedway.
Just as he did earlier at the ½-mile Davenport Speedway, Lasoski led all 30 laps
at the ½-mile Hagerstown track to win.
Now he’s looking for another repeat performance next weekend at the Knoxville
Nationals, an event Lasoski has won four times. Lasoski has a staggering 88 wins
at the Iowa track and seven track titles to his credit.
“We’re going to go and do the best job we can there,” Lasoski said following his
victory over Jason Solwold.
Those two started on the front row, with Solwold looking for a season sweep of
the NST races at Hagerstown after notching his first career NST win at the track
in June.
From the start, Lasoski flexed his muscle. Lasoski took the lead from the start
and motored away from the field.
Solwold started gaining in traffic with 10 laps to go, but Lasoski was still
comfortably in front when Doug Esh stopped on lap 24 after running in fifth most
of the race. A red came out on the restart when contact between Paul McMahan and
Mark Smith sent Smith flipping.
Despite the slowdowns, Lasoski cruised to victory over Solwold in a swap of the
June NST finish at Hagerstown . Rounding out the top-10 were Keith Kauffman, Don
Kreitz, Fred Rahmer, Steve Kinser, McMahan, Todd Shaffer, Shane Stewart and
Lucas Wolfe.
Lasoski’s seventh win of the year gave him a boost in the points, as Kinser is
second in points. Tim Kaeding, third in points, finished a disappointing 13th.
“All night long we had a great car,” Lasoski said. “After we got going I didn’t
see anyone.”
The late yellow and subsequent red didn’t concern Lasoski much.
“All I was concerned with was how much tire we had left,” the winner said.
Solwold took the second place finish in stride.
“I beat him the first time here, he beat me this time,” Solwold said with a
smile of Lasoski. “He was better than us tonight. We’ll take second.”
Solwold will especially take the second after recent bad luck that has plagued
the team.
“It feels real good,” Solwold said. “You’ll have that from time to time, where
you have bad luck. Everyone goes through it. Hopefully we got through it.”
While the late slowdowns allowed him to catch up with Lasoski, Solwold said he
might have had a better chance if the race had stayed green.
“It probably hurt us more than anything,” Solwold said. “Our car was tight after
the red. Hopefully we can have a good run at Knoxville and finish off the rest
of the year strong.”
Trophy dashes were won by Lasoski and Solwold, with Lasoski choosing to start on
the inside pole for the main event.
Heat races were won by Brian Paulus, Solwold and Michael Carber. Kaeding was the
fastest of 28 qualifiers with a time of 19.366 seconds, his second fast time of
the year. The B-main was won by Kerry Madsen.
NST teams left soon after Sunday’s race to travel to Knoxville for four days at
the SuperClean Knoxville Nationals. The 46th annual Knoxville Nationals take
place Saturday, Aug. 12, with preliminary events kicking off Wednesday. The next
NST race is Monday, Aug. 14 at Junction Motor Speedway in McCool Junction , Neb.
National Sprint Tour results at Hagerstown Speedway
Hagerstown, Maryland
August 6, 2006
Qualifying Results
Pos First Last No. Best Tm
1 TIM KAEDING 11K 19.366
2 Keith Kauffman 7 19.476
3 Todd Shaffer 77 19.592
4 Mark Smith 1 19.628
5 Jeff Shepard 4J 19.711
6 Fred Rahmer 22 19.738
7 Don Kreitz 69K 19.804
8 Doug Esh 30 19.929
9 STEVE KINSER 11 19.972
10 Lucas Wolfe 5W 19.986
11 PAUL McMAHAN 20 20.062
12 DANNY LASOSKI 83 20.064
13 Steve Clabaugh 30C 20.119
14 JASON SOLWOLD R19 20.190
15 Craig Keel 9 20.198
16 Alan Cole 35 20.306
17 BRIAN PAULUS 28 20.354
18 Michael Carber 69 20.391
19 SHANE STEWART 26 20.404
20 JASON MEYERS 14 20.407
21 KERRY MADSEN 11H 20.452
22 Lance DeWease 25 20.489
23 Justin Barger 32 20.495
24 JASON SIDES 7S 20.643
25 Jonathan Ericksen 7E 20.653
26 Cody Darrah 89 20.903
27 Scott Lutz 33 21.215
28 DEAN JACOBS 6 21.569
Heat One Finish
1 BRIAN PAULUS, 28
2 Don Kreitz, 69K
3 Lance DeWease, 25
4 Lucas Wolfe, 5W
5 Mark Smith, 1
6 SHANE STEWART, 26
7 TIM KAEDING, 11K
8 Steve Claubaugh, 30C
9 DEAN JACOBS, 6
10 Jonathan Ericksen, 7E
Heat Two Finish
1 JASON SOLWOLD, R19
2 PAUL McMAHAN, 20
3 Doug Esh, 30
4 Jeff Shepard, 4J
5 Keith Kauffman, 7
6 JASON MEYERS, 14
7 Alan Cole, 35
8 Justin Barger, 32
9 Cody Darrah, 89
Heat Three Finish
1 Michael Carber, 69
2 DANNY LASOSKI, 83
3 Craig Keel, 9
4 Todd Shaffer, 77
5 STEVE KINSER, 11
6 Fred Rahmer, 22
7 KERRY MADSEN, 11H
8 JASON SIDES, 7S
9 Scott Lutz. 33
Dash One Finish
1 DANNY LASOSKI, 83
2 Keith Kauffman, 7
3 Fred Rahmer, 22
4 Mark Smith, 1
5 Doug Esh, 30
6 Lucas Wolfe, 5W
Dash Two Finish
1 JASON SOLWOLD, R19
2 STEVE KINSER, 11
3 Don Kreitz, 69K
4 Todd Shaffer, 77
5 PAUL McMAHAN, 20
6 Jeff Shepard, 4J
B-Main Finish
1 KERRY MADSEN, 11H
2 TIM KAEDING, 11K
3 Alan Cole, 35
4 Justin Barger, 32
5 DEAN JACOBS, 6
6 JASON SIDES, 7S
7 Scott Lutz, 33
8 Steve Clabaugh, 30C
9 Jonathan Eriksen, 7E
A-Feature Line-Up
83 - R19
7 - 11
22 - 69K
1 - 77
30 - 20
5W - 4J
11K - 9
28 - 35
69 - 26
14 - 11H
25 - 32
7S - 6
A-Feature Finish
1 DANNY LASOSKI, 83
2 JASON SOLWOLD, R19
3 Keith Kauffman, 7
4 Don Kreitz, 69K
5 Fred Rahmer, 22
6 STEVE KINSER, 11
7 PAUL MCMAHAN, 20
8 Todd Shaffer, 77
9 SHANE STEWART, 26
10 Lucas Wolfe, 5W
11 Jeff Shepard, 5W
12 Craig Keel, 9
13 TIM KAEDING, 11K
14 BRIAN PAULUS, 28
15 Alan Cole, 35
16 JASON SIDES, 7S
17 DEAN JACOBS, 6
18 JASON MEYERS, 14
19 Michael Carber, 69
20 KERRY MADSEN, 11H
21 Justin Barger, 32
22 Lance DeWease, 25
23 Mark Smith, 1
24 Doug Esh, 30
Lance Dewease takes Selinsgrove for the
Posse
By Craig Murphy
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – The battle lines were clearly drawn for the Saturday, Aug. 5
National Sprint Tour race at Selinsgrove Speedway.
In June, PA Posse member Mike Erdley became the first non-NST regular to win an
NST race when he won at Selinsgrove.
On Thursday night, PA Posse veteran Lance Dewease became the second non-NST
regular to win an NST race when he won at Susquehanna Speedway Park.
So coming into Saturday, the PA Posse wanted to defend its home turf and
continue the trend. NST regulars wanted to reclaim supremacy in their own races.
Saturday night, Dewease won his second straight NST race.
Whereas Dewease had to pass Jason Meyers late to win on Thursday, on Saturday no
such drama was needed. Dewease started from pole, took the lead at the start and
was never headed in a race that went caution-free until after the checkered flag
fell on the winner. Dewease held on to beat Steve Kinser by 1.94 seconds. Kinser
also finished second in the June NST Selinsgrove race.
Rounding out the top-10 were points leader Danny Lasoski, Tim Kaeding, Jason
Solwold, Mike Walter, Jeff Shepard, Jason Meyers, Lucas Wolfe and Paul McMahan.
Dewease took home the $10,000 top prize by leading all 25 laps around the ½-mile
track. In the five NST races he has run so far, Dewease has yet to finish lower
than third.
“We had a really good car,” Dewease said. “I was happy with the car all night.
It’s all about keeping your momentum at this track.”
The win was especially gratifying for Dewease because it was at Selinsgrove.
“It feels really good,” he said. “This is one of the harder places for me to
run. This is a tough place for me to race. The track is kind of a momentum deal.
If you have a real good car, you can run all over the place. I knew the bottom
was getting pretty good at the end, but that’s where all the lapped cars were.”
Kaeding started second and initially gave chase before eventually falling to
fourth.
“We were just following (Dewease),” Kaeding said. “We tried to stay with him. I
blistered both rear tires, and lost an inch and a half of stagger. I was just
trying to run my own race. You just have to finish, and run top-five. You just
have to grin and bear it.”
Kinser got by his teammate for second and tried in vain to catch Dewease.
“We were pretty good at the end,” said Kinser, who notched his eighth runner-up
finish of the season. “The car was too tight at the start, and we got too far
behind. When you don’t have any yellows, it’s hard to catch up. I was a little
quicker than him at the end, but you never know. I knew I was running out of
laps.”
Kinser tipped his cap to Dewease and other members of the PA Posse.
“They run here every week,” Kinser said. “They have a lot of good drivers, cars
and fans here.”
Lasoski wasn’t overly disappointed with his finish, as he got by Kaeding in the
closing laps.
“We had a third place car,” Lasoski said. “Dewease had us all covered.”
At one point, Lasoski thought he might be able to get around Kinser.
“Steve’s a great racer,” Lasoski said. “He saw where I was running, and moved to
where I was at.”
Dewease didn’t want to let Kinser get close enough to have to change his line.
“I ran it hard,” Dewease said. “You can’t let up when you have Steve Kinser and
Tim Kaeding behind you. They’ll get by if you let up. The groove was up there
pretty high, but I stayed in the middle. I’ve been so happy with my race car all
week.”
Trophy dashes were won by Kaeding and Dewease, with Dewease choosing to start on
the inside
pole for the main event.
Heat races were won by Jason Sides, TJ Stutts, Todd Shaffer and Shepard. Jason
Solwold was the fastest of 35 qualifiers with a time of 16.944 seconds, his
sixth fast time of the year and second at Selinsgrove. The B-main was won by
McMahan, who took the victory a night after a wreck at Eldora Speedway.
The evening got off to a somber start when longtime car owner Lonny Parsons was
hit by a water truck while crossing into the infield. Parsons, 65, was hit
shortly after 4 p.m. He was airlifted by helicopter to Geisinger Medical Center
in Danville, Pa.
Tim Shaffer, who started the year driving for Parsons but has been recovering
from a June wreck, said Parsons suffered a cracked cheekbone and partially
collapsed lung. Parsons also had cuts in his face and had bruises on his knee
and back, Shaffer said.
Dean Jacobs, who has been filling in for Shaffer, was amazed by how well Parsons
was doing Saturday evening.
“They did an MRI from head to toe, and nothing was wrong,” Jacobs said after his
13th place finish. “They might release him on Sunday. That’s a miracle. I saw
the whole thing. It was just an accident. I thought he was gone.
“It was really tough,” added Jacobs. “Then we got the news he was getting
better, and it took off a heavy weight off my shoulders. I’ve known him for a
long time. There’s not a better guy out here.”
For Shaffer, the news Parsons could be release soon was icing on the cake.
“We already had one miracle here,” he said.
The National Sprint Tour concludes its swing through the Pennsylvania area
Sunday at Hagerstown Speedway in Hagerstown, Md. Following that, NST teams
travel to Knoxville, Iowa for four days at the SuperClean Knoxville Nationals.
The 46th annual Knoxville Nationals take place Saturday, Aug. 13.
Dewease, Layton win NST events at
Susquehanna
By Craig Murphy
NEWBERRYTOWN, Pa. – Earlier in the week, Lance Dewease had talked about how much
he wanted to win a National Sprint Tour race.
Thursday night, Aug. 3, Dewease accomplished the feat at Susquehanna Speedway
Park in Newberrytown, Pa.
Dewease got by polesitter Jason Meyers on lap 18 of the 25-lap main, and
withstood a challenge from Paul McMahan on a late restart to notch the win.
Chad Layton, who finished 17th in the first main event, came back and won the “A
Plus Main,” a 15-lap race that lined up based on a complete inversion of the
first main event’s results.
In the first main event, Dewease battled for many laps with Steve Kinser for
third, then got by Fred Rahmer for second.
As the laps clicked off, Dewease gained slightly on Meyers by running the low
groove as Meyers went high. Following a yellow for Brian Paulus on lap 12,
Meyers and Dewease switched grooves.
After a few attempts, Dewease finally got by on lap 18 as Meyers suddenly found
himself dealing with McMahan. McMahan got by Meyers for second shortly before a
yellow on lap 22 for Alan Cole, but could not mount a strong enough run to get
by Dewease.
Dewease, who became the second member of the PA Posse to win an NST race, was
followed to the line by McMahan, Meyers, Kinser and Rahmer.
“I gave up the lead there,” a disappointed Meyers said about changing lanes. “It
just seems like they were faster than us. We got a little loose there, and Lance
was a little better. The guy with the best car should win.”
Dewease took advantage of a car capable of running multiple grooves.
“The car worked good both high and low,” Dewease said. “We were going on the top
pretty nice. I got a run on (Meyers), and took the lane from him. He should
never have moved down, but we were catching him so he had to.”
Dewease noted the scenario with Meyers is an example of second place being the
prime position.
“When you’re leading, you’re at a disadvantage,” Dewease said. “If you don’t
change your line, you look like a fool. If you do change, you can lose the
lead.”
McMahan, whose season has been filled with frustration, was pleased with his
second place run.
“We were really good,” he said. “I was a little tight around the top, so I just
tried the bottom. I was going to make that bottom work.”
McMahan figured he had a better chance of getting by Dewease without the final
yellow, but will take a second.
“This is a good momentum builder heading into the Knoxville Nationals,” McMahan
said.
A unique one-time format at Susquehanna featured two main events. A regular
schedule of racing was capped by a 25-lap main event, with the regular points
system being used. After Dewease won the first 25-lap main event, cars were
stopped along the frontstretch and teams had about 15 minutes to make changes.
All 22 cars on the lead lap at the end of the first main were inverted for a
second main event, with the two non-lead lap cars starting in the back for the
‘A Plus Main.’ No points were awarded for the second main.
Blane Heimbach and Paulus battled for several laps at the start of the 15-lap
main as top finishers from the first main scrambled for positions in the back.
Paulus briefly took the lead, only to give it up to Layton on lap 5. Layton went
on to post the win over Paulus, Shane Stewart, Lucas Wolfe and Mark Smith.
“It’s awesome,” Layton of the win. “I’m glad to be standing here talking about
it. In the last month we’ve been down. We’ve been struggling. We needed to get
back to running like this team should be running. We were fortunate to have the
second feature.”
Layton was among those liking the inversion idea.
“I think that was a neat deal,” he said. “It was what the fans wanted to see. We
didn’t post a good time in qualifying, so this gave us a chance to show what we
could do when up front.”
Dewease and Meyers liked the idea of inverting, but felt a few tweaks would have
made it better.
“It was really tough to pass out there,” Meyers said. “You really need two lanes
to do something like that.”
Dewease had some suggestions.
“The invert was a good idea, but I don’t like a short race like this to be
inverted,” he said. “You need to have less of an invert like 10 or 12 cars, a
number that we don’t know about beforehand. “Fifteen laps was not enough. You
need laps to come up through the field.”
Trophy dashes were won by Fred Rahmer and Jason Meyers, with Meyers choosing to
start on the inside pole for the 25-lap opening main event.
Heat races were won by Jason Solwold, Todd Schaffer, Jason Sides and Mark
Coldren. Alan Krimes was the fastest of 32 qualifiers with a time of 14.728
seconds. The B-main was won by Krimes.
The National Sprint Tour continues its swing through the Pennsylvania area with
a Saturday, Aug. 5 show at Selinsgrove Speedway in Selinsgrove, Pa. and then a
Sunday, Aug. 6 race at Hagerstown Speedway in Hagerstown, Md.
National Sprint Tour at Susquehanna Speedway Park
Newberrytown, Pennsylvania
August 3, 2006
Qualifying Results
1 Alan Krimes, 87 --- 14.728
2 Lucas Wolfe, 5W --- 14.926
3 Lance Dewease, 25 --- 14.948
4 Tim Kaeding, 11K --- 14.960
5 Keith Kauffman, 7 --- 14.990
6 Paul McMahan, 20 --- 15.039
7 Danny Lasoski, 83 --- 15.056
8 Mark Smith, 1 --- 15.058
9 Kerry Madsen, 11H --- 15.066
10 Jason Meyers, 14 --- 15.079
11 Fred Rahmer, 22 --- 15.081
12 Steve Kinser,11 --- 15.082
13 Jeff Shepard, 4J --- 15.102
14 Don Kreitz Jr, 69K --- 15.156
15 Jason Sides, 7S --- 15.173
16 Brian Paulus, 28 --- 15.175
17 Jason Solwold, R19 --- 15.202
18 Todd Schaffer, 77 --- 15.206
19 Michael Carber, 69 --- 15.215
20 Craig Keel, 9 --- 15.238
21 Shane Stewart, 26 --- 15.240
22 Alan Cole, 35 --- 15.243
23 Chad Layton, 12A --- 15.282
24 Mark Coldren, 07 --- 15.285
25 Dean Jacobs, 6 --- 15.291
26 Blane Heimbach, 12 --- 15.304
27 Cory Haas, 11c --- 15.340
28 Johnny Macnisom, 65 --- 15.402
29 Pat Cooper, 26C --- 15.929
30 Scott Lutz, 33 --- 15.952
31 Cody Darrah, 89 --- 16.001
32 Billy Kimmel, 47 --- 16.195
Heat 1 Finish
1 Jason Solwold, R19
2 Shane Stewart, 26
3 Jeff Shepard, 4J
4 Kerry Madsen, 11H
5 Keith Kauffman, 7
6 Alan Krimes, 87
7 Dean Jacobs, 6
8 Pat Cooper, 26C
Heat 2 Finish
1 Todd Schaffer, 77
2 Jason Meyers, 14
3 Paul McMahan, 20
4 Alan Cole, 35
5 Blane Heimbach, 12
6 Don Kreitz Jr., 69K
7 Lucas Wolfe, 5W
8 Scott Lutz, 33
Heat 3 Finish
1 Jason Sides, 7S
2 Fred Rahmer, 22
3 Danny Lasoski,83
4 Lance Dewease, 25
5 Chad Layton, 12A
6 Cody Darrah, 89
7 Cory Haas, 11C
8 Michael Carber, 69
Heat 4 Finish
1 Mark Coldren, 07
2 Brian Paulus, 28
3 Tim Kaeding, 11K
4 Steve Kinser, 11
5 Mark Smith, 1
6 Johnny Macnisom
7 Billy Kimmel, 47
8 Craig Keel, 9
Dash 1 Finish
1 Fred Rahmer, 22
2 Lance Dewease, 25
3 Keith Kauffman, 7
4 Kerry Madsen, 11H
5 Jeff Shepard, 4J
6 Danny Lasoski, 83
Dash 2 Finish
1 Jason Meyers, 14
2 Steve Kinser, 11
3 Paul McMahan, 20
4 Mark Smith, 1
5 Jason Sides, 7S
6 Tim Kaeding, 11K
B-Main Finish
1 Alan Krimes, 87
2 Lucas Wolfe, 5w
3 Michael Carber, 69
4 Don Kreitz Jr., 69K
5 Craig Keel, 9
6 Scott Lutz, 33
7 Cody Darrah, 89
8 Dean Jacobs, 6
9 Johnny Macnisom, 65
10 Billy Kimmel, 47
11 Pat Cooper, 26C
12 Cory Haas, 11C
A-Feature Line-Up
14 - 22
11 - 25
20 - 7
7S - 11H
1 - 4J
11K - 83
87 - 5W
69K - 28
R19 - 77
69 - 26
35 - 12A
07 - 12
A-Feature Finish
1 Lance Dewease, 25
2 Paul McMahan, 20
3 Jason Meyers, 14
4 Steve Kinser, 11
5 Fred Rahmer, 22
6 Keith Kauffman, 7
7 Danny Lasoski, 83
8 Kerry Madsen, 11H
9 Jason Sides, 7S
10 Alan Krimes, 87
11 Tim Kaeding, 11K
12 Jeff Shepard, 4J
13 Don Kreitz Jr., 69K
14 Michael Carber, 69
15 Jason Solwold, R19
16 Todd Schaffer, 77
17 Chad Layton, 12A
18 Mark Smith, 1
19 Lucas Wolfe, 5W
20 Shane Stewart, 26
21 Blane Heimbach, 12
22 Brian Paulus, 28
23 Mark Coldren, 07
24 Alan Cole, 35
2nd A-Feature Line-Up
28 - 12
26 - 5W
1 - 12A
77 - R19
69 - 69K
4J - 11K
87 - 7S
11H - 83
7 - 22
11 - 14
20 - 25
07 - 35
2nd A-Feature Finish
1 Chad Layton, 12A
2 Brian Paulus, 28
3 Shane Stewart, 26
4 Lucas Wolfe, 5W
5 Mark Smith, 1
6 Todd Schaffer, 77
7 Don Kreitz Jr., 69K
8 Jason Solwold, R19
9 Tim Kaeding, 11K
10 Keith Kauffman, 7
11 Michael Carber, 69
12 Jason Sides, 7S
13 Fred Rahmer, 22
14 Danny Lasoski, 83
15 Lance Dewease, 25
16 Alan Krimes, 87
17 Blane Heimbach, 12
18 Jeff Shepard, 4J
19 Paul McMahan, 20
20 Jason Meyers, 14
21 Mark Coldren, 07
22 Alan Cole, 35
23 Kerry Madsen, 11H
24 Steve Kinser, 11
Rank Driver Points
1 Danny Lasoski 2043
2 Steve Kinser 1993
3 Tim Kaeding 1985
4 Jason Meyers 1902
5 Jason Solwold 1734
6 Jason Sides 1726
7 Paul McMahan 1713
8 Shane Stewart 1500
9 Brian Paulus 1445
10 Tim Shaffer 1092
11 Kerry Madsen 850
12 Lucas Wolfe 840
13 Dean Jacobs 499
14 Lance Dewease 329
Solwold returns to site of first NST win
By Craig Murphy
Based on how he’s been running this year, it would be easy to assume Jason
Solwold had already picked up multiple National Sprint Tour wins this season.
Instead, Solwold heads to Pennsylvania for this weekend’s three-race swing
looking for his second win.
Solwold’s breakthrough win came June 10 at Hagerstown Speedway in Hagerstown,
Md. The NST visits Hagerstown again this Sunday Aug. 6, following a Thursday
race at Susquehanna Speedway Park and a Saturday show at Selinsgrove Speedway.
Needless to say, Solwold is looking forward to the second and final NST stop of
the year at Hagerstown.
“Yes I am,” the Washington state native said. “And I would like to win at more
places besides Hagerstown. I think we put on a good show last time.”
For Sunday’s show, gates open at 4:30 p.m. Hot laps are scheduled to start at
6:30, followed by qualifying and racing. Also on hand will be Late Model
Sportsman racers. General admission tickets are $30, while reserved seats are
$35. Children 12 and under are admitted free.
Solwold and his City Wide Insulation Carnahan Motorsport team had been knocking
on victory lane’s door before finally getting through at Hagerstown in June.
“It felt good,” Solwold said of that first win. “I think maybe it took a little
bit longer than I was hoping. We’d been running good all year, and should have
had a few more wins than that.”
That is also true of the last three races. Each time, Solwold was been running
in the top-five when a problem derailed him. In the last NST race, July 22 at
Fremont Speedway, Solwold was leading when he got swept into an accident.
“Things just haven’t gone exactly our way to win races lately,” Solwold said.
“Hopefully we can get back to Susquehanna, Selinsgrove and Hagerstown, and get
back on track. Maybe we can get some wins.”
There is no doubt in Solwold’s mind his team has the tools to get wins.
“We have started on the front row several times,” he noted. “We haven’t gotten
the job done, whether due to mechanical problems, driver error, or not having
the car right. We just haven’t sealed the deal. We’ve had plenty of
opportunities to win this year, we just haven’t done it. We are capable of
winning races.
“It gets pretty frustrating, but that’s how racing works sometimes,” Solwold
added. “Sometimes you’re on top, sometimes you’re on the bottom. We’ve been
consistent enough to run in the top-five a lot this year, but we should have won
more races. It’s just not our time yet, for some reason. Hopefully before the
end of the year we can get a couple of more wins.”
Solwold realizes his dream of matching the series-leading pace of Tim Kaeding’s
11 wins isn’t unique in the NST pits.
“Everyone else is trying to do the same thing we are,” Solwold said. “Our car
has been fast enough that we could have won some more races. That’s what makes
racing interesting. Tim Kaeding is having an awesome year. It seems like the guy
can’t do anything wrong. It would be nice to be on a streak like that.”
Starting a streak like that this weekend – and getting rid of the recent bad
luck streak – would suit Solwold just fine, thank you very much.
“We will have a little more confidence at Hagerstown because we have won there,”
he said. “It’s a confidence thing, really. It’s a lot easier to come back the
second time around. You know where the lines are. You feel a lot more
comfortable, more so than a place you haven’t been or haven’t run well at
before. Some places we go to we’re never any good, while other places we’re
always contenders.”
Solwold likes the ½-mile Hagerstown Speedway.
“The racing is pretty good there,” Solwold said. “It’s a pretty fast joint. I
seem to be doing better at the bigger tracks than the smaller ones. Last time it
took some rubber, but you could still move around pretty good. It’s a racy
track. You have to be good everywhere, not just on the bottom or the top.
“Hagerstown is a pretty nice place. I like it. It’s a good facility, and the
track is smooth and fast.”
Solwold knows he and the other NST regulars will have a challenge in their last
race before the Knoxville Nationals kick off when facing the always tough PA
Posse.
“There are a lot of good cars out there,” Solwold said. “Some of the racers out
there could win the Nationals. If you go out there, get in a good rhythm and the
confidence is up, it really pays off when going into a big race like the
Knoxville Nationals.”
For more information on Hagerstown Speedway, visit
www.hagerstownspeedway.com or
call 301-582-0640. For more information on the NST, visit
www.nationalsprinttour.com.
PA Posse looks to defend turf again at
Selinsgrove
By Craig Murphy
To date, every National Sprint Tour race but one has been won by an NST regular.
The one exception?
Selinsgrove Speedway in Selinsgrove, Pa. when PA Posse driver Mike Erdley
defeated Steve Kinser in the June 11 NST show.
The NST races at Selinsgrove again on Saturday, Aug. 5.
Erdley is locked in a tight point battle at another area track and won’t be on
hand this weekend.
In his place, other PA Posse members like Lance Dewease are hoping to step up.
Dewease finished third in the June Selinsgrove race, which culminated a
successful week for the veteran racer against NST regulars. Dewease was second
at Susquehanna and third at Hagerstown. The NST races this Thursday (Aug. 3) at
Susquehanna and Sunday (Aug. 6) at Hagerstown.
How nice did it feel to run up front in the NST race at Selinsgrove?
“It feels real good, especially for Mike (Erdley),” Dewease said. “He doesn’t
have many career wins. I know what it means to beat the national guys. We were
pretty good there. I was pretty happy with the run.”
Over the years, it’s been widely known that members of the PA Posse stoutly
defend their home turf.
“It means a lot,” Dewease said. “Just like anything else, it’s pride. Them guys
don’t want to be beat by us, and we don’t want to be beat by them. It worked out
that night with Mike. At the other two tracks we were good as well. I feel we
have good chances at all three tracks this time around. Hopefully we’ll be in
the hunt for the wins.
“I’ve never won an NST race yet, so I want to add it to my portfolio,” Dewease
added. “Steve, Tim Kaeding and Danny Lasoski are all doing good right now.”
It’s not just pride that has locals doing well when national series come to the
area.
“We have the toughest local competition anywhere in the U.S., I feel,” Dewease
said. “We are capable of running up front in those races. We have some tough
competition week in, week out.”
So would PA Posse members compete well if racing across the nation?
“I think we would,” Dewease said. “We would struggle at certain places, when you
get to tracks you don’t know. That would be the biggest disadvantage. Steve
Kinser may have not been somewhere, but he’s been to somewhere similar because
he’s been to so many tracks.
“You go to a new place, and it’s tough just like it is for outsiders coming
here,” Dewease added. “Us top guys would run good and run up front, but there
are nights where we would struggle.”
Erdley won in June despite numerous yellows that slowed the event and allowed
Kinser multiple chances to close back in.
“It was a real good race,” said Selinsgrove promoter Charlie Paige. “Anytime
anybody can hold off Steve Kinser for three or four restarts, it’s definitely a
good show. I think it will be a real good field this time.”
General admission and student ticket prices have been lowered for Saturday’s
event. General admission tickets are $25, while student (age 12-17) tickets are
$15. Children 11 and under are admitted for free. Reserved covered grandstand
seats are $30. Tickets can be purchased on race day or by calling the track at
570-374-2999, with all major credit cards accepted.
Anyone who had previously purchased a general admission ticket can get a $5
refund at the track office.
“For the past several years many fans have been asking us to book a
nationally-sanctioned Sprint car race at Selinsgrove Speedway,” Paige said.
“This year we were fortunate to be able to schedule two national events with the
newly-formed NST. We reduced the general admission and student ticket prices to
make attending one of these special events more affordable.”
Last time through the area, Lasoski won at Susquehanna and Jason Solwold picked
up his first NST win at Hagerstown. Kinser and Kaeding were second and fourth
respectively at Selinsgrove, but struggled the rest of the week.
“We try to win every night, and they’re going to try their best to win too,”
Dewease said. “Steve is hoping to be better than last time, and I’m expecting
Kaeding to be faster this time.”
Selinsgrove fans get a chance to find out Saturday, with racing starting at 7
p.m. PA Posse members and NST drivers will battle for 30 laps around the ½-mile
for the $10,000 top prize.
For more information on Selinsgrove Speedway, visit
www.selinsgrovespeedway.com.
For more information on the NST, visit
www.nationalsprinttour.com.
Sides has successful week in Northwest
By Craig Murphy
So how do you spend a week off from racing?
For Jason Sides, the answer was easy: he spent last week racing.
Sides competed in the Northern Sprint Tour’s Northwest Speedweek, racing five
times in six nights.
Sides, who won the Sedalia National Sprint Tour race in June, drove the Doyle
Harley-Davidson car that had previously been piloted to Northern Sprint Tour
titles by Roger Crockett.
“Paul Silva called a couple of weeks ago, and said they wanted to run the week,”
Sides said after the whirlwind week concluded. “(The Doyles) called him, and
then he called me.”
For Sides, it was the first time racing with the Northern Sprint Tour, a
Northwest-based 360 Sprint series started by Fred Brownfield in 1996.
“I hadn’t run any of the races going into it, but I knew it was going to be a
good car,” Sides said. “It was fun.”
At least, it was fun after a period of adjustment.
“It didn’t start off as well as I would have liked,” Sides said. “I guess I’m
not running a 360 as much as I need to. We spun out a couple of nights. We’re
used to a softer tire (with the 410). It was too hard of a tire, too early.
After the first two nights, we got the car tighter. As the nights went on, we
got better and better.”
The results bear that out. On July 24 at Southern Oregon Speedway in Medford,
Ore., Sides had to run the B-main. He won that race and finished seventh in the
main event.
Northwest Speedweek continued the next night at Cottage Grove Speedway in
Cottage Grove, Ore. Sides again had to advance through the B-main. He again won
that race, and finished third in the main.
The next race was July 26 at Willamette Speedway in Lebanon, Ore. This time
Sides didn’t have to run the B-main. He started the 35-lap main event second,
and was running in that position on lap 25 when the leader got taken out by
lapped cars. Sides went on to take the win.
“That was pretty good for a track I’d never been to or even seen,” Sides said.
“It was a good win for all of us. It helped us out for the week to get a win in
my third night in the car.”
While NASCAR star and Washington native Kasey Kahne got the lion’s share of
attention for running the July 28-29 Evergreen State Sprint Challenge at Grays
Harbor Raceway in Elma, Wash., Sides had two solid nights of racing with
finishes of third (Friday) and second (Saturday).
“It was great both nights,” Sides said of Elma. “We didn’t have the motor
running like we needed to, which hurt us in qualifying. We were 18th in
qualifying the first night and 13th the second night, so we couldn’t get in the
dashes. Still, we had a 15th place start in the first night and finished third,
so it was a good weekend.”
Sides wasn’t awestruck competing against Kahne, who was the Northern Sprint Tour
Rookie of the Year in 1997 and grew up racing at tracks the series raced at last
week.
“He’s no different than any of us,” Sides said of Kahne. “We raced together a
few years ago. It was good to see him again.”
Whether it be Kahne or track regulars like Saturday winner Jay Cole at Elma,
Sides was impressed with the level of competition.
“It’s always fun,” Sides said of racing guys from different parts of the
country. “The competition is good everywhere we go, and it was no exception up
here. Both nights in Elma, Jay Cole was right on the money.”
Sides was disappointed to lose the Northwest Speedweek title by three points to
Steve Kent from California.
“It really was (disappointing),” Sides said. “If we had qualified a little
better at Elma, that would have fixed it. (Kent) was more consistent than us.”
Cottage Grove and Elma are two tracks the National Sprint Tour visits in late
August as part of the Wild, Wild Northwest Tour. Sides isn’t sure how much
knowledge can be applied from last week to those races.
“Maybe the car setup a little bit,” he said. “The weight of the motors is
different, and there’s the added power of the 410. It will be interesting to see
what happens with the softer tires on the 410.”
Before running those shows, Sides will run the Aug. 24 Northern Sprint Tour race
at Elma. The National Sprint Tour races at Elma the next two nights.
Paulus looking forward to racing at home
again
By Craig Murphy
Last month, Brian Paulus finally got reacquainted with the track that started it
all for him.
On Aug. 3, the native of Mechanicsburg, Pa. hopes for better luck at Susquehanna
Speedway Park in Newberrytown, Pa.
Paulus and his fellow National Sprint Tour competitors will take on the famed PA
Posse at Susquehanna before racing Aug. 5 at Selinsgrove Speedway in Selinsgrove
and then Aug. 6 at Hagerstown Speedway in Hagerstown, Md.
Racers will have a 25-lap main event at Susquehanna, followed later by a 15-lap
main.
“It’s always a good deal to have a week to be at home with family and friends,”
Paulus said. “You get to have a home cooked meal and that sort of thing.”
Once away from the dinner table, the three races present Paulus with a chance to
roll down memory lane.
“They are tracks I went to as a kid,” Paulus said. “The first day I ever raced
was at Susquehanna. I idled it around the inside guardrail. Selinsgrove was my
third or fourth track I raced at. They’re tracks I’ve been going to since I was
a little kid. I always enjoyed racing at them. It’s nice to race at them.”
Before the NST raced at Susquehanna in early June – which was converted from a
two-day show to a one-day show due to rain – Paulus said he hadn’t raced there
since 1998.
“It was great,” Paulus said of returning to Susquehanna. “It was one of those
situations where the weather threatened us all weekend. The track conditions
were actually pretty decent considering that. From what I saw, the show was
pretty decent. The local favorites all ran pretty strong. Luckily for us, one of
our guys (Danny Lasoski) won the show.”
Paulus was able to watch the race due to continued bad luck. An engine fire
ended his night early. That was followed by a 13th place run at Hagerstown and a
21st at Selinsgrove.
“There were definitely struggles that weekend,” Paulus said. “We had the engine
fire, then at Hagerstown we were pretty decent until the feature. At Selinsgrove
we broke the motor. We were running well at those races, but had bad results. We
just brush it off and go to the next race.”
The weekend was yet another example of a frustrating season.
“We’ve had a lot of top-10s, but not a top-five yet,” said Paulus, currently 9th
in NST points with 12 top-10 finishes. “We can’t seem to get the car to go. My
confidence is down. We hope to have a night where everything goes perfect. We
know we’re a 7th place or 8th place car, but we want to get into the top-five.
We know we’re fast enough to be up there, we just need to get up there.
“I think it’s mental as much as anything else,” Paulus added as to what’s been
holding himself and the team back. “We struggled so much early in the year, and
couldn’t get things figured out. We went through some employees. We were 15th,
then we got into the top-10.”
Paulus is hopeful a trip home is exactly what’s needed to get some top-five runs
and a confident boost heading into the Knoxville Nationals the following week.
“It would be a good deal to start building the momentum,” he said.
Paulus knows getting a top-five is no easy task when racing members of the PA
Posse on their home turf.
“The only difference between the PA Posse and the National Sprint Tour drivers
is that the top drivers in Central PA have put together businesses, families of
something that has tied them into staying at home,” Paulus said. “You have guys
like Fred Rahmer, Lance Dewease, Greg Hodnett and Mike Erdley. “There’s
something that got them tied into being a Central PA racer rather than a touring
racer.”
Lasoski looks to make it a season sweep at Susquehanna on Thursday. Lasoski has
six wins on the season so far and heads into the weekend 51 points ahead of Tim
Kaeding and 58 ahead of Steve Kinser. Rounding out the top-10 are Jason Meyers,
Jason Solwold, Jason Sides, Paul McMahan, Shane Stewart, Paulus and inured
Pennsylvania native Tim Shaffer.
General admission ticket prices for the Susquehanna NST race have been lowered
to only $20. There will be a limited number of tickets available for advance
purchase for the main grandstand area only. There will also be a limit of 400
children tickets (ages 6-12) available, while children ages 5 and under will be
admitted free.
All seating will be on a first-come, first-serve basis with the exception of the
annual reserved seats. All advance ticket purchasers will be permitted to enter
the grandstands one hour prior to the sale of grandstand tickets on raceway in
order to pick their seats. Cooler size limits will be strictly enforced.
For more information on the track, visit
www.sspracing.net or call (717) 292-1696. For more information on the
series, visit
www.nationalsprinttour.com.
NST Running Double A-Mains at Susky
After spirited conversation, the National Sprint Tour has decided to run a
different racing program at its Susquehanna show on August 3, 2006. With
promoter Todd Fisher’s blessing, the NST will run its normal round of
qualifying, followed by heats, dashes to set the first six rows, B Main, then a
25 lap A main. This first A main will pay 75% of the normal purse. Further, the
first A Main will also be a full points race . Following the first A Main, there
will be an approximate 15 minute break to weigh the finishers and put in fuel,
but no new right rear tires. Then, the entire field will return to the track for
a 15 lap “A Plus Main”. The field will be set as follows: all cars on the lead
lap of the first A main will be inverted; all cars not on the lead lap will
start behind the inverted field. The purse will be for the balance of the 25%
not paid in the first A Main, AND, all drivers will receive 2 points for every
position they improve from their starting position.
We at the NST hope you’ll attend the Susquehanna race, and please let us know
what you think of this one-time format change. As Lonnie Parsons of the #6
Casey’s General Store car driven by Dean Jacobs put it: “I know what the fans
are going to think: they’ll love it. And rightfully so. I think it will be
exciting to try something a little different, and how could there be anything
wrong with encouraging passing. Knoxville used to do something like this and
those sure were exciting races. I hope our fans at Susky enjoy it.”
Lasoski wins NST show in Fonda
By Craig Murphy
With Danny Lasoski starting so close to the front, competing National Sprint
Tour drivers should have known they were in trouble Tuesday night at Fonda
Speedway in Fonda, New York.
The last two races, Lasoski had to restart at the rear following a first lap
crash, and came back to finish sixth. Last race out, Lasoski started 15th and
stormed through the field to finish second.
So when Lasoski started eighth on July 18, piece of cake, right?
Pretty much, yes.
“That’s halfway from where I’ve been (starting),” Lasoski joked afterwards.
The NST point leader rocketed to fourth on the opening lap while Jason Sides
led. Lasoski was third on lap 2, and second on lap 3. On lap 7, Lasoski got by
Sides for a lead he wouldn’t relinquish.
“I was just going to go where they weren’t,” Lasoski said of his strategy in the
opening laps. “Dennis Roth gave us a great team. However hard we need to work,
that’s what we do. We really believe in each other. You need to believe in each
other to do well.”
While Lasoski was cruising up front, the now-regular battle of the Jasons –
Sides, Solwold, and Meyers – played out in the battle for second, which was also
contested by Steve Kinser.
Solwold took the high line around Sides for second on lap 11, with Meyers also
getting by Sides a lap later. Sides tangled with a lapped car on lap 15,
bringing out the first yellow of the 25-lap race.
Lasoski got a good jump on the restart to pull away from Solwold, who slowed to
a stop on lap 19 with a broken torque tube. Lasoski wasn’t even aware of
Solwold’s problems.
“I had never seen anybody the whole race,” ‘The Dude’ said.
On the final restart, Lasoski once again pulled away as Meyers and Kinser fought
for second. Despite getting bogged down behind a lapped car on the final lap,
Meyers was able to claim the spot.
“Another second,” lamented Meyers, whose car owner Guy Stockbridge is a new
co-owner of the NST. “We had a great car. The guys are getting a handle on
things. I should have gone up top at the start. That was my mistake. Danny went
up top and got around us. If I had gone up there first, things would probably
have been different.”
Meyers, who said more help with lapped traffic was his only hope for passing
Lasoski, enjoyed the battle for second throughout the race.
“We were side-by-side with the battle for second,” he said. “One of us would get
it, then someone else would get it the next turn. It was great racing. We’ve had
great racing all year. You know you can race hard with those guys.”
Kinser kept trying to find a faster way to get by the Jasons.
“It was fair,” Kinser said of his race. “I was trying to slip by them, but we
were all the same speed. I was trying to get the low groove to work. We were
just too even. I needed more traffic.”
Kinser believes Tuesday’s show was another positive for the series, started last
winter by Fred Brownfield, who tragically passed away last month. Kinser is one
of the new co-owners.
“We have good shows, and good crowds,” said Kinser, a longtime friend of the
Brownfield family. “That’s all you can ask for. I never was one to be much in
ownership, but I didn’t want Debbie Brownfield to have to deal with it either.”
Behind the front three, a couple of local drivers had strong runs. Craig Keel
finished fourth while Jessica Zemken was fifth.
“It’s not like winning,” Keel said. “I got close to Steve. Sometimes lapped
traffic helps you, sometimes it don’t. We got a top-five, so that’s good.”
Zemken, relatively new to 410 Sprint cars, started fourth and hung out near the
front the whole race.
“I definitely surprised myself,” said Zemken, who signed autographs for a huge
throng of fans. “I had guys like Kinser and Lasoski behind me at the start. It
was very intimidating. Once in lapped traffic, those guys took my line away.”
Zemken admitted to being star struck at one point in the evening.
“Lasoski came up to me after the dashes and asked about my tires,” she recalled.
“I almost fell over.”
Trophy dashes were won by Brian Paulus and Sides, with Paulus choosing to start
on the inside pole for the 25-lap main event.
Heat races were won by Shane Stewart, Kerry Madsen and Tim Kaeding. Paul McMahan
was the fastest of 25 qualifiers with a time of 15.663 seconds, his fourth fast
time of the year.
The National Sprint Tour next races Friday, July 21 at Attica Raceway Park in
Attica, Ohio.
Qualifying Results
Pos First Last No. Best Tm
1 PAUL McMAHAN 20 15.663
2 Lucas Wolfe 5W 15.780
3 STEVE KINSER 11 15.815
4 DANNY LASOSKI 83 15.924
5 Justin Barger 32 15.990
6 JASON SOLWOLD R19 16.050
7 BRIAN PAULUS 28 16.081
Jesica Zemken 1Z 16.151
9 Craig Keel 9 16.387
10 JASON SIDES 7S 16.411
11 JASON MEYERS 14 16.476
12 DEAN JACOBS 6 16.544
13 Blake Breen 8 16.783
14 KERRY MADSEN 11H 16.837
15 TIM KAEDING 11K 16.864
16 SHANE STEWART 26 16.921
17 Lance Younge 17J 17.046
18 John Karklin 69K 17.098
19 John Smith 22E 17.324
20 Blase Regina 45 17.613
21 Warren Alexson 3A 17.739
22 Riki Likowski 7R 17.860
23 Bobby Breen 9B 17.963
24 Mike Stelter 36 18.151
25 Dick Spadaro 29 18.418
Heat One Line-Up
26 - 8
7S - 28
83 - 20
22E - 7R
29
Heat One Finish
1 SHANE STEWART 26
2 BRIAN PAULUS 28
3 DANNY LASOSKI 83
4 JASON SIDES 7S
5 Blake Breen 8
6 PAUL McMAHAN 20
7 John Smith 22E
8 Riki Likowski 7R
9 Dick Spadaro 29
Heat Two Line-Up
17J - 11H
14 - 1Z
32 - 5W
45 - 9B
Heat Two Finish
1 KERRY MADSEN 11H
2 JASON MEYERS 14
3 Lance Younge 17J
4 Jesica Zemken 1Z
5 Justin Barger 32
6 Lucas Wolfe 5W
7 Blase Regina 45
8 Bobby Breen 9B
Heat Three Line-Up
69K - 11K
6 - 9
R19 - 11
3A - 36
Heat Three Finish
1 TIM KAEDING 11K
2 Craig Keel 9
3 STEVE KINSER 11
4 DEAN JACOBS 6
5 JASON SOLWOLD R19
6 John Karklin 69K
7 Mike Stelter 36
8 Warren Alexson 3A
Dash One Line-Up
28 - 32
11 - 14
9 - 20
Dash One Finish
1 BRIAN PAULUS 28
2 Justin Barger 32
3 JASON MEYERS 14
4 STEVE KINSER 11
5 Craig Keel 9
6 PAUL McMAHAN 20
Dash Two Line-Up
7S - 6
83 - R19
1Z - 5W
Dash Two Finish
1 JASON SIDES 7S
2 Jesica Zemken 1Z
3 JASON SOLWOLD R19
4 DANNY LASOSKI 83
5 DEAN JACOBS 6
6 Lucas Wolfe 5W
** Brian Paulus has lane choice.
He chose the inside.
A-Feature Line- Up - 25 LAPS
28 - 7S
32 - 1Z
14 - R19
11 - 83
9 - 6
20 - 5W
8 - 11H
11K - 26
17J - 69K
22E - 45
3A - 7R
9B - 36
29
A-Feature Finish
1 DANNY LASOSKI 83
2 JASON MEYERS 14
3 STEVE KINSER 11
4 Craig Keel 9
5 Jesica Zemken 1Z
6 BRIAN PAULUS 28
7 Justin Barger 32
8 DEAN JACOBS 6
9 PAUL McMAHAN 20
10 TIM KAEDING 11K
11 Lucas Wolfe 5W
12 SHANE STEWART 26
13 KERRY MADSEN 11H
14 JASON SIDES 7S
15 John Smith 22E
16 Blake Breen 8
17 John Karklin 69K
18 Mike Stelter 36
19 Warren Alexson 3A
20 Riki Likowski 7R
21 JASON SOLWOLD R19
22 Lance Younge 17J
23 Blase Regina 45
24 Richard Spadaro 29
Kinser wins, Kaeding DQ’d at Tri-City
Speedway
By Craig Murphy
Things quickly went from bad to worse for Tim Kaeding Sunday night at Tri-City
Speedway in Franklin, Penn.
And then things got even worse for Kaeding, who lost his National Sprint Tour
points lead after being disqualified for being more than 50 pounds too light.
While Kaeding’s night quickly went worse July 16, teammate and boss Steve Kinser
was the main benefactor.
Kaeding took the lead on lap 4 from Paul McMahan, and promptly set sail as he
has so many times this year.
Meanwhile, Kinser was working up through the field. Kinser was sixth on lap 6.
On lap 7, he was fourth. The next lap, he was third after he and Brian Paulus
split Shane Stewart on the backstretch.
Kinser took second on lap 9, and soon began looking for a way past his teammate.
Kinser wasn’t the only one moving up. Danny Lasoski, who entered the night just
4 points behind Kaeding, started the 30-lap A-main 15th. He was 10th by lap 3,
and fifth on lap 9. By lap 18, he was in third.
“I was a little faster, but (Kaeding) got out front first,” Kinser said. “We
were the fastest car, but there was so much grease on the bottom I couldn’t hit
it consistent enough.”
And so Kinser stalked Kaeding, looking for a way by. Coming to the white flag,
that chance came and Kinser pounced. Kinser pulled alongside, did a slide job in
turn 2 and pulled away while Kaeding spun out, falling to fourth by the end.
Kinser went on to his fourth win of the year, and second straight.
“I got a good run on him, coming off turn 4,” Kinser said. “I was out of fuel. I
don’t even know how I finished.”
“It was real bad luck,” Kaeding said. “I knew he was going to get by. I ran out
of fuel with five laps left. (Kinser) got under me, and that’s why I spun.”
After the race, Kaeding was disqualified after his car weighed in too light.
“We got DQ’d, plain and simple,” Kaeding said simply. “It just puts a bunch of
questions on it. It’s heartbreaking.”
Lasoski had to come from deep in the field for the second straight race. His
night was hampered from the start by an engine problem. Both Lasoski and Kinser
had to change motor early in the evening.
“We got here, and had the motor lock up,” Lasoski said. “We didn’t have any
time. Basically I worked the top and the bottom of the track. I was going where
they weren’t. We put our best plan forward.”
After getting into third, Lasoski thought he might have a chance to move up if
things went his way.
“My best deal was lapped cars, or (Kaeding and Kinser) racing each other,”
Lasoski said.
Even though Kaeding’s disqualification was a big boost for Lasoski in the
points, he wasn’t concerned about that.
“You can’t look at the points,” Lasoski said. “Right now, you have to keep on
racing.”
Kaeding had a simple strategy for getting back on track after a disappointing
weekend.
“Try not to run out of fuel,” he said.
Trophy dashes were won by Stewart and McMahan, with Stewart choosing to start on
the inside pole for the main event.
Heat races were won by Kaeding, Kinser and Jason Meyers. Jason Sides was the
fastest of 29 qualifiers with a time of 17.475 seconds, his third fast time of
the year. The B-Main was won by Kerry Madsen.
The National Sprint Tour next races Tuesday, July 18 at Fonda Speedway in Fonda,
New York.
NST Results - Tri-City Speedway
Franklin, PA
July 16, 2006
Qualifying Results
Pos First Last No. Best Tm
1 JASON SIDES 7S 16.507
2 SHANE STEWART 26 16.531
3 Rod George 4 16.538
4 TIM KAEDING 11K 16.589
5 PAUL McMAHAN 20 17.204
6 Andy McKisson O 17.254
7 BRIAN PAULUS 28 17.275
8 Rob Eyler 5A 17.366
9 Lucas Wolfe 5W 17.408
10 Jody Keegan 60 17.492
11 STEVE KINSER 11 17.547
12 Arnie Kent 18 17.572
13 Ed Lynch Jr. 2L 17.810
14 Riki Likowski 7R 17.813
15 JASON MEYERS 14 17.855
16 DANNY LASOSKI 83 17.858
17 Todd Bauer 45 17.925
18 Scott Rodgers 55 18.010
19 Andy Priest 21N 18.093
20 KERRY MADSEN 11H 18.101
21 Bob Felmlee 6F 18.113
22 DEAN JACOBS 6 18.115
23 JASON SOLWOLD R19 18.200
24 Daryl Stimeling 30 18.247
25 Brent Covell 81 18.254
26 Brent Matus 33 18.494
27 Gale Ruth 5X 18.595
28 Scott Bonnell 3B 18.677
29 Joe Butera 33M 20.907
Heat One Line-Up
83 - 2L
60 - 28
11K - 7S
21N - 6
81 - 3B
Heat One Finish
Pos First Last No.
1 DANNY LASOSKI 83
2 Ed Lynch Jr. 2L
3 TIM KAEDING 11K
4 BRIAN PAULUS 28
5 JASON SIDES 7S
6 DEAN JACOBS 6
7 Jody Keegan 60
8 Brent Covell 81
9 Andy Priest 21N
10 Scott Bonnell 3B
Heat Two Line-Up
45 - 7R
11 - 5A
20 - 26
11H - R19
33 - 33M
Heat Two Finish
Pos First Last No.
1 STEVE KINSER 11
2 PAUL McMAHAN 20
3 JASON SOLWOLD R19
4 Todd Bauer 45
5 Rob Eyler 5A
6 SHANE STEWART 26
7 KERRY MADSEN 11H
8 Riki Likowski 7R
9 Joe Butera 33M
10 Brent Matus 33
Heat Three Line-Up
55 - 14
18 - 5W
O - 4
5F - 30
5X
Heat Three Finish
Pos First Last No.
1 JASON MEYERS 14
2 Lucas Wolfe 5W
3 Rod George 4
4 Andy McKisson O
5 Arnie Kent 18
6 Bob Felmlee 6F
7 Daryl Stimeling 30
8 Scott Rodgers 55
9 Gale Ruth 5X
Dash One Line-Up
20 - 4
28 - 7S
18 - 5w
Dash One Finish
Pos First Last No.
1 PAUL McMAHAN 20
2 Rod George 4
3 JASON SIDES 7S
4 BRIAN PAULUS 28
5 Lucas Wolfe 5W
6 Arnie Kent 18
Dash Two Line-Up
0 - 26
11 - 2L
11K - 5A
Dash Two Finish
Pos First Last No.
1 SHANE STEWART 26
2 TIM KAEDING 11K
3 STEVE KINSER 11
4 Andy McKisson O
5 Ed Lynch Jr. 2L
6 Rob Eyler 5A
B-Main Finish
Pos First Last No.
1 KERRY MADSEN 11H
2 Scott Bonnell 3B
3 Brent Covell 81
4 Brent Matus 33
5 Daryl Stimeling 30
6 Riki Likowski 7R
7 Gale Ruth 5X
8 Scott Rodgers 55
9 Jody Keegan 60
10 Joe Butera 33M
11 Andy Priest 21N
A-Feature Line-Up - 30 LAPS
26 - 20
11K - 4
11 - 7S
0 - 28
2L - 5W
5A - 18
7R - 14
83 - 45
11H - 6F
6 - R19
30 - 81
33 - 3B
A-Feature Finish
1 STEVE KINSER 11
2 DANNY LASOSKI 83
3 JASON MEYERS 14
4 PAUL McMAHAN 20
5 JASON SOLWOLD R19
6 JASON SIDES 7S
7 BRIAN PAULUS 28
8 Ed Lynch Jr. 2L
9 DEAN JACOBS 6
10 Arnie Kent 18
11 Bob Felmlee 6F
12 Todd Bauer 45
13 Daryl Stimeling 30
14 Brent Covell 81
15 Brent Matus 33
16 SHANE STEWART 26
17 KERRY MADSEN 11H
18 Andy McKisson O
19 Rob Eyler 5A
20 Riki Likowski 7R
21 Rod George 4
22 Scott Bonnell 3B
23 Lucas Wolfe 5W
24 Tim Kaeding 11K
Kaeding the Big Winner in Winner
By Craig Murphy
In a town called Winner, Tim Kaeding was the true winner Saturday, July 1 in
National Sprint Tour action.
Lapped traffic played a key role in Kaeding’s seventh win in 18 NST races this
season. Kaeding, who seemed to have lost the race due to lapped traffic 10 laps
earlier, re-passed teammate and boss Steve Kinser on lap 29 of 30 to win at
Winner Speedway in Winner, South Dakota.
Kinser took the initial lead from the outside pole, only to be passed by Kaeding
before the end of the first lap.
The race got off to a slow start as Ricky Sammons Jr. went for a flip on the
initial start. By lap 12, there had already been a total of three yellows and
two reds.
“It does get to you,” Kaeding said of losing a rhythm. “But you get a chance to
breathe. It can help you, but it can also hurt you.”
The same could be said of lapped traffic, such as that seen Saturday.
Kinser took advantage of Kaeding getting caught in traffic to take the lead on
lap 18.
“I thought I was in good shape,” said Kinser, who twice had to make nice saves
off turn 4 earlier in the race.
Kaeding also thought his boss was in good shape at that point.
“I was concerned,” Kaeding acknowledged. “I didn’t think I would get back by
him. I thought we were a second place car. He had the better car in the open.
He’s the King.”
As Kaeding searched desperately for a way by Kinser with five laps to go, the
leaders hit heavy traffic.
“I was in good shape until I hit the traffic,” Kinser said. “I was just trying
to get through it.”
Kinser got bogged down coming off turn 2 on lap 29, dooming his chances. “My
motor was stumbling off the bottom of the turns,” he said. “I was alright on the
bottom, as long as I had the track to myself.”
When Kinser didn’t have the track to himself, Kaeding pounced.
“I seen him get stuck on the bottom,” Kaeding said. “I sailed it around the top
and just hoped it would stick.”
It did, and Kaeding held on to beat Kinser, Jason Solwold, Jason Meyers and
Danny Lasoski.
Solwold had a catbird seat of the lead battle.
“I was just sitting back waiting to see if lapped cars would go their way or my
way,” Solwold said. “They hung up Steve. Getting to the front early was key,
since it was tough to pass.
“It seemed every time I had a chance, it was gone that quick,” Solwold added.
“The track was difficult for everyone. I’m happy with a top-five.”
The Steve Kinser Racing domination of the night started early, as Kinser and
Kaeding handily won their heat races. Lasoski won his heat race after battling
hard with two Aussie drivers, Kerry Madsen and Trevor Green, who was filling in
for an injured Tim Shaffer.
Dash races were won by Kinser and Brian Paulus, with Kinser electing to start
the A-Main on the outside.
Shane Stewart set fast time of the 31 drivers to time in with a lap of 15.083
seconds, his second fast time of the year. Jeff Reiman won the B-Main.
The National Sprint Tour next races July 7-8 at River Cities Speedway in Grand
Forks, North Dakota.
NST RESULTS – Winner Speedway, 07/01/06
QUALIFYING
1) 26 SHANE STEWART RUDEEN 15.083 2) 11K TIM KAEDING KINSER 15.116
3) 20 PAUL McMAHAN STEWART 15.130 4) 14 JASON MEYERS STOCKBRIDGE 15.137
5) R19 JASON SOLWOLD CARNAHAN 15.209 6) 83 DANNY LASOSKI ROTH 15.491
7) 11 STEVE KINSER KINSER 15.574 8) 28 BRIAN PAULUS P&P MOTORSPORTS 15.655
9) 6 TREVOR GREEN PARSONS 15.856 10) 7S JASON SIDES SIDES 16.094 11)
3R Seth Brahmer Rossman 16.241 12) 11H KERRY MADSEN HELM 16.516 13)
4 Mike Chadd Chadd 16.724 14) 56 John Cressman Cressman 16.847 15)
34H Doug Martin Hasbolb 17.198 16) 17 Bob Dvorak Dvorak 17.206
17) 90 Darrell Brink Warl 17.256 18) 32 Jamie Turpin Turpin 17.384
19) 24J Jeff Reiman Reiman 17.461 20) OX Jess Becket Hildebrand 17.496
21) 8R Gary Reber Reber 17.567 22) 2 Kevin Ingle Ingle 17.693 23) 13
Jordan Martens Martens 17.754 24) XXX Ricky Sammons, Jr. Sammons 17.765
25) 20PK Ron Krysl Krysl 18.157 26) 63 Gregg Schuetz Schuetz 18.307
27) O1 Brandon Mills Hilde 18.463 28) 15K Dave Titus Downey 18.936
29) 42 Adam Walton Frish 18.938 30) 20D Dan Nekolite Nekolite 19.105
31) 1i Mike Pennell Pennell 19.156
HEAT 1 - 8 LAPS
1) STEVE KINSER 2) SHANE STEWART 3) JASON MEYERS
4) JASON SIDES 5) Mike Chadd 6) Bob Dvorak 7) Kevin
Ingle 8) Jeff Reiman 9) Dave Titus 10) Ron Krysl 11)
Mike Pennel
HEAT 2 - 8 LAPS
1) TIM KAEDING 2) BRIAN PAULUS 3) JASON SOLWOLD 4) Seth
Brahmer 5) Darrell Brink 6) Jordan Martens 7) Jess Becket
8) Adam Walton 9) Gregg Schuetz 10) John Cressman
HEAT 3 - 8 LAPS
1) DANNY LASOSKI 2) TREVOR GREEN 3) KERRY MADSEN 4) PAUL
McMAHAN 5) Jamie Turpin 6) Doug Martin 7) Ricky Sammons, Jr.
8) Gary Reber 9) Brandon Mills 10) Dan Nekolite
DASH 1 - 6 LAPS
1) STEVE KINSER 2) JASON SOLWOLD 3) SHANE STEWART 4) TREVOR
GREEN 5) PAUL McMAHAN 6) Seth Brahmer
DASH 2 - 6 LAPS
1) BRIAN PAULUS 2) TIM KAEDING 3) DANNY LASOSKI 4) JASON
MEYERS 5) KERRY MADSEN 6) JASON SIDES
B-MAIN – 10 LAPS (6 TRANSFER)
1) Jeff Reiman 2) John Cressman 3) Kevin Ingle 4) Ricky
Sammons, Jr. 5) Ron Krysl 6) Dan Nekolite 7) Dave Titus
8) Adam Walton 9) Mike Pennel 10) Gregg Schuetz 11) Brandon
Mills 12) Jess Becket 13) Gary Reber
A-MAIN - 3O LAPS [START][PURSE]
1) TIM KAEDING [3] [$10,000] 2) STEVE KINSER [2] [$5,500] 3) JASON
SOLWOLD [4] [$3,200] 4) JASON MEYERS [7] [$2,800] 5) DANNY LASOSKI
[5] [$2,500] 6) PAUL McMAHAN [10] [$2,300] 7) JASON SIDES [11]
[$2,200] 8) BRIAN PAULUS [1] [$2,100] 9) KERRY MADSEN [9] [$2,050]
10) Mike Chadd [13] [$2,000] 11) John Cressman [14] [$1,500] 12)
SHANE STEWART [6] [$1,200] 13) Seth Brahmer [12] [$1,100] 14) Doug
Martin [15] [$1,050] 15) Jamie Turpin [18] [$1,000] 16) Jeff Reiman [19]
[$850] 17) Bob Dvorak [16] [$750] 18) Ron Krysl [23] [$700]
19) Dan Nekolite [24] [$700] 20) Kevin Ingle [20] [$700] 21) TREVOR
GREEN [8] [$700] 22) Jordan Martens [21] [$700] 23) Darrell Brink
[17] [$700] 24) Ricky Sammons, Jr. [22] [$700]
Laps Lead: Tim Kaeding 1-17, Steve Kinser 18-28, Tim Kaeding 29-30
NST Points as of 6/14/06
Driver Points
1 Danny Lasoski 1206
2 Tim Kaeding 1163 -43
3 Steve Kinser 1157 -49
4 Jason Meyers 1065 -141
5 Tim Shaffer 1030 -176
6 Jason Solwold 1028 -178
7 Jason Sides 990 -216
8 Paul McMahan 988 -218
9 Shane Stewart 886 -320
10 Brian Paulus 823 -383
Kaeding Wins at Davenport, Spoils Night
for Two
By Craig Murphy
In the end, it was a return to the old days for one of the National Sprint
Tour’s top teams.
But before the Steve Kinser Racing team recorded a 1-2 sweep June 14 at
Davenport Speedway in Davenport, Iowa, it appeared one of two drivers might
create a fairy tale ending.
Brian Paulus, who has struggled throughout the season just to finish in the
top-10, won his dash race Wednesday and led the first 19 laps before finishing
eighth.
After Paulus started sliding back, Kerry Madsen had a chance to win in his first
race for David Helm’s Selma Shell Racing team. The team, which parted ways this
week with Lucas Wolfe, had also struggled near the back of the field often this
year.
Alas, there was no dream ending. Challenging for the lead on the final restart
with two laps to go, Madsen started running out of fuel and ultimately finished
sixth.
That allowed Tim Kaeding to score his sixth victory of the year, as teammate
Steve Kinser took second in front of Jason Solwold, Jason Meyers and Shane
Stewart.
Kaeding won his fifth race of the year June 2, but crashed the next night at
Eldora Speedway. Kaeding struggled mightily in last week’s four-race stretch,
losing the points lead to Danny Lasoski in the process.
“I was glad to get out of Pennsylvania,” Kaeding said. “I don’t know why we
struggled so much. We tried a car, and it didn’t work well. When you get a bad
car, you get a bad car. You get a good car, you get a good car.”
Kaeding ended the Pennsylvania stretch with a new car and finished fourth, then
won Wednesday.
“That last race gave me a good confidence boost coming in here,” said Kaeding,
who was scheduled to leave 6 a.m. Thursday to compete in the Dirt Cup in
Washington state. “It feels great to be back on top.”
Paulus led until Kaeding got by after a red flag for Tim St. Arnold’s flip in
turn 3 on lap 17.
“On the restart, I stuck it in hard in turn 1,” Kaeding said. “Next lap, it
stuck even harder, and I let it slide up in front of him. It’s a great feeling
to be back in victory circle.”
For Paulus, the night was encouraging.
“We’ve been working on the car all season,” Paulus said. “We’re finally finding
out what this car needs to go fast. We were really good. On that caution, I let
the tires cool down too much. We’ll work on that.
“We’ve been off-pace all season,” Paulus added. “It’s a good confidence boost
for us to run up front with the Kinser cars. We’ve been back around 10th to 15th
all season. No disrespect to the guys running there – we’ve been running there –
but you’re not learning how to win back there. An eighth, it’s sad to say, is a
good run for us right now. Next time, we need to finish seventh or better.”
Once Kaeding got the lead, the win wasn’t certain as Madsen lined up on his nerf
bar on the last restart.
“It’s a shame we ran out of fuel,” Madsen said. “We take the green for the
restart, and I’m trying to stay right with Tim. Then the car goes bap. It’s a
shame we didn’t finish second, but I’m proud of how we worked as a team. Anytime
you come to a series like the NST and have a strong run, it’s good.”
As Madsen dropped back with fuel issues, Kaeding feared he would be doing the
same thing.
“The white flag was coming out, and I was running out of fuel,” Kaeding said. “I
was lucky I had the lead I did. Another lap to go, and I would have been 10th. I
knew we were going to be close (on fuel). I was praying for no more yellows,
then we got yellow after yellow.”
Two yellows and a red in the second half of the 30-lap feature created fuel
concerns for many.
“Everyone was close to running out,” Kinser said. “I was pretty good on the
first lap of that final restart, but I was having a hard time keeping up on
restarts. I couldn’t get off turn 4 on the restarts. My biggest problem was I
couldn’t get going.”
Another problem for Kinser was using up his equipment after starting ninth and
battling hard with Meyers and Solwold.
“I had to go where nobody else was at,” Kinser said of the beginning. “Me and
Jason Meyers and Jason Solwold raced hard, and killed our tires. My left rear
was blistered. You couldn’t get in a rhythm. Everyone was taking each other’s
rhythm away. That lets the leaders get away from you. We were just killing
ourselves, but that’s what you do when you’re battling for position.”
Solwold got ahead of Kinser a couple of times, only to have a caution come out.
“We were good,” Solwold said. “We usually do have (good battles). Me and Steve
and Jason had three of the fastest cars out there, but then we would catch
traffic. It was an exciting race. For a while, third through sixth was all in a
ball. Our car was fast.”
Solwold set fast time in qualifying with a lap of 17.553 seconds. Heat races
were won by Larry Ball, Trevor Green and Stewart. Dashes were won by Paulus and
Ball.
The National Sprint Tour next races Sunday, June 18 a
NST RESULTS – Davenport Speedway, 06/14/06
QUALIFYING
|
|
|
# |
|
First |
Last |
Owner |
Time |
|
1) |
|
19 |
|
JASON |
SOLWOLD |
Carnahan |
17.553 |
|
2) |
|
20 |
|
PAUL |
McMAHAN |
Stewart |
17.592 |
|
3) |
|
7 |
S |
JASON |
SIDES |
Sides |
17.615 |
|
4) |
|
11 |
K |
TIM |
KAEDING |
Kinser |
17.616 |
|
5) |
|
7 |
W |
Tim |
St. Arnold |
Williams |
17.669 |
|
6) |
|
83 |
|
DANNY |
LASOSKI |
Roth |
17.683 |
|
7) |
|
10 |
|
Wayne |
Johnson |
VanderEcken |
17.769 |
|
8) |
|
11 |
H |
KERRY |
MADSEN |
Helm |
17.775 |
|
9) |
|
6 |
|
TIM |
SHAFFER |
Parsons |
17.807 |
|
10) |
|
11 |
|
STEVE |
KINSER |
Kinser |
17.824 |
|
11) |
R |
14 |
|
JASON |
MEYERS |
Stockbridge |
17.921 |
|
12) |
|
28 |
|
BRIAN |
PAULUS |
P & P Motorsports |
17.924 |
|
13) |
|
5 |
J |
Larry |
Ball |
Van Gorp |
17.954 |
|
14) |
|
11 |
AU |
Trevor |
Green |
Lewis |
18.000 |
|
15) |
|
26 |
|
SHANE |
STEWART |
Rudeen |
18.017 |
|
16) |
|
44 |
G |
Kaley |
Garst |
Gharst |
18.033 |
|
17) |
|
9 |
|
Rager |
Phillips |
Phillips |
18.220 |
|
18) |
|
15 |
|
Bobby |
Mincer |
Mincer |
18.475 |
|
19) |
|
69 |
|
Mike |
Moore |
Moore |
18.949 |
|
20) |
|
53 |
|
Joe |
Beaver |
Long |
18.958 |
|
21) |
|
53 |
X |
Dave |
Anderson |
Anderson |
20.473 |
|
22) |
|
7 |
M |
Michael |
Strader |
Strader |
22.195 |
HEAT 1 - 8 LAPS
|
1) |
Larry |
Ball |
|
2) |
STEVE |
KINSER |
|
3) |
JASON |
SOLWOLD |
|
4) |
Wayne |
Johnson |
|
5) |
Kaley |
Gharst |
|
6) |
TIM |
KAEDING |
|
7) |
Mike |
Moore |
|
8) |
Michael |
Strader |
HEAT 2 - 8 LAPS
|
1) |
Trevor |
Green |
|
2) |
KERRY |
MADSEN |
|
3) |
JASON |
MEYERS |
|
4) |
PAUL |
McMAHAN |
|
5) |
Rager |
Phillips |
|
6) |
Joe |
Beaver |
|
7) |
Tim |
St Arnold |
HEAT 3 - 8 LAPS
|
1) |
SHANE |
STEWART |
|
2) |
TIM |
SHAFFER |
|
3) |
JASON |
SIDES |
|
4) |
DANNY |
LASOSKI |
|
5) |
BRIAN |
PAULUS |
|
6) |
Bobby |
Mincer |
|
7) |
Dave |
Anderson |
DASH 1 - 6 LAPS
|
1) |
BRIAN PAULUS |
|
|
2) |
JASON SIDES |
|
|
3) |
KERRY MADSEN |
|
|
4) |
JASON SOLWOLD |
|
|
5) |
STEVE KINSER |
|
|
6) |
DANNY LASOSKI |
|
DASH 2 - 6 LAPS
|
1) |
Larry Ball |
|
2) |
TIM KAEDING |
|
3) |
PAUL McMAHAN |
|
4) |
JASON MEYERS |
|
5) |
Wayne Johnson |
|
6) |
TIM SHAFFER |
A-MAIN - 3O LAPS [START][PURSE]
|
1) |
TIM |
KAEDING |
[4] |
[$10,000] |
|
2) |
STEVE |
KINSER |
[9] |
[$5,500] |
|
3) |
JASON |
SOLWOLD |
[7] |
[$3,200] |
|
4) |
JASON |
MEYERS |
[8] |
[$2,800] |
|
5) |
SHANE |
STEWART |
[13] |
[$2,500] |
|
6) |
KERRY |
MADSEN |
[5] |
[$2,300] |
|
7) |
TIM |
SHAFFER |
[12] |
[$2,200] |
|
8) |
BRIAN |
PAULUS |
[1] |
[$2,100] |
|
9) |
DANNY |
LASOSKI |
[22] |
[$2,050] |
|
10) |
Kaley |
Garst |
[14] |
[$2,000] |
|
11) |
PAUL |
McMAHAN |
[6] |
[$1,500] |
|
12) |
Trevor |
Green |
[11] |
[$1,200] |
|
13) |
Mike |
Moore |
[19] |
[$1,100] |
|
14) |
Larry |
Ball |
[2] |
[$1,050] |
|
15) |
Bobby |
Mincer |
[16] |
[$1,000] |
|
16) |
Rager |
Phillips |
[15] |
[$850] |
|
17) |
Joe |
Beaver |
[17] |
[$750] |
|
18) |
JASON |
SIDES |
[3] |
[$700] |
|
19) |
Wayne |
Johnson |
[10] |
[$700] |
|
20) |
Tim |
St. Arnold |
[18] |
[$700] |
|
21) |
Michael |
Strader |
[21] |
[$700] |
|
22) |
Dave |
Anderson |
[20] |
[$700] |
Laps Lead: Brian Paulus 1-19, Tim Kaeding 20-30
AAA
NST Points as of Selinsgrove 06/11/06
Driver Points
1 Danny Lasoski 1133
2 Tim Kaeding 1080 -53
3 Steve Kinser 1075 -58
4 Jason Meyers 990 -143
5 Tim Shaffer 963 -170
6 Jason Solwold 945 -188
7 Jason Sides 944 -189
8 Paul McMahan 928 -205
9 Shane Stewart 812 -321
10 Brian Paulus 762 -371
11 Lucas Wolfe 642 -491
Mike Erdley Wins a Big One at Selinsgrove
Speedway
By Fran Engelcke
Pennsylvania Posse driver, Mike Erdley (Lisi) made the second win of his 410
racing career a big one tonight. Matched against the best of the National Sprint
Tour and the PA Posse Erdley took charge from the inside pole and despite a
number of yellow flag restarts that gave his competition a chance to challenge
him he was able to keep and stretch the lead throughout the A main feature
Sunday night at Selinsgrove Speedway half-mile. “It is definitely the biggest
night of my career. It is only our second win but we have been really good this
year. We’ve had half dozen seconds and we’ve been close”, commented Erdley after
the biggest 410 win of his career.
The red flag came out on lap 17 when Shane Stewart (Rudeen) flipped in turn 2.
With 13 laps left his crew didn’t need to tell him who was behind him, “I could
tell by the look on their faces that he (Kinser) was coming. The crew motioned
to me on the back stretch that the lead was growing. But anytime you get Steve
Kinser behind you; you just run as hard as you can right to the end. You start
to back it off and that is when he gets ya.”
The win proved to be very popular with the fans and other drivers as a huge
crowd gathered around victory circle to hear the victory interview. Mike
commented “I was happy with any victory let alone a race with all these guys.”
As fast dash winner gave him lane choice for the 30 lap feature. Mike chose the
“inside because I got a pretty good jump in the dash.”
Steve Kinser (Quaker State) starting from the 6th spot quickly moved up to the
challenge outside pole sitter Danny Lasoski (Roth) who was holding down second.
A yellow brought out by a hard Fred Rahmer crash in turn two of the sixth lap
gave Kinser his chance and on the restart he blew by Lasoski on the outside in
turns 1 and 2 to take over the second spot.
The Kinser pits were happy with their run. Kinser said about his second place
finish, “Our car was great today compared to what it’s been the last 3 or 4
nights. We’ve been changing everything and finally we just pulled down another
car and it seemed to be a little bit better. I worked on that one for three
nights and everything I changed on it made it feel like the same race car every
time I hit the race track. We finally jerked down another car and started making
changes and it started acting like it is supposed to. At least we have something
to work with now.”
Lance Dewease (HAMM) moved up from fourth to overcome Lasoski in turns 1 and 2
of the 18th lap to take over the third spot. A position he would hold for the
remainder of the race. Dewease was happy with his run stating, “It was a pretty
good race for us. We struggled all night long. We hurt a motor and had to change
it. We got it changed for the dash but it was cold so it didn’t run the first
two laps. That might have cost me a row or two and the start in the feature
which may have taken me out of the chance to win. The race car was still pretty
good and we came up here and got a good solid third out of it. All in all I was
pretty happy all night.”
The fans could not help but see Tim Kaeding (Slick 50) moving through the field
from his 17th starting position. From a disappointing qualifying run and a poor
heat showing to a B feature win, the A transfer and finally a charge through the
field of very fast competitors to finish a strong fourth.
Kaeding stated, “As bad as our week has been, that was a great ending to this
week. We struggled all week long. We put a new car together today just to try
something different. Went out there and had a little bit of motor problems
qualifying and overcame that and got going again. Didn’t make it out of the
heats so we had to run the B, won the B and I found something in the B where the
car was real comfortable rolling around there. I just did the same thing in the
main event and prayed I didn’t hit anybody because it is so hard to see out
there because it was so dusty.”
“We’ve been behind the 8 ball all week and hopefully this will be our turning
point. Hopefully we’ll go to Davenport and get another top 5 and just start
finishing top 5’s from here on out and not worrying about wins. They’ll come
when they come.”
Lasoski would fade in coming laps to a fifth place finish. .”
Kaeding was followed in the B main by Mark Smith (Zemco), Ryan Bohlke (L. C.
Service), T. J. Stutts (Trone Outdoor), Brian Paulus (Arnold) and Justin Collett
(Collett & Sons Welding.
Dash 1 saw Erdley begin to make his mark on the evenings event by capturing the
win and lane choice for the A. He was followed by Jason Sides (Wetherington),
Keith Kauffman (Middlswarth Potato Chips), Dewease, and Jason Solwold (City
Wide).
Dash 2 had Lasoski leading at the flag with Todd Hestor (Lyons Auto & Truck),
Kinser, Fred Rahmer (J&S Fabrication), Todd Schaffer (Allebach), and Lucas Wolfe
(Selma Shell).
The first heat ended with a strong showing by Wolfe taking the win followed by
Shane Stewart (Rudeen), Jason Sides (Wetherington), Schaffer, and Solwold.
The second heat was won by Tim Shaffer (Casey's) followed by Blane Heimbach
(Creasy Sons), Kinser, Hestor, and Erdley.
Heat three saw Jason Meyers (Elite Landscaping) take the win with Rahmer, Paul
McMahan (Bass Pro Shops), Chad Layton (Apple Chevrolet) and Dewease in tow.
Fast time this evening was set by NST regular Jason Solwold with a 16.631. He
was not overwhelmed by the accomplishment commenting “sometimes it happens.”
NST RESULTS – Selinsgrove Speedway, 06/11/06
QUALIFYING # First Last Owner Time 1) R19 JASON SOLWOLD Carnahan 16.631 2) 11
STEVE KINSER Kinser 16.733 3) 25 Lance Dewease Postupack 16.743 4) 5W Todd
Schaffer Allebach 16.830 5) 11E Mike Erdley Lisi 16.833 6) 83
DANNY LASOSKI Roth 16.844 7) 7S JASON SIDES Sides 16.863 8) 19 STEVIE
SMITH RAACE 16.864 9) 22
Fred Rahmer Kline 16.869 10) 7 Keith Kauffman Middleswarth 16.871 11) 4
Todd Hestor Lyons 16.875 12) 12A Chad Layton Stewart 16.876 13) 11H LUCAS WOLFE
Helm 16.891 14) 6 TIM SHAFFER Parsons 16.909 15) 20 PAUL McMAHAN Stewart 16.912
16) 26 SHANE STEWART Rudeen 16.916 17) 12 Blane Heimbach Creasy 16.943 18) 14
JASON MEYERS Stockbridge 16.945 19) 1 Mark Smith Zemaitis 16.967 20) 11K
TIM KAEDING Kinser 16.984 21) 88 T. J. Stutts Beam 17.004 22) 18
Ryan Bohlke Chammings 17.067 23) 77 Greg Hodnett Hamilton 17.093 24) 35 Alan
Cole Sorokach 17.177 25) 69 Justin Collett Collett 17.180 26) 28 BRIAN PAULUS P
& P Motorsports 17.206 27) 17B Steve Buckwalter Ritter 17.465 28) 3K Len
Krautheim Krautheim 17.596 29) 21 Duane Mausteller Mausteller 18.134
Track Record: 16.207
HEAT 1 - 8 LAPS (TRANSFER 6) 1) LUCAS WOLFE 2) SHANE STEWART 3)
JASON SIDES 4) Todd Schaffer 5) JASON SOLWOLD 6) Keith
Kauffman 7) Mark Smith 8) Ryan Bohlke 9) Justin Collett
10) Len Krautheim
HEAT 2 1) TIM SHAFFER 2) Blane Heimbach 3) STEVE KINSER
4) Mike Erdley 5) Todd Hestor 6) Greg Hodnett 7) TIM KAEDING
8) Brian Paulus 9) Duane Mausteller 10) Stevie Smith
HEAT 3 1) JASON MEYERS 2) Fred Rahmer 3) PAUL McMAHAN 4)
Chad Layton 5) Lance Dewease 6) DANNY LASOSKI 7) T.J. Stutts
8) Alan Cole 9) Steve Buckwalter
DASH 1 – 6 LAPS 1) Mike Erdley 2) JASON SIDES 3) Keith Kauffman
4) Lance Dewease 5) JASON SOLWOLD 6) Chad Layton
DASH 2 – 6 LAPS 1) DANNY LASOSKI 2) Todd Hestor 3) STEVE
KINSER 4) Fred Rahmer 5) Todd Schaffer 6) LUCAS WOLFE
B-MAIN - 12 LAPS (TRANSFER 7) 1) TIM KAEDING 2) Mark Smith 3)
Ryan Bohlke 4) T. J. Stutts 5) BRIAN PAULUS 6) Justin Collett
7) Alan Cole 8) Steve Buckwalter 9) Len Krauthiem 10) Duane
Mausteller
A-MAIN 30 LAPS [STARTED] [$]
1) Mike Erdley [1] [$10,000] 2) STEVE KINSER [6] [$5,500] 3) Lance
Dewease [7] [$3,200] 4) TIM KAEDING [18] [$2,800] 5) DANNY LASOSKI
[2] [$2,500] 6)JASON SIDES [3] [$2,300] 7) Ryan Bohlke [20]
[$2,200] 8) PAUL McMAHAN [13] [$2,100] 9) JASON MEYERS [16]
[$2,050] 10) Blane Heimbach [15] [$2,000] 11) Todd
Schaffer [10] [$1,500] 12) JASON SOLWOLD [9] [$1,200] 13) T.
J. Stutts [19] [$1,100] 14) TIM SHAFFER [11] [$1,050] 15) Greg
Hodnett [21] [$1,000] 16) Alan Cole [22] [$850] 17) Mark Smith [17]
[$750] 18) Justin Collett [23] [$700] 19) Keith Kauffman [5] [$700]
20) SHANE STEWART [14] [$700] 21) BRIAN PAULUS [24] [$700] 22) Fred
Rahmer [8] [$700] 23) LUCAS WOLFE [12] [$700] 24) Todd Hestor [4]
[$700]
NST POINT STANDINGS - Hagerstown Speedway
06/10/06
DRIVER POINTS
1 Danny Lasoski 1064
4 Tim Kaeding 1010
3 Steve Kinser 990
2 Jason Meyers 928
5 Tim Shaffer 910
6 Jason Solwold 887
7 Jason Sides 875
8 Paul McMahan 865
9 Shane Stewart 773
10 Brian Paulus 731
11 Lucas Wolfe 607
Jason Solwold Captures First NST Win in
Hagerstown
By Fran Engelcke
Jason Solwold (City Wide) captured his first National Sprint Tour win Saturday
night at Hagerstown Speedway. It was a contested win that came after a slow
start for the evening with a 15th fastest qualifying time. Solwold showed his
determination at the start of the 30 lap feature by moving from his fourth place
starting position to leading by the start of the 2nd lap. Mark Coldren (Keeler
Company) flipped in the back bringing out a red flag resulting in a complete
restart putting Solwold back into his starting position.
Solwold knows it takes patience. “It’s good to finally win one. I have the
nervous itch out of my system from being on the road. I know how it is when you
come out here for the first time. You just have to keep working at it and
eventually it will come.”
Local Pennsylvania Posse hot shoe Jeff Shepard (York Excavating) took the lead
from the inside pole of the restart but Solwold was there again moving from 4th
to 2nd in the first turn. By turns 3and 4 he was outside of Shepard but unable
to complete the pass. Solwold commented saying, “From the start I thought we had
a really good car. I took a little while to get by Shepard but I knew I could
get around him it was just going to be where I could do it.”
By lap five with just a little more momentum he floated by Shepard on the
outside of turns 3 and 4 leaving him behind. “We made the wrong decision. We
changed our set-up and a couple of things to make the car go better. We didn’t
quite make the right decision and we went from first to fifth. “We learned a
lot,” said Shepard. “We’re in one piece and we can capitalize on that. When the
NST comes back here in August, we’ll be a lot better.”
Outside pole sitter Stevie Smith (RAACE) was a mere fast spectator to the charge
of Solwold and Lasoski. He summed up his race by saying, “We started strong. We
put a little bit harder tire on for the feature race and it wouldn’t take off on
the starts. We just fell in position and stayed there.”
By lap 9 Danny Lasoski (Roth) had moved up to challenge Shepard in turns 3 and 4
using his favored low groove to complete the pass into second place. Lasoski’s
hard charge paid off as he slid in front of Solwold low in 3 and 4 of lap13.
Solwold would have none of that and put a slide job back on Lasoski at the end
of the front stretch. Solwold knew Lasoski was there. “Once I saw Lasoski there
I figured we were going to have a race,” said Solwold.
While Lasoski would keep up the pressure he was unable to get by. Solwold led to
the checkers. Lasoski stated, “Jason did a good job. We can’t take anything away
from his first win. We ran second and we’ll just go on to the next race. My hat
is off to his whole crew. They’ve been right there all year long. They’ve had a
bunch of seconds and they deserve the win.”
Lance Dewease (HAAM) moved up to the third spot during the race. The outside
pole sitter, Smith held on to fourth followed by Shepard in fifth place.
The B feature, with the top six transferring to the A was won by Shane Stewart (Rudeen)
wearing a borrowed Solwold wing after crashing. He was followed by Josh Wells,
Todd Hestor, Lucas Wolfe (Selma Shell), and Judd Shepard.
Dash one was dominated by the Shepard with a strong second by Brian Paulus
(Arnold) followed by Lasoski, Tim Shaffer (Casey's), Jason Meyers (Elite
Landscaping) and
Paul McMahan (Bass Pro Shops).
Dash two had Smith showing the way home with Solwold, Steve Kinser (Quaker
State), Dewease, Todd Schaffer, and Brian Leppo following.
Heat one was won by Greg Hodnett taking the checkers followed by Kinser, Paulus,
Schaffer, and Lasoski.
Heat two saw Shaffer take the win followed by Dewease, Scott Lutz, Meyers and
McMahan.
Heat three had Solwold showing his slow qualifying time didn’t matter as he took
the checkers followed by Smith, Coldren, Leppo, and Shepard.
Fast time was 17.854 set by NST driver Lasoski.
Tomorrow June 11, the National Sprint tour completes its central Pennsylvania
swing at Selinsgrove Speedway.
NST RESULTS – Hagerstown Speedway, 06/10/06
QUALIFYING # First Last Owner Time 1) 83 DANNY LASOSKI Roth 17.854 2) 25 Lance
Dewease Postupack 18.015 3) 4J Jeff Shepard Shepard 18.048 4) 5W Todd Schaffer
Allebach 18.080 5) 14 JASON MEYERS Stockbridge 18.119 6) 19 STEVIE SMITH RAACE
18.130 7) 28 BRIAN PAULUS P&P Motorsports 18.153 8) 26 SHANE STEWART Rudeen
18.207 9) 71 Brian Leppo 18.371 10) 6W Josh Wells 18.405 11) 20 PAUL McMAHAN
Stewart 18.558 12) 4 Todd Hestor 18.600 13) 11 STEVE KINSER Kinser 18.667
14) 6 TIM SHAFFER Parsons 18.681 15) R19 JASON SOLWOLD Carnahan 18.746 16) 77
Greg Hodnett Hamilton 18.788 17) 33 Scott Lutz McGuire 18.941 18) 07 Mark
Coldren Coldren 18.972 19) 9 Craig Keel Portoff 18.987 20) 7S JASON SIDES Sides
19.009 21) 11K TIM KAEDING Kinser 19.042 22) 11H LUCAS WOLFE Helm 19.225 23) 69
Justin Collett Collett 19.385 24) 21M Danny Murray 19.462 25) 3j Judd
Shepard 19.528 26) 71c Jack Helget 19.907 27) 3 Robert Bennett Mickle 20.011 28)
89 Cody Darrah Darrah 20.279 29) 23 Todd Zinn 20.412 30) 17t Jeff Taylor 20.581
HEAT 1 - 8 LAPS (TRANSFER 6) 1) Greg Hodnett 2) STEVE KINSER 3) BRIAN PAULUS 4)
Todd Schaffer 5) DANNY LASOSKI 6) Craig Keel 7) Josh Wells 8) LUCAS WOLFE
9) Cody Darrah 10) Judd Shepard
HEAT 2 1) TIM SHAFFER 2) Lance Dewease 3) Scott Lutz 4) JASON MEYERS 5)
PAUL McMAHAN 6) JASON SIDES 7) SHANE STEWART 8) Justin Collett 9) Todd Zinn
10) Jack Helget
HEAT 3 JASON SOLWOLD Stevie Smith Mark Coldren Brian Leppo Jeff
Shepard TIM KAEDING Todd Hestor Danny Murray Jeff Taylor Bob Bennett
DASH 1 – 6 LAPS 1) Jeff Shepard 2) BRIAN PAULUS 3) DANNY LASOSKI 4) TIM SHAFFER
5) JASON MEYERS 6) PAUL McMAHAN
DASH 2 – 6 LAPS 1) Stevie Smith 2) JASON SOLWOLD 3) STEVE KINSER 4) Lance
Dewease 5) Todd Schaffer 6) Brian Leppo
B-MAIN - 12 LAPS (TRANSFER 6) 1) SHANE STEWART 2) Josh Wells 3) Todd Hestor 4)
LUCAS WOLFE 5) Judd Shepard 6) Cody Darrah 7) Justin Collett 8) Bob Bennett 9)
Todd Zinn 10) Danny Murray 11) Jeff Taylor 12) Jack Helget
A-MAIN 30 LAPS [STARTED] [$]
1) JASON SOLWOLD [4] [$10,000] 2) DANNY LASOSKI [5] [$5,500]
3) Lance Dewease [8] [$3,200] 4) Stevie Smith [2] [$2,800] 5) Jeff Shepard
[1] [$2,500] 6) TIM SHAFFER
[7] [$2,300] 7) SHANE STEWART [11] [$2,200] 8) STEVE KINSER [6] [$2,100] 9) TIM
KAEDING [19] [$2,050] 10) Todd Schaffer [10] [$2,000] 11) JASON SIDES [20]
[$1,500] 12) PAUL McMAHAN [9] [$1,200] 13) BRIAN PAULUS [3] [$1,100]
14) Brian Leppo [12] [$1,050] 15) Cody Darrah [24] [$1,000] 16) Todd
Hestor [13] [$850] 17) Craig Keel [17] [$750] 18) Greg Hodnett [16] [$700]
19) Josh Wells [14] [$700] 20) Justin Collett [23] [$700] 21) Scott Lutz [15]
[$700] 22) Judd Shepard [21] [$700] 23) LUCAS WOLFE [22] [$700] 24)
Mark Coldren [18] [$700]
Laps lead: Jeff Shepard 1-6, Jason Solwold 6-13
Danny Lasoski 14, Jason Solwold 15-30
NST POINT STANDINGS - Susquehanna Speedway
06/08/06
DRIVER POINTS
1 Danny Lasoski 980
2 Tim Kaeding 953
3 Steve Kinser 926
4 Jason Meyers 899
5 Tim Shaffer 839
6 Jason Sides 822
7 Jason Solwold 801
8 Paul McMahan 812
9 Shane Stewart 711
10 Brian Paulus 678
11 Lucas Wolfe 580
The Dude Didn’t See Anybody Once He Got
the Lead at Susquehanna Raceway Park
By Fran Engelcke
So far this week it’s all about the “Dude.” Danny Lasoski (Roth) did not let a
new track, or local veterans, or a 15th place time-in keep him from taking the
winners spotlight tonight in the first visit to Susquehanna Speedway Park by the
National Sprint Tour.
Fred Rahmer (Kline) of Pennsylvania Posse fame chose the inside saying, “I’m too
old to be starting on the outside. I’m going to start on the inside. We’ve been
lucky enough to position ourselves. We’ve got a good chance at it. But you
better not drop the ball here because there are a lot of really good racers.”
Rahmer used his fast dash win lane choice to take the lead from the white flag
and held off Jeff Shepard (Shepard) through lap five when Shepard, going high
out of turn four passed Rahmer and cemented the lead in turns 1 and 2.
Lasoski, showing speed and patience, pushed the leaders forcing an error by
Rahmer in 3and 4 of the 10th lap. Now in second, Lasoski closed with Shepard
passing in 3and 4 of lap15. Lasoski then ran a clinic on how to go fast in the
low groove leaving the competition behind. Lasoski crediting a good race
strategy for his win. “We’ve been struggling a little bit on the slick race
tracks and we experimented and everything seems to work for us” he said in
victory circle.
Late in the race a hard charge by Lance Dewease (Postupack) moved his car into
second.
Dewease explained how they moved forward from their 8th place start. “We drew a
bad number for the dash. We went forward a couple a spots in the dash which
helped us with the starting spot. We went pretty soft with tires trying to get
up through there early which we did. Our race car was pretty good we just wore
our tires out there at the end. Danny got away from us there at the end. It did
what we wanted it to do which was get to the front.” Dewease was followed to the
finish by Stevie Smith (RAACE) who executed a late laps pass of Rahmer and
Shepard.
A field of 37 cars meant an action packed B main. The main was dominated by
local driver Todd Schaffer (Allebach). He took the checkers with Greg Hodnett
(Hamilton), Mark Smith (Zemaitis), and Jason Meyers (Elite Landscaping) in
fourth and the final transfer spot.
Dash 1 was won by the Shepard using the outside pole to take a lead over Paul
McMahan (Bass Pro Shops). They were followed across the finish line by Blane
Heimbach (Greasy), Dewease, Chad Layton (Stewart) and Doug Esh.
Dash 2 saw Rahmer use the inside pole to advantage leading Lasoski across the
finish line for victory. They were followed by Smith, Don Kreitz (Kreitz), Jason
Sides (Wetherington) and Lucas Wolfe (Selma Shell).
Heat 1 saw Michael Carber lead all to laps followed by Dewease, Wolfe, Kreitz,
and Smith.
Heat 2 was led by Shepard from the start with Rahmer, moving up from the 5th
spot at the start to second followed by Heimbach, Craig Keel, and Eric Stambaugh.
Heat 3 was won by the Tim Shaffer (Casey's) followed by Alan Krimes, Lasoski,
Sides, Steve Kinser (Quaker State).
Heat 4 had NST point leader Tim Kaeding (Slick 50) take the lead and hold off
Jason Solwold (City Wide), Esh, McMahan and Layton.
Fast qualifier this evening was Lance Dewease with a time of 15.740.
The PA Posse will get another chance against the National Sprint Tour tomorrow
night, Friday, June 09, 2006 for day two at SSP.
NST RESULTS – Susquehanna Speedway, 06/08/06
QUALIFYING # First Last Owner Time 1) 25 Lance Dewease Postupack 15.740 2) 22
Fred Rahmer Kline 16.029 3) 5W Todd Schaffer Allebach 16.096 4) 30 Doug
Esh 16.189
5) 19 STEVIE SMITH RAACE Foundation 16.194 6) 12 BlaneHeimbach Creasy
16.197 7) 77 Greg Hodnett Hamilton 16.255 8) 1 Mark Smith Zemaitis 16.258 9) 28
BRIAN PAULUS P & P Motorsports 16.278 10) 26 SHANE STEWART Rudeen 16.305 11) 7S
JASON SIDES Sides 16.392 12) 20 PAUL McMAHAN Stewart 16.406 13) 69K Don Kreitz
Kreitz 16.453 14) 4J Jeff Shepard Shepard 16.488 15) 83 DANNYLASOSKI Roth
16.501 16) 12A Chad Layton Stewart 16.503 17) 11H LUCAS WOLFE Helm 16.510 18) 9
Craig
Keel Portoff 16.516 19) 87 Alan Krimes Krimes 16.518 20) R19 JASON SOLWOLD
Carnahan 16.534 21) 69 Michael Carber Clemons/Bair 16.549 22) 4 Eric Stambaugh
Swope
16.569 23) 6 TIM SHAFFER Parsons 16.580 24) 11K TIM KAEDING Kinser 16.582 25) 41
Scott Geesey Geesey 16.635 26) 07 Mark Coldren Coldren 16.648 27) 11 STEVE
KINSER Kinser 16.658 28) 28J Chad Jumper Jumper 16.787 29) 14 JASON MEYERS
Stockbridge 16.878 30) 11C Cory Haas Haas 16.889 31) 33 Scott Lutz McGuire
17.140
32) 89 Cody Darrah Darrah 17.151 33) 3 Robert Bennett Mickle 17.259 34) 69C
Justin Collett Collett 17.394 35) 17B Steve Buckwalter Ritter 17.406 36) 21
Brian Montieth Parrish 17.500 37) X Bobby Weaver Weaver
HEAT 1 - 10 LAPS (TOP 5 TRANSFER TO A-MAIN)
First Last 1) Michael Carber 2) Lance Dewease 3) LUCAS WOLFE
4) Don Kreitz 5) Stevie Smith 6) JASON MEYERS 7) BRIAN PAULUS
8) Scott Geesey 9) Robert Bennett
HEAT 2 First Last 1) Jeff Shepard 2) Fred Rahmer 3) Blane
Heimbach 4) Craig Keel 5) Eric Stambaugh 6) SHANE STEWART
7) Mark Coldren 8) Cory Haas 9) Justin Collett
HEAT 3 First Last 1) TIM SHAFFER 2) Alan Krimes 3) DANNY
LASOSKI 4) JASON SIDES 5) STEVE KINSER 6) Greg Hodnett
7) Todd Schaffer 8) Scott Lutz 9) Steve Buckwalter
HEAT 4 First Last 1) TIM KAEDING 2) JASON SOLWOLD 3)
Doug Esh 4) PAUL MCMAHAN 5) Chad Layton 6) Mark Smith
7) Brian Montieth 8) Cody Darrah 9) Chad Jumper
DASH 1 – 6 LAPS 1) Jeff Shepard 2) PAUL McMAHAN 3) Blane Heimbach
4) Lance Dewease 5) Chad Layton 6) Doug Esh
DASH 2 – 6 LAPS 1) Fred Rahmer 2) DANNY LASOSKI 3) Stevie Smith
4) Don Kreitz 5) JASON SIDES 6) LUCAS WOLFE
B-MAIN - 12 LAPS (TOP 4 TRANSFER TO A-MAIN) 1) Todd Schaffer 2) Greg
Hodnett 3) Mark Smith 4) JASON MEYERS 5) SHANE STEWART
6) Mark Coldren 7) Scott Geesey 8) Cory Haas 9) Scott Lutz 10) justin
Collett 11) Robert Bennett 12) Brian Montieth 13) Cody Darrah 14) Chad Jumper
A-MAIN 30 LAPS [STARTED] [$]
A-MAIN - 4O LAPS [STARTED] [$] 1) DANNY LASOSKI [3] [$5,000] 2)
Lance Dewease [8] [$3,000] 3) Stevie Smith [5] [$2,500] 4) Jeff
Shepard [2] [$2,200] 5) Fred Rahmer [1] [$2,100] 6) Don Kreitz [7]
[$2,000] 7) PAUL McMAHAN [4] [$1,800] 8) Chad Layton [10] [$1,600]
9) Doug Esh [12] [$1,500] 10) Todd Schaffer [13] [$1,300] 11) STEVE
KINSER [22] [$1,100] 12) JASON SIDES [9] [$1,000] 13) TIM KAEDING
[21] [$900] 14) JASON SOLWOLD [18] [$800] 15) JASON MEYERS [23]
[$700] 16) Mark Smith [15] [$600] 17) Alan Krimes [17] [$575]
18) Michael Carber [19] [$550] 19) SHANE STEWART [24] [$525] 20) TIM
SHAFFER [20] [$500] 21) Greg Hodnett [14] [$500] 22) LUCAS WOLFE
[11] [$500] 23) Craig Keel [16] [$500] 24) Blane Heimbach [6] [$500]
Laps lead: Fred Rahmer 1-5, Jeff Shepard 6-14, Danny Lasoski 15-30
NST POINT STANDINGS - Fremont Speedway
06/06/06
DRIVER POINTS
1 Tim Kaeding 899
2 Danny Lasoski 896
3 Steve Kinser 872
4 Jason Meyers 854
5 Tim Shaffer 799
6 Jason Sides 768
7 Jason Solwold 750
8 Paul McMahan 747
9 Shane Stewart 673
10 Brian Paulus 653
11 Lucas Wolfe 546
Dude Finds a Line, Wins at Fremont
By Craig Murphy
Early in the June 6 National Sprint Tour main event at Fremont Speedway in Ohio,
Danny Lasoski surveyed his options from third place.
“They had the top covered and the bottom covered, so I just went in the middle,”
Lasoski said.
Once ‘The Dude’ got by Tim Shaffer and David Harrison, that was all he needed.
Lasoski cruised to his third NST feature win of the year.
The 40-lap main got off to a rough start for many, including point leader Tim
Kaeding. Kaeding, who needed a last lap pass for the fourth and final transfer
spot in the B-main, moved up a few spots on the first lap of the main before
trouble struck.
While attempting to pass Kerry Madsen, Kaeding spun and flipped in turn 4.
Kaeding got back on the track before the race restarted, only to suffer more
damage after more contact with Madsen. Kaeding ended up 14th, a lap down at the
end.
Shaffer took the initial lead from pole while Harrison looked high for the lead.
Harrison got the lead on lap 5, until Shaffer and Lasoski passed by going
three-wide on lap 13.
Shaffer held the lead until lap 18, when Lasoski made the high groove work.
Once in front, Lasoski was not to be headed despite a few close calls in
traffic. At one point, Lasoski was caught in the middle while lapping Brian
Paulus and fast qualifier Jason Solwold.
“I was giving it all I had,” Lasoski said. “A couple of times I just had to
bail.”
The main event took a while to get going, thanks to three yellows and two reds
early.
“You’ve got to really think about getting your rhythm back,” Lasoski said. “The
car was the same throughout. I think them other guys slowed down a little bit.”
Harrison fell back to fourth at one point before eventually moving back up to a
second-place finish.
“The car was perfect,” Harrison said. “We could run anywhere we wanted to. The
tires went away after one of those yellows, I can’t even remember which one.
Once the tires warmed back up, I moved back up.”
By the end, Harrison felt he would have had something for the leader if there
had been a yellow.
“I think I could have done something,” he said.
Butch Schroeder moved up from his eighth starting position to grab third at the
finish.
“We knew we were good in the heat race,” Schroeder said. “We tweaked on the car
a little, and I probably screwed it up a little. I thought I was going to be
second for a while.”
Schroeder was glad team owner Dave Jessup allowed him to race Tuesday night.
“We wasn’t even going to come here,” Schroeder said.
Also moving up was Dale Blaney, who had to race through the B-main and started
the A-main in 22nd.
“We get around here pretty good,” Blaney said. “We kept working on it. There
were a lot of problems early in the main around us, so before I knew it I was
10th and thinking we had something for them. I just got caught with guys
side-by-side in front of me, lap after lap.”
Shaffer faded from first to fifth by the end.
“I was good early, but the car went away,” he said. “It’s disappointing, but
that’s part of racing. When you have the pole and don’t win, it’s hard.”
Heat races were won by Brock Mayes, Bryan Scott, Schroeder and Tim Hunter.
Dashes were won by Shaffer and Jamie Miller.
There were 45 cars signed in, and the level of competition made things difficult
for many of the NST regulars. Shane Stewart, Paul McMahan and Lucas Wolfe were
unable to transfer out of the B-main. Steve Kinser was lapped near the end to
finish 12th, while Solwold was 16th and Paulus 17th.
The Fremont race was the opening leg of a week that features five nights of
racing in six nights. The NST next races Thursday and Friday at Susquehanna
Raceway Park in Newberrytown, Penn.
NST RESULTS – Fremont Speedway, 06/06/06
QUALIFYING
# First Last Owner Time
1) R19 JASON SOLWOLD CARNAHAN 14.092 2) 99 Al Roepke Roepke 14.303 3) 14 JASON
MEYERS STOCKBRIDGE 14.354 4) 10 David Harrison Ludwig 14.403 5) 14H Todd Heller
Heller 14.404 6) 31 Chuck Wilson Wilson 14.434 7) 29 Dean Jacobs
Pullins 14.497 8) 8 Bobby Clark Meggitt 14.517 9) 4K Kelly Kinser
Kinser 14.549 10) K Andrew Palker Kirian 14.553 11) 5 Byron Reed
Reed 14.576 12) 55X Brian Smith Riehl 14.600 13) 1R Phil Gressman
Renfro 14.711 14) 6 TIM SHAFFER PARSONS 14.763 15) 83 DANNY LASOSKI
ROTH 14.791 16) 3L Mike Linder James 14.832 17) 7B Jamie Miller
Becker 14.868 18) 78 Todd Kane Kane 14.873 19) 7K Butch Schroeder
Jessup 14.879 20) 2H Tim Hunter Hunter 14.893 21) 11B Brock Mayes
Mayes 14.903 22) 37Z Bryan Scott Farmer 14.920 23) 55 Kerry Madsen
Ver Meer 14.923 24) W20 Greg Wilson Warnimont 14.995 25) 28 BRIAN
PAULUS P&P Motorsports 15.005 26) 11 STEVE KINSER KINSER 15.008 27)
10S Roger Shammo Shammo 15.009 28) 20 PAUL McMAHAN STEWART 15.021 29) 2
Dale Blaney Fisher 15.037 30) 11K TIM KAEDING KINSER 15.099 31) 7S
JASON SIDES SIDES 15.133 32) 26 SHANE STEWART RUDEEN 15.207 33) 27
Scott Euler Euler 15.426 34) 11H LUCAS WOLFE HELM 15.428 35) 12
Caleb Griffith Griffith 15.430 36) 8S Craig Mintz TGE Racing 15.449
37) 53 John Ivy Genzman 15.491 38) 16 Lee Jacobs Burmeister 15.508
39) 98 Bruce Robenalt Robenalt 15.509 40) 7 Rob Chaney McColmbs 15.550 41)
48 Mike Burkin Burkin 15.572 42) F1 Jon Finsel Finsel 15.720 43) X Mark
Keegan Keegan 15.724 44) 11M Brandon Martin Martin 16.076 45) 60
Jody Keegan Keegan 16.672
HEAT 1 - 10 LAPS (TOP 5 TRANSFER TO A-MAIN)
First Last 1) Brock Mayes 2) Jamie Miller 3) Phil Gressman
4) Kelly Kinser 5) BRIAN PAULUS 6) JASON SOLWOLD 7) Dale
Blaney 8) John Ivy 9) Mike Burkin 10) Todd Heller 11)
Scott Euler 12) Jody Keegan
HEAT 2
First Last 1) Bryan Scott 2) Al Roepke 3) Todd Kane 4)
TIM SHAFFER 5) STEVE KINSER 6) LUCAS WOLFE 7) TIM KAEDING
8) Lee Jacobs 9) Jon Finsel 10) Andrew Palker 11) Chuck Wilson
HEAT 3
First Last 1) Butch Schroeder 2) DANNY LASOSKI 3) Kerry Madsen
4) Dean Jacobs 5) JASON SIDES 6) Roger Shammo 7) JASON MEYERS
8) Mark Keegan 9) Byron Reed 10) Caleb Griffith 11) Bruce
Robenalt
HEAT 4
First Last 1) Tim Hunter 2) David Harrison 3) Greg Wilson
4) Brian Smith 5) Mike Linder 6) SHANE STEWART 7) Brandon
Martin 8) Craig Mintz 9) PAUL McMAHAN 10) Rob Chaney 11)
Bobby Clark
DASH 1 – 6 LAPS
First Last 1) TIM SHAFFER 2) Brian Smith 3)Mike Linder 4) Al Roepke
5) Dean Jacobs 6) Todd Kane
DASH 2 – 6 LAPS
First Last 1) Jamie Miller 2) DANNY LASOSKI 3) David Harrison
4) Butch Schroeder 5) Phil Gressman 6) Kelly Kinser
C-MAIN – 10 LAPS
First Last 1) Caleb Griffith 2) Lee Jacobs 3) Brandon Martin 4) Craig
Mintz 5) Mark Keegan 6) John Ivy 7) Mike Burkin 8) Bruce Robenalt 9) Rob Chaney
10) Jon Finsel 11) Jody Keegan
B-MAIN - 12 LAPS (TOP 4 TRANSFER TO A-MAIN)
First Last 1) JASON SOLWOLD 2) Dale Blaney 3) JASON MEYERS
4) TIM KAEDING 5) Todd Heller 6) Byron Reed 7) Chuck Wilson 8)
Andrew Palker 9) Brandon Martin 10) Lee Jacobs 11) PAUL McMAHAN 12)
SHANE STEWART 13) Craig Mintz 14) Scott Euler 15) Roger Shammo 16) LUCAS
WOLFE 17) Caleb Griffith 18) Bobby Clark
A-MAIN 40 LAPS [STARTED] [$]
1) DANNY LASOSKI [4] [$10,000] 2) David Harrison [6] [$5,500] 3)
Butch Schroeder [8] [$3,200] 4) Dale Blaney [22] [$2,800] 5) TIM SHAFFER [1]
[$2,500] 6) Greg Wilson [19] [$2,300] 7) Phil Gressman [10] [$2,200]
8) Mike Linder [5] [$2,100] 9) Todd Kane [11] [$2,050] 10) JASON SIDES
[24] [$2,000] 11) JASON MEYERS [14] [$1,500] 12) STEVE KINSER [21] [$1,200] 13)
Al Roepke [7] [$1,100] 14) TIM KAEDING [23] [$1,050] 15) Bryan Scott [17]
[$1,000] 16) JASON SOLWOLD [13] [$850] 17) BRIAN PAULUS [20] [$750] 18)
Brock Mayes [16] [$700] 19) Jamie Miller [2] [$700] 20) Brian Smith
[3] [$700] 21) Tim Hunter [15] [$700] 22) Kerry Madsen [18] [$700]
23) Kelly Kinser [12] [$700] 24) Dean Jacobs [9] [$700]
Laps lead: Tim Shaffer 1-4, David Harrison 5-12, Tim Shaffer 13-17,
Danny Lasoski 18-40
Kaeding sneaks by McMahan for Bloomington
win
By Craig Murphy
Steve Kinser had already been honored quite a bit Friday, June 2 as the National
Sprint Tour raced at his home track of Bloomington Speedway in Bloomington, Ind.
Kinser’s homecoming – 410 winged Sprints had not raced at the Kinser family’s
home track since 1999 – included a chance for Steve to run some laps with his
dad, Bloomington legend Bob Kinser.
Steve Kinser got to celebrate his 52nd birthday in grand style, as the winning
car owner.
Only Kinser wasn’t driving the winning entry.
Instead, it was Tim Kaeding in the second Steve Kinser Racing car sneaking past
Paul McMahan in lapped traffic coming to the white flag for his fifth win in 11
races this year.
“I was cruising, just trying to save my tires,” Kaeding said. “Lapped traffic
can be a blessing, but it can also hurt you sometimes. I feel bad taking a win
away from another Californian, but not too bad. You’ve got to take them when you
can.
“I thought we would be a top-five car,” added Kaeding, who extended his NST
points lead with the win. “I was way surprised. I knew we would be up front. I
just kind of held out and waited for the end. I didn’t want to burn off my
tires.”
McMahan had been stuck behind a back marker for a few laps, and tried to guess
the right away around. As it turned out, the high side wasn’t the way.
“It’s racing,” said McMahan, who set fast time in qualifying at the ¼-mile track
with a lap of 9.72 seconds. “That’s just part of it. I followed that lapped car
way too long. The guy would enter the turn at the top, and be on the bottom on
the exit. I needed to squeeze him out of the way, but that’s not how I race.
“I wish I could tell you how frustrating it is,” the runner-up added. “You can’t
imagine. Opportunities don’t come along too often, so you have to take
advantage.”
McMahan noted speed hasn’t been the issue with his Tony Stewart Motorsports team
this year.
“We’ve been fast, we just haven’t had luck,” he said. “This wasn’t bad luck. I
just made a mistake.”
Tim Shaffer and McMahan battled side-by-side for the lead the first few laps
before Shaffer took the lead on lap 3. Shaffer held the lead until a
near-collision with a lapped car on lap 11 forced Shaffer off the outside
cushion. By the time Shaffer recovered, he was back to eighth and Danny Lasoski
had the lead.
“It was bad judgment,” Shaffer said of the near miss. “We had a good car, but we
don’t have anything to show for it. It’s frustrating. I wanted to get back up
there, but it’s hard to pass.”
Lasoski held onto the lead until lap 23 of the 40-lap race, when McMahan got by.
Kaeding followed for second a lap later.
“We put on way softer tires,” said Lasoski, who held on for third. “When I got
the lead, I burned off the tires. I could only run half-throttle or I would blow
the tires.”
At the end it was Kaeding, McMahan, Lasoski, Shane Stewart and Jason Sides in
the top-five. Rounding out the top-10 were Jason Meyers, Jason Solwold, Kinser,
Shaffer and Kevin Swindell.
Heat race winners were Solwold, Kerry Madsen and Nick Smith. Dash winners were
McMahan and Shaffer.
For Kaeding, the dream season continues.
“That’s way too much for me to handle,” he said of the five wins. “To win almost
half the races is an unbelievable feeling.”
Kinser wanted that feeling at his home track after the multitude of celebratory
events, but struggled all night.
“We just didn’t get the job done,” Kinser said. “I would spin (the tires) all
the way out of the corners. That’s about as bad as we’re run all year. You have
bad nights. I just hate that it came at home.”
NST Results Bloomington 060206
NST RESULTS – Bloomington Speedway, 06/02/06
QUALIFYING
# First Last Owner Time
1) 20 PAUL McMAHAN Stewart 9.720
2) 7S JASON SIDES Sides 9.752
3) 14 JASON MEYERS Stockbridge 9.756
4) 6 TIM SHAFFER Parsons 9.758
5) 83 DANNY LASOSKI Roth 9.766
6) 26 SHANE STEWART Rudeen 9.783
7) R19 JASON SOLWOLD Carnahan 9.785
8) 28 BRIAN PAULUS P & P Mtrsprts 9.794
9) 11K TIM KAEDING Kinser 9.844
10) 4K Kelly Kinser Kinser 9.921
11) 17 Matt Neely Neely 9.944
12) 6N Nick Nabor Nabor 9.952
13) 1 Kevin Swindell Swindell 9.975
14) 11 STEVE KINSER Kinser 9.987
15) 81 Nick Smith Mulvaney 9.989
16) 11H LUCAS WOLFE Helm 10.036
17) 55 Kerry Madsen Ver Meer 10.086
18) 4B Tom Busch Busch 10.091
19) 70 Kevin Huntley Groves 10.098
20) 5H Patrick Haynes Haynes 10.234
21) 5 Kevin Briscoe Briscoe 10.276
22) 4N Neil Shepherd Shepherd 10.307
23) 1H Kyle Cummins Harpe 10.331
24) 36 Brady Short Short 10.338
25) 29 Eddie Lynch Lynch 10.353
26) 5J Joss Moffatt Moffatt 10.633
27) 48 Ty Deckard Deckard 10.752
28) 44 Eric Edwards Edwards 11.579
HEAT 1 - 10 LAPS (TOP 6 TRANSFER TO A-MAIN)
First Last 1) JASON SOLWOLD 2) LUCAS WOLFE 3) Kevin Swindell 4) TIM SHAFFER 5)
PAUL McMAHAN 6) Kelly Kinser 7) Eddie Lynch 8) Neil
Shepherd 9) Eric Edwards 10) Kevin Huntley
HEAT 2
1) Kerry Madsen 2) DANNY LASOSKI 3) STEVE KINSER 4) JASON SIDES 5) Kyle
Cummins 6) BRIAN PAULUS 7) Patrick Haynes 8) Joss Moffatt
9) Matt Neely
HEAT 3
1) Nick Smith 2) TIM KAEDING 3) SHANE STEWART 4) Tom Busch 5) JASON MEYERS 6)
Kevin Briscoe 7) Ty Deckard 8) Brady Short 9) Nick Naber
DASH 1 - 6 LAPS
First Last 1) PAUL McMAHAN 2) DANNY LASOSKI 3) TIM KAEDING 4) Kevin Swindell 5)
JASON MEYERS 6) JASON SOLWOLD
DASH 2 - 6 LAPS
First Last 1) TIM SHAFFER 2) SHANE STEWART 3) STEVE KINSER 4) JASON SIDES 5)
BRIAN PAULUS 6) Kelly Kinser
B-MAIN - 12 LAPS (TOP 6 TRANSFER TO A-MAIN)
1) Kevin Huntley 2) Brady Short 3) Neil Shepherd 4) Nick Naber 5) Matt Neely 6)
Ty Deckard 7) Eddie Lynch 8) Eric Edwards 9) Joss Moffatt 10) Patrick Haynes
A-MAIN 40 LAPS [STARTED] [$]
1) TIM KAEDING [5] [$10,000] 2) PAUL McMAHAN [1] [$5,500] 3) DANNY LASOSKI [3]
[$3,200] 4) SHANE STEWART [4] [$2,800] 5) JASON SIDES
[8] [$2,500] 6) JASON MEYERS [9] [$2,300] 7) JASON SOLWOLD [11] [$2,200] 8)
STEVE KINSER [6] [$2,100] 9) TIM SHAFFER [2] [$2,050] 10)
Kevin Swindell [7] [$2,000] 11) BRIAN PAULUS [10] [$1,500] 12) Kerry Madsen [17]
[$1,200] 13) Nick Smith [15] [$1,100] 14) LUCAS WOLFE [16]
[$1,050] 15) Kevin Huntley [19] [$1,000] 16) Kelly Kinser [12] [$1,000] 17) Kyle
Cummins [22] [$1,000] 18) Neil Shepherd [21] [$1,000] 19) Ty Deckard [24]
[$1,000] 20) Brady Short [23] [$1,000] 21) Matt Neely [13] [$1,000] 22) Tom
Busch [18] [$1,000] 23) Nick Nabor [14] [$1,000] 24) Kevin Briscoe [20] [$1,000]
Laps lead: Paul McMahan 1-2, Tim Shaffer 3-10, Danny Lasoski 11-22,
Paul McMahan 23-38, Tim Kaeding 3-40
NST Points as of Bloomington 060206
POINT STANDINGS-Bloomington Speedway 06/02/06
DRIVER POINTS
1 Tim Kaeding 853
4 Steve Kinser 820
3 Danny Lasoski 811
2 Jason Meyers 798
5 Tim Shaffer 728
6 Paul McMahan 725
7 Jason Sides 712
8 Jason Solwold 701
9 Shane Stewart 648
10 Brian Paulus 611
11 Lucas Wolfe 521
National Sprint Tour Announces $2.4
Million Points Fund
By Bobby Gerould
May 30, 2006 (Snohomish, WA) – Nearly a dozen of the top Sprint car drivers in
the world had reason to join the new National Sprint Tour over the winter.
Now they have 2,400,000 more reasons to stay.
Brownfield Promotions Inc. announced today that the National Sprint Tour will
pay $2.4 million in point fund money to its contracted race teams over the
course of the next three seasons. This season $700,000 will be paid, with
$800,000 in the kitty for 2007. The point fund will reach $900,000 in 2008.
This season, the champion of the National Sprint Tour will earn $150,000. The
top 15 finishers in the final point standings will each earn a portion of the
money up for grabs.
“Racing these sprint cars across the country week in, week out is a very
expensive proposition,” said Steve Kinser, 20-time World Champion sprint car
driver, and car-owner of cars currently ranked first and second in NST points.
“The point fund will sure give a lot of our race teams more financial resources
to allow them to continue to have the best equipment, and the best people
working for them.
“Every team in this series is 100 percent committed to it, and $2,400,000 allows
the series to reward that commitment,” Kinser added. “On the other hand, we were
all committed to the series before we had a point fund, so this is just like
icing on the cake.”
The National Sprint Tour was founded by Fred Brownfield ‘on the fly’ in a few
short days in December 2005. By that time, many tracks and promoters were
already under contract with other major sanctioning bodies for their special
events and were unable to host the new organization in 2006.
This latest development will enable many of the nation’s top 410 teams to remain
steadfast with the series. To date, ten races have been held in the 2006 season.
“For having such a short time to accomplish things, we are pleased with what we
have done so far,” Brownfield said. “As days turn to weeks, and weeks to months,
we can see a positive progression.”
Drivers and teams that have raced in each NST race this year include Kinser
(Quaker State), points leader Tim Kaeding (Slick 50), Jason Meyers (Elite
Racing), Danny Lasoski (Roth Motorsports), Tim Shaffer (Casey’s General Store),
Jason Sides (Mafia Motorsports), Paul McMahan (Bass Pro Shops), Jason Solwold
(Carnahan Motorsports), Brian Paulus (Arnold Transportation Services), Shane
Stewart (Snap-On), and Lucas Wolfe (Selma Shell Racing).
“It’s a big deal,” Kaeding said. “It gives everyone an incentive to come and run
with us now. Hopefully we can attract some cars, in addition to the ones we
already have.”
Both Lasoski and Meyers point to the stability that comes with the points fund.
“I think the largest impact will be the credibility it adds to Fred Brownfield
and the NST as an established series,” Lasoski said of the new infusion of
funds. “The three-year deal proves the NST is here to stay and will continue to
grow from here on out.”
Meyers concurs. “Obviously, the announcement of a point fund will add solidarity
to the series which should welcome more promoters to come on board,” Meyers
said. “The NST is the only series that has a guaranteed three year point fund in
Sprint car racing.”
Kaeding also feels the points fund is a positive step.
“It helps out a lot,” Kaeding said. “Fred’s done a lot for Sprint car racing. He
just knows what to do. He’s a race car driver turned promoter, trying to keep
Sprint car racing alive and out there.”
Kaeding, currently in the best position to grab the $150,000 for winning the
title, noted all NST drivers come out ahead.
“Everyone’s going to get paid extra at the end of the year for putting on a
great show,” he said.
Kinser summed it up, “Fred Brownfield and his people are the ones that should
get all the credit. There were a lot of people in this industry that didn’t
think Fred could do what he’s done: announce a new traveling series in December,
get a bunch of races scheduled even in the first year, have the field of cars
that we do, and have them stay united. And now this, a $2.4 million point fund.
My hat’s off to him. But we’ve got work left to do, and Fred knows that. We’re
not done just yet.”
The next event for the National Sprint Tour is Friday June 2, 2006 at
Bloomington Speedway in Bloomington, IN followed by a June 6 race at Fremont
Speedway in Fremont, OH. For more information on the NST, please visit
www.nationalsprinttour.com.
NST POINT STANDINGS - Attica Raceway Park
05/28/06
DRIVER POINTS
1 Tim Kaeding 768 4 Steve Kinser 757 3 Danny Lasoski 731 2 Jason Meyers 728 5
Tim Shaffer 666 6 Paul McMahan 641 7 Jason Sides 637 8 Jason Solwold 633 9 Shane
Stewart 573 10 Brian Paulus 557 11 Lucas Wolfe 470
JASON MEYERS CAPITALIZES ON BYRON REED
MISTAKE
By Fran Engelcke
(Attica, OH) Jason Meyers (Elite Landscaping) added his first National Sprint
Tour win at Attica Speedway Park to his resume Sunday. A great crowd saw Meyers
pick the outside pole for the feature as a choice for being the fast dash
winner. Local driver, Byron Reed (Reebar Die Casting) took the lead in turns one
and two after the green flag. Meyers commented during the dash interview that
“I’m going inside, it works and I’ll see what happens.”
Lap two saw Steve Kinser (Quaker State) spinout in front of Danny Lasoski (Roth)
collecting Lasoski up and putting them both at the back of the field for the
restart. Through the rest of the main Kinser patiently picked off a car here and
there to finally work up to his final position of fourth. Kinser said, “I spun
out in front of Lasoski and then he got into me. I thought I would go down into
the turn low and then I started to go high and at the last second I switched
back and went in there and hit the slick stuff and spun.” Kinser would work the
traffic for the rest of the race to finish fourth.
It wasn’t until patient persistence paid off in turns 3 and 4 of the 25th lap
when Reed got caught up high and both Meyer and Jason Solwold (City Wide) passed
for the lead and second. Meyers said about the pass, “He was a lot better off in
two than I was and I was a little better getting into 3. I just had to keep
getting better in 1 and 2 where if I could be on his back bumper down the back
shoot where I thought I could get him. I just couldn’t quite do that and finally
he bobbled it off 2 a little bit and allowed me to get a run on him and the car
came to us. I knew if I could get him I could go a little faster but I just
didn’t have quite enough to get him and was finally able to capitalize on a
small mistake.”
When asked about the Meyer’s pass Reed commented, “We were rolling around real
nice and it got to where I couldn’t enter on the curve like I was earlier. I
made about two bad laps and that cost me and I wound up third. Both guys got
around me when I got up in the cushion and it tossed the front end on me and I
lost a bunch of time.”
Reed salvaged third behind Dale Blaney (George Fisher) in second position.
Meyers fought off a continued charge by Solwold when lapped traffic on lap 37
and a bad decision by Solwold on which way to pass caused a wreck in Turn 4 as
he hit Brian Paulus (Arnold) and spun out. Meyers was able to finish the
remainder of the 40 lap main event unchallenged.
Paul McMahan (Bass Pro Shops) commented on his evening with, Tim got a flat and
I was the lucky guy to be in the right spot at the right time. We were probably
a 7th or 8th place car and we wound up 5th. We’ll take that and go on to
Bloomington.”
NST point leader, Tim Kaeding (Slick 50), got tangled up with a lapped car and
had to go to the work area. Kaeding got back out and was able to salvage a 13th
place finish.
The B feature had the top four finishers transferring to the A main. The field
included two of the NST regulars and only one would transfer. Young Caleb
Griffith led the first nine laps until a tire went down leaving the lead to Tim
Shaffer (Casey's). Shaffer was followed home by Mark Keegan (Custom Chrome
Plating), Craig Mitz (Keller Chevrolet), and the final transfer spot went to
Brandon Martin (R&S Construction).
Dash 1 was lead from the green to the checkers by Meyers. His fast time gave him
lane choice for the feature. He was followed by McMahan, Brock Mayes (J&F
Construction), Lee Jacobs (Burmeister Racing), Phil Gressman (Renfro
Auctioneer), and Kaeding.
Dash 2 saw Reed take the lead and hold on for the finish followed by Blaney,
Solwold, Shane Stewart (Rudeen), Neil Shepherd (Metzger Trucking), and Lucas
Wolfe (Selma Shell).
Heat 1 was lead all ten laps by the inside pole sitter, Greg Wilson ( All Star
Plumbing & Heating) Kinser, McMahan, Stewart, and Kaeding.
Heat 2 winner Lasoski was the only NST driver to win a heat. He was followed by
Chad Blonde (Hendrickson Trucking), Mayes, Reed, and Meyers.
Heat 3 saw Andrew Palker (Greber Racing Company) take the checkers with Paulus,
Wolfe, Jacobs, and Solwold follow.
The fourth heat had local driver Todd Kane (Todd Kane) go wire to wire, followed
by Kevin Huntley (Pete Groves), Shepherd, Blaney, and Gressman.
Fast time qualifier was Kaeding with a lap time of 12.046.
National Sprint Tour racing action continues June 2 Bloomington Speedway.
NST RESULTS – Attica Raceway Park, 05/28/06
QUALIFYING
1) TIM KAEDING Kinser 11K 12.046
2) TIM SHAFFER Parsons 6 12.099
3) JASON SOLWOLD Carnahan R19 12.300
4) Phil Gressman Noland Renfro 1R 12.325
5) SHANE STEWART Rudeen 26 12.357
6) JASON MEYERS Stockbridge 14 12.403
7) Caleb Griffith Shawn Griffith 12 12.412
8) Dale Blaney George Fisher 2 12.456
9) Rob Chaney Denny Ashworth 92 12.497
10) Brock Mayes Jim Mayes 11B 12.507
11) LUCAS WOLFE Helm 11H 12.545
12) Craig Mitz TGE Racing 8S 12.549
13) PAUL McMAHAN Tony Stewart 20 12.564
14) Byron Reed Byron Reed 5 12.567
15) Lee Jacobs Sharon Burmeister 16 12.626
16) Neil Shepherd Terry Shepherd 4N 12.634
17) STEVE KINSER Steve Kinser 11 12.641
18) DANNY LASOSKI Roth 83 12.648
19) Andrew Palker Scott Kirian K 12.650
20) Todd Kane Todd Kane 78 12.657
21) Greg Wilson Veril Warnimont W20 12.673
22) Chad Blonde Julie Blonde 5B 12.683
23) BRIAN PAULUS P & P Motorsports 28 12.705
24) Kevin Huntley Pete Groves 70 12.770
25) Mark Keegan Mark Keegan X 12.838
26) Ben Rutan Rick Ferkel 0 12.844
27) Bobby Clark Ken Meggitt 8 12.870
28) Brian Scott Rich Farmer 37Z 12.902
29) Brandon Martin Brandon Martin 11M 12.911
30) JASON SIDES Sides 7S 12.913
31) Jamie Miller Darrell Becker 7 B 12.948
32) Jamie Martin Jim & Tracy Martin 15M 12.968
33) Mike Linder Andy James 3L 12.999
34) Tim Hunter Rob Hunter 2H 13.051
35) Jason Dukes J T Enterprises 3 13.107
36) Roger Shammo Roger Shammo 10 13.260
37) Keith Baxter Keith Baxter 1B 13.463
38) Joe Cheeseman Joe Cheeseman 55C 13.896
HEAT 1 - 10 LAPS (TOP 5 TRANSFER TO A-MAIN)
1) Greg Wilson 2) STEVE KINSER 3) PAUL McMAHAN 4) SHANE STEWART 5) TIM KAEDING
6) Mark Keegan 7) Mike Linder 8) Brandon Martin 9) Keith Baxter 10) Rob Chaney
HEAT 2 - 10 LAPS (TOP 5 TRANSFER TO A-MAIN)
1) DANNY LASOSKI 2) Chad Blonde 3) Brock Mayes 4) Byron Reed 5) JASON MEYERS 6)
JASON SIDES 7) TIM SHAFFER 8) Tim Hunter 9) Ben Rutan 10) Joe Cheeseman
HEAT 3 - 10 LAPS (TOP 5 TRANSFER TO A-MAIN)
1) Andrew Palker 2) BRIAN PAULUS 3) LUCAS WOLFE 4) Lee Jacobs 5) JASON SOLWOLD
6) Bobby Clark 7) Jamie Miller 8) Jason Dukes 9) Caleb Griffith
HEAT 4 - 10 LAPS (TOP 5 TRANSFER TO A-MAIN)
1) Todd Kane 2) Kevin Huntley 3) Neil Shepherd 4) Dale Blaney 5) Phil Gressman
6) Craig Mintz 7) Jamie Martin 8) Bryan Scott 9) Roger Shammo
DASH 1 - 6 LAPS
1) JASON MEYERS 2) PAUL McMAHAN 3) Brock Mayes 4) Lee Jacobs 5) Phil Gressman 6)
TIM KAEDING
DASH 2 - 6 LAPS
1) Byron Reed 2) Dale Blaney 3) JASON SOLWOLD 4) SHANE STEWART 5) Neil Shepherd
6) LUCAS WOLFE
B-MAIN - 12 LAPS (TOP 6 TRANSFER TO A-MAIN)
1) TIM SHAFFER 2) Mark Keegan 3) Craig Mintz 4) Brandon Martin 5) Jamie Miller
6) JASON SIDES 7) Jason Dukes 8) Tim Hunter 9) Keith Baxter 10) Bobby Clark 11)
Roger Shammo 12) Caleb Griffith 13) Bryan Scott 14) Mike Linder 15) Jamie Martin
16) Joe Cheeseman 17) Ben Rutan
A-MAIN 40 LAPS [STARTED] [$]
1) JASON MEYERS [1] [$10,000] 2) Dale Blaney [4] [$5,500] 3) Byron Reed [2]
[$3,200] 4) STEVE KINSER [15] [$2,800] 5) PAUL McMAHAN [3] [$2,500] 6) SHANE
STEWART [8]
[$2,300] 7) Greg Wilson [19] [$2,200] 8) Todd Kane [18] [$2,100] 9) DANNY
LASOSKI [16] [$2,050] 10) Mark Keegan [23] [$2,000] 11) Brock Mayes [5] [$1,500]
12) Lee Jacobs
[7] [$1,200] 13) TIM KAEDING [11] [$1,100] 14) Kevin Huntley [22] [$1,050] 15)
Brandon Martin [24] [$1,000] 16) BRIAN PAULUS [21] [$850] 17) JASON SOLWOLD [6]
[$750]
18) Neil Shepherd [10] [$700] 19) LUCAS WOLFE [12] [$700] 20) Andrew Palker [17]
[$700] 21) Craig Mintz [14] [$700] 22) TIM SHAFFER [13] [$700] 23) Chad Blonde
[20] [$700]
24) Phil Gressman [9] [$700]
Laps lead: Byron Reed 1-24, Jason Meyers 25-40
TIM SHAFFER WINS AT DCRP
Tim Shaffer (Casey's/VRP Shocks) took the checkers to win the 40 lap National
Sprint Tour A main feature topping a fine evening of racing at Dodge City
Raceway Park Saturday night. Shaffer held a big lead over the rest of the field
but did not take it for granted. In victory circle he commented, “I knew I had a
good sized lead, but, with the cars running in the NST right now, no lead is
safe. You cannot give up anything to anyone because they can run you down
anytime.”
There is no question that Shaffer took the “right lane” during the fast dash
lane choice ceremony on the front straight. The other dash winner Paul McMahan
(Bass Pro Shops) was asked which lane he would advise Shaffer to choose. McMahan
responded, “Tim is going to be tough and I’m sure he’s going to pick the right
lane. I hope he picks the wrong lane for the start.” When asked which lane
McMahan thought Shaffer would pick he replied, “I ain’t saying’ nothing; the
wrong lane.” Shaffer’s choice gave him the lead out of turn 2 of the first lap
and he would hold that position through lap seven. Shaffer was followed by
McMahon and Tim Kaeding (Slick 50) and Jason Solwold (City Wide).
Heavy smoke started pouring out of Kaeding’s sprinter on lap three and he seemed
to slow slightly allowing Solwold to pass for third on the sixth lap. At this
point Steve Kinser (Quaker State) moved into a solid fourth. A determined Kinser
was on the move. McMahon powered by Shaffer for the lead and held on from lap 9
through 17. The heavy lapped traffic and great driving powered Shaffer back into
the lead in 3 and 4 of lap 18. Kinser followed in second with a couple of shots
at the lead in the remaining laps but Shaffer always chose as good or better
line to defend the lead. McMahon was losing grip and a renewed Kaeding took over
the third position on lap 30. By lap 34 Solwold had passed McMahon for fourth
rounding out the finishing order for top five spots.
As the fast time qualifier, Shaffer, showed his mastery and comfort with the
Dodge track. While some maneuvering in the pack was going on he was unchallenged
from lap 17 of the forty lap main. The track conditions, permitting multiple
lines, allowed an unbelievable display of driving fast in traffic for the fans.
Lapped traffic was lapped on the inside and outside at the same time all over
the track. The top five moving through this high speed obstacle course was a
thrilling sight for the fans.
The B main was won by the Josh Grady (J&M Racing Engines) followed by Natalie
Sather (Sather). Seth Brahmer (Freedom Lending), Mike Woodruff (Coors Light) and
Rich Bubak (AAI Speed) completed the finishing order for the top five.
Dash one was led by Shaffer from the pole through the checkers. The Solwold
moved up to second followed by Jason Sides (Wetherington), Larry LaPoint (The
Motorcycle Shop), and Brian Paulus (Arnold).
Dash two saw McMahan charge with Kaeding and Kinser following to the finish.
They were followed by Shane Stewart (Rudeen), Danny Lasoski (Roth) and Lucas
Wolfe (Selma Shell).
Heat one was won by the Sides followed by the Shaffer, Kinser, Mike Chadd
(Carpet Land) and Stewart. Stewart battled back from a near miss collision when
Kinser did an Eldora slide-job on Sather causing her to spin-out in turn four
leaving Stewart no-where to go.
Heat two saw local driver Ned Powers (Coors Light) hold off the Jason Meyers
(Elite Landscaping), Kaeding, Danny Lasoski (Roth), and Garry Lee Maier (Max
Jantz Excavating) for the win.
Heat three had the “Who Monsters” of Brian Paulus (Arnold) grab the win on the
last corner of the last lap from Kelly Kinser (Crone Lumber). They were J D
Johnson (Evans Bldg. Co.), Solwold and McMahan.
The National Sprint Tour will be on the road to Attica, OH and Attica Raceway
Park for a Friday show on May 26.
NST RESULTS – Dodge City Raceway Park,
05/20/06
QUALIFYING
1) TIM SHAFFER 6 13.422
2) DANNY LASOSKI 83 13.471
3) JASON SOLWOLD R19 13.475
4) STEVE KINSER 11 13.497
5) JASON MEYERS 14 13.501
6) PAUL McMAHAN 20 13.507
7) JASON SIDES 7S 13.640
8) TIM KAEDING 11K 13.692
9) BRIAN PAULUS 28 13.734
10) SHANE STEWART 26 13.751
11) Steve King 88k 13.797
12) LUCAS WOLFE 11H 13.901
13) Josh Grady 12 13.954
14) Ned Powers 44 14.062
15) Kelly Kinser 4k 14.099
16) Natalie Shater 94 14.106
17) Seth Brahmer 13 14.153
18) J.D. Johnson 98 14.201
19) Abe Sherwood 44j 14.239
20) Mike Woodruff 44x 14.336
21) Rich Bubak 9x 14.354
22) Mike Chadd 4 14.364
23) Garry Lee Maier 11X 14.485
24) Jake Martens 1x 14.975
25) Zack Chappel 92 15.164
26) CJ Johnson 10x 15.222
27) Larry LaPoint 88 15.376
HEAT 1 - 10 LAPS (TOP 6 TRANSFER TO A-MAIN)
1) Jason Sides 2) Tim Shaffer 3) Steve Kinser 4) Mike Chadd 5) Shane Stewart 6)
Abe Sherwood 7) Josh Grady 8) Zach Chappell 9) Natalie Sather
HEAT 2 - 10 LAPS (TOP 6 TRANSFER TO A-MAIN)
1) Ned Powers 2) Jason Meyers 3) Tim Kaeding 4) Danny Lasoski 5) Garry Lee Maier
6) Steve King 7) Seth Brahmer 8) Mike Woodruff 9) CJ Johnson
HEAT 3 - 10 LAPS (TOP 6 TRANSFER TO A-MAIN)
1) Brian Paulus 2) Kelly Kinser 3) J.D. Johnson 4) Jason Solwold 5) Paul McMahan
6) Lucas Wolfe 7) Rich Bubak 8) Jake Martens 9) Larry LaPoint
DASH 1 - 6 LAPS
1) TIM SHAFFER 2) JASON SOLWOLD 3) JASON MEYERS 4) JASON SIDES 5) Steve King 6)
BRIAN PAULUS
DASH 2 - 6 LAPS
1) PAUL McMAHAN 2) TIM KAEDING 3) STEVE KINSER 4) SHANE STEWART 5) DANNY LASOSKI
6) LUCAS WOLFE
B-MAIN - 12 LAPS (TOP 6 TRANSFER TO A-MAIN)
1) Josh Grady 2) Natalie Sather 3) Seth Brahmer 4) Mike Woodruff 5) Rich Bubak
6) Zach Chappell 7) Jake Martens 8) CJ Johnson 9) Larry LaPoint
A-MAIN 40 LAPS [STARTED] [$]
1) TIM SHAFFER [1] [$12,000] 2) STEVE KINSER [6] [$6,000] 3) TIM KAEDING [4]
[$4,000] 4) JASON SOLWOLD [3] [$3,500] 5) PAUL McMAHAN [2] [$3,300] 6) DANNY
LASOSKI [10] [$3,100] 7) JASON SIDES [7] [$3,000] 8) SHANE STEWART [8] [$2,500]
9) BRIAN PAULUS [11] [$2,100] 10) LUCAS WOLFE [12] [$2,050] 11) Kelly
Kinser [15] [$2,000] 12) Steve King [9] [$1,600] 13) J.D. Johnson [18] [$1,400]
14) Ned Powers [14] [$1,200] 15) Zack Chappell [24] [$1,100] 16) Josh Grady [13]
[$1,000] 17) Garry Lee Maier [23] [$900] 18) Natalie Sather [16] [$800] 19) Rich
Bubak [21] [$750] 20) Seth Brahmer [17] [$700] 21) Abe Sherwood [19] [$700] 22)
Mike Chadd [22] [$700] 23) JASON MEYERS [5] [$700] 24) Mike Woodruff [20] [$700]
Lap Leaders – Tim Shaffer 1-8, Paul McMahan 9-17, Tim Shaffer 18-40
KAEDING WINS HIS FOURTH NST FEATURE IN
DODGE CITY
Tim Kaeding (Slick 50) grabbed the lead out of turn two on the first lap of
Friday night’s National Sprint Tour race at Dodge City Raceway Park and was
never passed for the rest of the 30 lap feature. Kaeding, winner of the fast
dash, once again chose the outside pole for the start putting the local JD
Johnson (Johnson) on the inside. Of his lane choice Kaeding said, “That is where
I have always run my whole life racing. My motto is “live and die by the high
side”. We’re living by it right now. As soon as we die by it I’ll go to the
bottom again. It’s just the fast way around. Steve Kinser (Quaker State) powered
by Johnson in turns 3 and 4 of the first lap. Johnson showed some great driving
through the evening for the pole position start. His luck went sour going into 1
and 2 on the second lap bringing out the first red flag of the evening. When
asked what happened he said, “I went down into 1 and 2 like I had the two
previous times and right when I got into 1 a nozzle line came off the fuel to
the motor and it caused the motor to fall on it’s face and I got ate up in the
cushion and sucked up into the wall and smacked it.” He was unable to restart.
The single file restart saw Kinser dive into 1 and 2 almost pull along side
Kaeding. Kaeding commented after the race, “I saw him low and just kept the gas
wide open.” The single file restart put the leaders in heavy traffic
immediately. Kaeding showed no short comings when challenged by the slow
traffic. Kaeding and Kinser weaved through traffic and despite trying every
possible line Kinser was unable to put a real challenge on Kaeding. A yellow on
lap 6 and a red on lap 15 did not have an effect on the two leaders. The third
place car Jason Solwold (City Wide). Solwold started 6th and explained his good
run saying, “We made a couple of good moves right there off the bat. People went
the right direction and I went the other direction and we just worked right. We
did sneak up through there. I felt we were just as fast as the 11 cars. I felt I
was as fast if not faster than that green car. I was staying right with him and
we I got to lapped traffic I got next to Steve of course when you show yourself
once to him and then it’s all over. He starts running right where you’re at. We
had an experimental Shark motor and played with that all night and it ran good.”
Solwold was followed Jason Meyers (Elite Landscaping) and Jason Sides (Wetherington)
in fifth place. The point’s battle tightens as Kinser moves up one spot to 3rd
and Sides moves up into the top 5.
The B main feature was won by local driver Ned Powers (Coors Light) in the 44
car with the Abe Sherwood (Kantor Oil), Rich Bubak (AAI Speed Equipment), Mike
Woodruff (Coors Light), and CJ Johnson (Rush Tank) following. Fred Brownfield
allowed the last two cars in the B feature the choice of running in the A main.
This made Seth Brahmer (Freedom Lending) and Larry LaPoint (The Motorcycle Shop)
very happy. This accounted for the 26 car field in the A feature.
Dash 1, the fast dash was won by Tim Kaeding with a damaged engine. Kaeding
commented, “We knocked the push rod off and it messed up the valves”. He was
impressed with his team’s ability to change the motor in about 20 minutes. When
asked how he felt about the team getting him a new motor like that, Kaeding
commented, “Last year, I’d be sitting the next one out.”
Kaeding was followed by the Kinser, Meyers, Brian Paulus (Arnold), Tim Shaffer
(Casey's) and Shane Stewart (Rudeen).
Dash 2, was won by local driver J.D. Johnson followed by Lucas Wolfe (Selma
Shell),
Jason Sides (Wetherington), Solwold, Danny Lasoski (Roth) and Paul McMahan (Bass
Pro Shops).
Racing continues Saturday evening for the second race of the National Sprint
Tour stop in Dodge City, KS. Their next stop is Attica Raceway Park, Attica, OH
on May 26.
POINT STANDINGS-Dodge City Raceway Park 05/19/06
Driver Points
1 Tim Kaeding 634
2 Jason Meyers 611
3 Steve Kinser 599
4 Danny Lasoski 597
5 Jason Sides 544
6 Tim Shaffer 541
7 Jason Solwold 510
8 Paul McMahan 499
9 Brian Paulus 447
10 Shane Stewart 443
11 Lucas Wolfe 373
NST RESULTS – Dodge City Raceway Park,
05/19/06
QUALIFYING
1) STEVE KINSER Kinser 11 12.646
2) DANNY LASOSKI Roth 83 12.669
3) JASON MEYERS Stockbridge 14 12.713
4) PAUL McMAHAN Stewart 20 12.741
5) TIM KAEDING Kinser 11K 12.743
6) JASON SOLWOLD Carnahan R19 12.843
7) TIM SHAFFER Parson 6 12.853
8) J.D. Johnson Johnson 98 12.878
9) BRIAN PAULUS P & P Motorsports 28 12.918
10) JASON SIDES Sides 7S 12.969
11) SHANE STEWART Rudeen 26 12.971
12) LUCAS WOLFE Helm 11H 12.999
13) Steve King King 88k 13.073
14) Mike Chadd Chadd 4 13.118
15) Kelly Kinser Kinser 4k 13.119
16) Ned Powers Hanneborg 44 13.138
17) Travis Rilat Rilat 29 13.191
18) Josh Grady Grady 12 13.275
19) Abe Sherwood Kantor 44j 13.354
20) Mike Woodruff Hanneborg 44x 13.372
21) Rich Bubak Bubak 9x 13.537
22) Natalie Shater Sather 94 13.572
23) Seth Brahmer Brahmer 13 13.710
24) Larry LaPoint LaPoint 88 14.006
25) Jake Martens Ochs 1x 14.127
26) CJ Johnson Johnson 10x 14.234
HEAT 1 - 10 LAPS (TOP 6 TRANSFER TO A-MAIN)
1) Tim Shaffer 2) Steve King 3) Jason Sides 4) Paul McMahan 5) Steve Kinser 6)
Natalie Sather 7) Jake Martens 8) Ned Powers 9) Abe Sherwood
HEAT 2 - 10 LAPS (TOP 6 TRANSFER TO A-MAIN)
1) Travis Rilat 2) Mike Chadd 3) Tim Kaeding 4) J. D. Johnson 5) Shane Stewart
6) Danny Lasoski 7) Seth Brahmer 8) Mike Woodruff 9) CJ Johnson
HEAT 3 - 10 LAPS (TOP 6 TRANSFER TO A-MAIN)
1) Kelly Kinser 2) Brian Paulus 3) Jason Meyers 4) Jason Solwold 5) Josh Grady
6) Lucas Wolfe 7) Rich Bubak 8) Larry LaPoint
DASH 1 - 6 LAPS
1) Tim Kaeding 2) Steve Kinser 3) Jason Meyers 4) Brian Paulus 5) Tim Shaffer 6)
Shane Stewart
DASH 2 - 6 LAPS
1) J. D. Johnson 2) Lucas Wolfe 3) Jason Sides 4) Jason Solwold 5) Danny Lasoski
6) Paul McMahan
B-MAIN - 12 LAPS (TOP 6 TRANSFER TO A-MAIN)
1) Ned Powers 2) Abe Sherwood 3) Rich Bubak 4) Mike Woodruff 5) CJ Johnson 6)
Jake Martens 7) Seth Brahmer 8) Larry LaPoint
A-MAIN - 3O LAPS[START][PURSE]
1) TIM KAEDING [2] [$5,000] 2) STEVE KINSER [4] [$3,000] 3) JASON SOLWOLD [7]
[$2,500] 4) JASON MEYERS [6] [$2,200] 5) JASON SIDES [5] [$2,100]
6) PAUL McMAHAN [11] [$2,000] 7) DANNY LASOSKI [9] [$1,800] 8) TIM SHAFFER [10]
[$1,600] 9) SHANE STEWART [12] [$1,500] 10) BRIAN PAULUS [8]
[$1,300] 11) LUCAS WOLFE [3] [$1,100] 12) Mike Chadd [14] [$1,000] 13) Steve
King [13] [$900] 14) Natalie Sather [22] [$800] 15) Rich Bubak [21] [$700] 16)
Ned Powers [16] [$600] 17) Seth Brahmer [25] [$575] 18) Josh Grady [18] [$550]
19) Larry LaPoint [26] [$525] 20) Kelly Kinser [15] [$500] 21) Mike Woodruff
[20]
[$500] 22) Jake Martens [23] [$500] 23) Travis Rilat [17] [$500] 24) Abe
Sherwood [19] [$500] 25) CJ Johnson [24] [$500] 26) J.D. Johnson [1] [$500]
Lap Leaders – Tim Kaeding 1-30
National Sprint Tour Point Standings
05/02/06
POINT STANDINGS-Davenport Speedway 05/02/06
Driver Points
1 Tim Kaeding 550
2 Jason Meyers 533
3 Danny Lasoski 530
4 Steve Kinser 515
5 Tim Shaffer 476
6 Jason Sides 472
7 Jason Solwold 433
8 Paul McMahan 429
9 Brian Paulus 387
10 Shane Stewart 384
11 Lucas Wolfe 319
Lasoski Rolls to Victory in Davenport
By Craig Murphy
DAVENPORT, Iowa – The state of Iowa has 99 counties.
By the time the rest of the National Sprint Tour field crossed the finish line
Tuesday night at Davenport Speedway, Danny Lasoski was already a couple of
counties over.
‘The Dude’ started the 30-lap ‘A’ Main from pole and never looked back as a
furious battle developed behind him.
Make that way behind him.
Lasoski pulled away early and was never threatened in a race that went green the
whole way. In the end, Lasoski won by 13.506 seconds and nearly lapped up to
eighth place Shane Stewart.
“I had no idea I was that far out front,” Lasoski said after his second NST win
of the year. “The thing was operating flawlessly.”
Jason Sides, who suffered wing damage on lap 3, tussled nearly the entire race
with Steve Kinser. Jason Solwold and later Tim Shaffer joined the intense
battle, which saw positions swap regularly behind Sides.
Sides took second while Shaffer and Solwold took advantage of a bobble by Kinser
in the final turn to grab third and fourth. Kinser was fifth, followed by Jason
Meyers, Joey Saldana and Stewart.
While a caution would have closed the field, Sides didn’t think there would have
been a lead change.
“If there had been a yellow, that would have made it worse,” Sides said. “I
probably would have lost a couple of positions. I thought we had something, but
after the wing broke the car was too tight.”
Shaffer was impressed the race stayed green, based on how much passing was going
on throughout the field.
“That was a great race,” Shaffer said. “Twice we were four-abreast, two rows
deep. I said ‘This ain’t good.’ When you’re like that, usually something big
happens. A couple of times I had my momentum taken away. I’m happy to run third.
We put on a great show for the fans. More and more people are realizing what’s
going on here.”
Solwold used the high line to run strong.
“The high line worked well,” he said. “I tried the bottom, and nothing was going
on there. Man, there was a lot of stuff going on. That was a hell of a race. It
was pretty intense. It goes by pretty quick. That was probably the best race
we’ve had this year. I didn’t think there would be much passing here, but there
was.”
Kinser was among those losing momentum on a couple of occasions.
“I got myself locked behind a couple of cars there a couple of times,” he said.
“I got myself all messed up a couple of times in turns 3 and 4. On the last lap,
I just got all messed up down there.”
Up front, Lasoski wasn’t quite by himself as he was busy with lapped traffic. He
didn’t know until after the race how far in front he was.
“That’s five seconds from lapping the field,” he said when told the winning
margin. “I could see second on the straightaway. It’s fantastic for me to race
for a team that believes in me. I haven’t had that the last couple of years.”
Stewart was the fastest of 26 qualifiers on the night, setting down a lap of
17.207 seconds. Heat races were won by Joey Saldana, Kinser and Lasoski. Lasoski
won the first trophy dash over Wayne Johnson, Kerry Madsen, Shaffer, Stewart and
Meyers.
Sides won the second trophy dash over Kinser, Saldana, Solwold, Paul McMahan and
Tim Kaeding. The B Main was won by Bronson Maeschen.
NST is next in action at Tri-State Speedway in Pocola, OK on May 13, 2006 and
returns to Davenport Speedway on June 14.
NST RESULTS – Davenport Speedway, 05/02/06
QUALIFYING
1) Shane Stewart Rudeen 26 17.207 2) Steve Kinser Kinser 11 17.234 3) Danny
Lasoski Roth 83 17.271 4) Joey Saldana Kahne 9 17.278
5) Tim Shaffer Parsons 6 17.305 6) Jason Sides Sides 7S 17.352 7) Jason Meyers
Stockbridge 14 17.386 8) Jason Solwold Carnahan R19 17.412 9) Kerry Madsen
Vermeer 55 17.445 10) Paul McMahan Stewart 20 17.494 11) Wayne Johnson
VanderEcken 10 17.494
12) Tim Kaeding Kinser 11K 17.512 13) Tim St. Arnold Williams 7W 17.684 14)
Lucas Wolfe Helm 11H 17.723 15) Billy Alley Gifford 17G 17.894 16) Lynton
Jeffrey Jeffrey 12 17.934 17) Larry Ball Van Gorp 5J 18.020 18) Bronson Maeschen
Maeschen 96 18.086 19) Jesse Giannetto Giannetto D1 18.102 20) Rager Phillips
Phillips 9P 18.137 21) Brian Paulus Paulus/Pender 28 18.152 22) Kaley Gharst
Gharst 44G 18.175 23) Trevor Green Lewis 11AU 18.510 24) Joe Beaver Long 53
19.119 25) Doug Anderson Anderson 53D 19.737 26) Michael Strader Strader 7M
20.942
HEAT 1 - 10 LAPS (TOP 6 TRANSFER TO A-MAIN)
1) Joey Saldana 2) Lynton Jeffrey 3) Paul McMahan 4) Shane Stewart 5)
Jason Meyers 6) Tim St. Arnold 7) Doug Anderson 8) Jesse Giannetto
HEAT 2 - 10 LAPS (TOP 6 TRANSFER TO A-MAIN)
1) Steve Kinser 2) Tim Shaffer 3) Jason Solwold 4) Larry Ball 5) Lucas Wolfe 6)
Wayne Johnson 7) Trevor Green 8) Rager Phillips
9) Michael Strader
HEAT 3 - 10 LAPS (TOP 6 TRANSFER TO A-MAIN)
1) Danny Lasoski 2) Tim Kaeding 3) Jason Sides 4) Billy Alley 5) Kerry Madsen 6)
Brian Paulus 7) Bronson Maeschen 8) Joe Beaver
DASH 1 - 6 LAPS
1) Danny Lasoski 2) Wayne Johnson 3) Kerry Madsen 4) Tim Shaffer 5) Shane
Stewart 6) Jason Meyers
DASH 2 - 6 LAPS
1) Jason Sides 2) Steve Kinser 3) Joey Saldana 4) Jason Solwold 5) Paul McMahan
6) Tim Kaeding
B-MAIN - 12 LAPS (TOP 6 TRANSFER TO A-MAIN)
1) Bronson Maeschen 2) Rager Phillips 3) Kaley Gharst 4) Jesse Giannetto 5)
Trevor Green 6) Joe Beaver 7) Doug Anderson 8) Michael Strader
A-MAIN - 3O LAPS[START][PURSE]
1) Danny Lasoski, [1], [$10,000] 2) Jason Sides, [2], [5500] 3) Tim Shaffer,
[7], [3,200] 4) Jason Solwold, [8], [$2,800] 5) Steve Kinser, [4], [2,500] 6)
Jason Meyers, [11], [2,300] 7) Joey Saldana, [6], [$2,200] 8) Shane Stewart,
[9], [$2,100] 9) Wayne Johnson, [3], [$2,050] 10) Tim Kaeding, [12], [$2,000]
11) Kerry Madsen, [5], [$1,500] 12) Paul McMahan, [10], [$1,200] 13) Kaley
Gharst, [22], [$1,100] 14) Brian Paulus, [21], [$1,050] 15) Lynton Jeffrey,
[16], [$1,000] 16) Lucas Wolfe, [14], [$850] 17) Billy Alley, [15], [$750] 18)
Larry Ball, [17], [$700] 19) Trevor Green, [23], [$700] 20) Tim St. Arnold,
[13], [$700] 21) Jesse Giannetto, [19], [$700] 22) Bronson Maeschen, [18],
[$700] 23) Rager Phillips, [20], [$700] 24) Joe Beaver, [24], [$700]
Lap Leaders – Danny Lasoski 1-30
NST POINT STANDINGS
1) Tim Kaeding 489
2) Jason Meyers 466
3) Danny Lasoski 441
4) Steve Kinser 437
5) Tim Shaffer 396
6) Jason Sides 317
7) Paul McMahan 374
8) Jason Solwold 358
9) Brian Paulus 340
10) Shane Stewart 317
11) Lucas Wolfe 274
Tim Kaeding wins at Hutchinson Raceway
Park
Fran Engelcke
“I love this sport”, shouted Tim Kaeding (Slick 50) after winning the sixth
National Sprint Tour event of the season at Hutchison Raceway Park in Hutchison,
Kansas on Friday night. Kaeding passed the outside pole sitter, Tim Shaffer
(Casey’s), by taking the low line through turns 3 and 4 of the first lap. Shane
Stewart (Rudeen) spun out bringing out the first yellow flag on lap 3 after
bending a radius rod. Stewart gets caught up with Scott Lehman (Roto-Rooter) on
the next lap for the second yellow flag. His luck continued to deteriorate with
a second unaided spin for yellow flag #3. This brought out the black flag for
Stewart ending his evening.
Kaeding took the lead in lap 5 after making the same move stick on the leader
Jason Solwold (Citywide). Tim made this one happen in turns 1 and 2 while Steve
Kinser (Quaker) passed Solwold low in 3 and 4. Kinser tried the high groove to
get around his protégé. On lap 8, Kinser pulled up side-by-side but Kaeding held
Kinser off to maintain the lead. The Steve Kinser Racing cars held the top 2
positions for the rest of the feature.
Tim commented on the impact lapped traffic had on his ability to stay ahead of
Kinser, “I tried to pick them (traffic) off as clean as I could, without getting
in any trouble.” I can slow down so much in this race car that it makes me think
that much more. To be able to maneuver around lapped traffic.”
The boisterous crowd was on its feet for most of the main event as four cautions
kept the field tight. Lap 10 of the 30 lap main show had the top five places
filled by Kaeding, Kinser, Solwold, Shaffer, and Jason Meyers (Elite
Landscaping). Sammy Swindell (Volcano Joe’s) had moved up a spot to 6th. After
battling Swindell for position for most of the race, Meyers was able to hold the
position and managed to get by Solwold in turns 3 and 4 with six laps to go.
Sammy also passed Solwold two laps later which set the top five finishers of the
main. The top five was Kaeding, Kinser, Shaffer, Meyers, and Swindell. Local
driver, Travis Rilat 29 (Kantor Oil) had a strong evening finishing in the top
10 in the ninth spot.
After the race, Kinser commented on the phenomenal run Kaeding is having by
saying, “He has been running for a long time and we knew he would do a good job.
That is the reason he is in the car.”
In the first dash, pole sitter, Shaffer, got the jump at the start and held the
lead the entire six laps. Kinser tried hard to chase him down to no avail in the
final two laps. The finishing order was Shaffer, Kinser, Meyer, Stewart (Rudeen),
Sides (Sides) and Lasoski (Roth).
Solwold jumped on the methanol at the beginning of the second dash and held the
lead all six laps. His faster time gave him lane choice and he chose the inside
lane for the “A” as that is where he won his dash.
The first heat race was won by Mike Chadd(Carpet Land), followed by the Shaffer,
Sides, Swindell, Wolfe (Selma/Shell), Brian Paulus (Arnold Transportation
Services) and Brian Herbert (Piper Trucking).
Heat race 2 was won by Paul McMahan (Bass Pro) from a fourth position start. He
was
followed by Meyers, Lasoski, Kaeding and local drivers Abe Sherwood (Kantor
Oil), Shane Howard (Rasor Automotive) and Chris Morgan (Retail Paint and Body).
Shane Stewart and Kinser came to the front from mid-field followed by Steve King
(ICM Corp.), Travis Rilat (Kantor), Solwold, Scott Lehman (Roto-Rooter) and Mike
Woodroff (Coors Light).
Fourteen drivers qualified faster than the old track record of 15.835 set by
Steve Kinser in 1992. Tonight’s new track record of 14.661 was set by Jason
Sides. This was his second fast time twice this season.
National Sprint Tour action continues May 2 at Davenport Speedway in Davenport,
IA.
NST RESULTS – Hutchinson Raceway Park, 04/21/06
QUALIFYING
1) Jason Sides, Sides, 7S, 14.661
2) Tim Kaeding, Kinser, 11K, 14.731
3) Steve Kinser, Kinser, 11, 14.775
4) Sammy Swindell, Forbrook, 5, 14.801
5) Danny Lasoski, Roth, 83, 14.856
6) Jason Solwold, Carnahan, R19, 14.922
7) Tim Shaffer, Parsons, 6, 15.016
8) Paul McMahan, Stewart, 20, 15.026
9) Shane Stewart, Rudeen, 26, 15.088
10) Brian Paulus, P & P Motorsports, 28, 15.091
11) Jason Meyers, Stockbridge, 14, 15.184
12) Travis Rilat, Rilat, 29, 15.374
13) Mike Chadd, Chadd, 4, 15.602
14) Abe Sherwood , Kantor, 44J, 15.794
15) Steve King, King, 88, 15.891
16) Lucas Wolfe, Helm, 11H, 16.026
17) Chris Morgan, Morgan, 7C, 16.566
18) Scott Lehman, Wilson/Bauck/Vincent, 9S, 16.614
19) Brian Herbert, Herbert, 97, 16.738
20) Shane Howard, Rasor, 21, 17.377
21) Mike Woodruff, Hatteborg, 44X, ####
22) Mark Robe, Bontrager, 17, ####
HEAT 1 – 10 LAPS 1) Mike Chadd 2) Tim Shaffer 3) Jason Sides 4) Sammy Swindell
5) Lucas Wolfe 6) Brian Paulus 7) Brian Herbert
HEAT 2 – 10 LAPS 1) Paul McMahan 2) Jason Meyers 3) Danny Lasoski 4) Tim Kaeding
5) Abe Sherwood 6) Shane Howard 7) Chris Morgan
HEAT 3 - 10 LAPS 1) Shane Stewart 2) Steve Kinser 3) Steve King 4) Travis
Rilat 5) Jason Solwold 6) Scott Lehman 8) Mike Woodroff
DASH 1 - 6 LAPS 1) Tim Shaffer 2) Steve Kinser 3) Jason Meyers
4) Shane Stewart 5) Jason Sides 6) Danny Lasoski
DASH 2 - 6 LAPS 1) Jason Solwold 2) Tim Kaeding 3) Travis
Rilat 4) Sammy Swindell 5) Paul McMahan 6) Brian Paulus
A-MAIN - 3O LAPS[START][PURSE]
1) Tim Kaeding, [3], [$10,000] 2) Steve Kinser, [4], [$5,500] 3) Tim Shaffer,
[2], [$3,200] 4) Jason Meyers, [6], [$2,800] 5) Sammy Swindell, [7], [$2,500] 6)
Jason Solwold, [1], [$2,300] 7) Danny Lasoski, [12], [$2,200] 8) Jason Sides,
[10], [$2,100] 9) Travis Rilat, [5], [$2,050] 10) Brian Paulus, [11], [$2,000]
11) Paul McMahan, [9], [$1,500] 12) Lucas Wolfe, [16], [$1,200] 13) Abe
Sherwood, [14], [$1,100] 14) Mike Chadd, [13], [$1,050] 15) Mark Robe [21],
[$1,000] 16) Shane Howard, [19], [$850] 17) Scott Lehman, [17], [$750] 18) Steve
King, [15], [$700] 19) Brian Herbert, [18], [$700] 20) Shane Stewart, [8],
[$700] 21) Mike Woodruff, [20], [$700] 22) Chris Morgan, [22], [$700]
Lap Leaders – Jason Solwold 1-4
Tim Kaeding 5-30
Results from the National Sprint Tour race at Outlaw Motor Speedway in Oktaha, OK.
“The Dude” brought the 83 Roth Motorsports
car across the finish line first to close the 30 lap A main feature here at
Outlaw Motor Speedway in Oktaha, OK. Lasoski nailed down his first National
Sprint Tour win tonight. In response to Shane Stewart getting lane choice as a
result of his dash win, Lasoski commented, “I thought we were in trouble when
Shane chose the bottom but I was able to run wide open at the top.”
The inside pole sitter, Shane Stewart (Rudeen), was not able to take control of
the race as Lasoski wired the outside line to take the lead out of turn 2. He
was followed closely by Tim Kaeding (Slick 50), Jason Sides (Weatherington), and
Steve Kinser (Quaker). The modified support class left the track black with
rubber from the inside to the berm making any passing difficult. Kaeding managed
to improve a position by taking advantage of an error by the Stewart in turn 3
of the twelfth lap. That was the last time for a change in the top five running
order till lap 23 when the Stewart flipped in turns 3 and 4. Shane said in his
post race interview, “Not sure what happened. Something broke in the steering in
turns 1 and 2. I saved it and then going down the back straight away I knew I
had a problem. Then going into 3 it really broke. It’s just one of those deals
you know, you’re just hanging on. It’s a good thing we’re coming back. I’ve got
to redeem myself here because we’ve had two really good starts and two bad
finishes. We’re close.” At the same time Brian Paulus (Arnold Transportation)
reported to the work area with a flat. With the track conditions becoming
difficult on the restart, Paul McMahan (Bass Pro) spun out for the second
“unaided” and was black flagged. The finishing order for the checkers behind
Lasoski was Kaeding, Kinser, Sides and Jason Solwold (City Wide).
The drivers watched with great concentration and anticipation as the pill draw
for dash start positions was done by volunteer kids from the stands drawing for
the drivers. The dashes were won by Shane Stewart and Danny Lasoski respectively
with Shane having “fast dash” for lane choice in the feature. His inside choice
and strong feature run was overshadowed by the equipment failure late in the
main event. The first dash ended in the order of Sides, McMahan, Solwold and
Lucas Wolfe (Selma/Shell) following Lasoski across the finish. Shane Stewart led
Kaeding, Kinser, Shaffer (Casey’s) and Jason Meyers (Elite) in the second dash.
Paul McMahon turned in a fast qualifier of 14.998 for a new track record and the
first sub-15 second time in the track’s history. Five NST cars broke the
previous track record 15.186 set in 2005 by Kraig Kinser.
Nineteen 410 sprinters showed up for the event with a support class of 27
Modifieds.
NST FINAL RESULTS – Oklahoma Motor
Speedway, 04/15/06
QUALIFYING
1) Paul McMahan, Stewart, 20, 14.998 NTR
2) Shane Stewart, Rudeen, 26, 15.008
3) Lucas Wolfe, Helm, 11H, 15.078
4) Tim Shaffer, Parsons, 6, 15.152
5) Brian Paulus, P & P Motorsports, 28, 15.163
6) Tim Kaeding, Kinser, 11K, 15.170
7) Danny Lasoski, Roth, 83, 15.195
8) Jason Meyers, Stockbridge, 14, 15.195
9) Jason Sides, Sides, 7S, 15.206
10) Steve Kinser, Kinser, 11, 15.304
11) Jason Solwold, Carnahan, R19, 15.317
12) Travis Rilat, Kantor, 44J, 15.323
13) Zach Chappel, Chappel, 50Z, 15.476
14) Sam Hafertepe, Jr., Hafertepe, Sr., 15, 15.706
15) Cody Branchcomb, Branchcomb, 94, 15.764
16) Danny Jennings, Jennings, 61 , 15.887
17) Ken Walker, Kantor, Walker, 2, 15.890
18) Abe Sherwood , Kantor, 44, 16.732
19) Nick Smith, Smith, 15 S, 0.000
HEAT 1 – 10 LAPS 1) Steve Kinser 2) Tim Shaffer 3) Paul McMahan 4) Danny Lasoski
5) Danny Jennings 6) Zach Chappelle
HEAT 2 – 10 LAPS 1) Shane Stewart 2) Jason Meyers 3) Jason Solwold 4) Sam
Hafertepe 5) Brian Paulus 6) Ken Walker
HEAT 3 - 10 LAPS 1) Travis Rilat 2) Tim Kaeding 3) Jason Sides 4) Lucas
Wolfe 5) Abe Sherwood 6) Cody Branchcomb 7) Nick Smith
DASH 1 - 6 LAPS 1) Danny Lasoski 2) Jason Sides 3) Paul
McMahan 4) Jason Solwold 5) Lucas Wolfe 6) Brian Paulus
DASH 2 - 6 LAPS 1) Shane Stewart 2) Tim Kaeding 3) Steve
Kinser 4) Tim Shaffer 5) Jason Meyers 6) Travis Rilat
A-MAIN - 3O LAPS[START][PURSE]
1) Danny Lasoski [2] [$10,000] 2) Tim Kaeding [3] [$5,500] 3) Steve Kinser [5]
[$3,200] 4) Jason Sides [4] [$2,800] 5) Jason Solwold [8] [$2,500] 6) Jason
Meyers [9] [$2,300] 7) Tim Shaffer [7] [$2,200] 8) Brian Paulus [12] [$2,100] 9)
Travis Rilat [11] [$2,050] 10) Lucas Wolfe [10] [$2,000] 11) Danny Jennings [15]
[$1,500] 12) Sam Hafertepe [14] [$1,200] 13) Ken Walker [16] [$1,100] 14) Paul
McMahan [6] [$1,050] 15) Shane Stewart [1] [$1,000] 16) Zach Chappell [13]
[$850] 17) Abe Sherwood [17] [$750] 18) Nick Smith [18] [$700]
Lap Leaders – Danny Lasoski 1-30
POINT STANDINGS
1) Tim Kaeding 402
2) Jason Meyers 390
3) Danny Lasoski 374
4) Steve Kinser 352
5) Jason Sides 323
6) Tim Shaffer 317
7) Paul McMahan 315
8) Jason Solwold 291
9) Brian Paulus 284
10) Shane Stewart 276
National Sprint Tour Heads to Tri-City
Speedway
Tri-City Speedway, Pontoon Beach, IL will host the NST big guns on June 18,
2006. In addition to Kinser and Lasoski other drivers expected to invade
the big 1/2 mile semi banked oval include Jason Myers, Brian Paulus, Lucas
Wolfe, Tim Shaffer, Jason Solwold, Tim Kaeding, Shane Stewart, Jason Sides
and Paul McMahan.
Directions: Tri-City Speedway is located just across the Mississippi River
from St. Louis, MO in Pontoon Beach, IL. Take exit 4 off I-270 and go 1/2
mile south on SR 203.
Promoter, Kevin Gundaker, commented on the NST coming to Tri-City, "We are
thrilled to bring The National Sprint Tour to Tri-City Speedway for the
Inaugural Budweiser Father's Day Special on Sunday, June 18th. The track
has a long history with Steve Kinser & Danny Lasoski along with the
incredible competitiveness of the other drivers.
Tri-City Speedway will once again bring the best of the best to compete on
the fastest ½ mile in the Midwest. There's just nothing like sitting in the
stands with 3 to 4 abreast racing at speeds of 140mph.
The Fans are set for a real treat. At 2:00 we will have a Luncheon for the
Driver's, Crews and Families for Father's Day followed by an autograph
session from 4:00 to 5:00 for the fans."
Reserved tickets for these special events can be purchased by calling the
track at Track 618-931-7836 and 636-448-9111 24/hrs 7 days a week or by
printing out the on-line form and mailing it in with your check, money order
or credit card info to Tri-City Speedway. Watch the website
www.tricityspeedway.net for further
information.
Brownfield Promotions, Inc., based in Snohomish, WA, may be contacted by
email at
promotions@brownfieldent.com. Additional information, including
teams and drivers committed to racing with the NST in 2006, is also
available on the web site at
www.nationalsprinttour.com.
National Sprint Tour in a double-header at
Davenport Speedway
The biggest names in sprint car racing will invade Davenport Speedway May
2nd and June 14th. Watch Indiana's Steve Kinser, Brandon Wimmer and the
National Sprint Tour on the semi-banked dirt oval.
"We're very excited to have the National Sprint Tour races come to the
Davenport Speedway located at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds here in
Davenport, IA. We're a very large racing community and the National Sprint
Tour is creating lots of excitement", reports Bob Fox, General Manager of
the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds and Davenport Speedway.
Call DRT TRAK Racing, Inc. at (563)-652-5302 for ticket information. Keep
watching the website
www.drttrak.home.mchsi.com for further ticket information.
Brownfield Promotions, Inc., based in Snohomish, WA, may be contacted by
email at
promotions@brownfieldent.com. Additional information, including
teams and drivers committed to racing with the NST in 2006, is also
available on the web site at
www.nationalsprinttour.com.
JASON SIDES ESTABLISHES NEW TRACK RECORD
AT BAKERSFIELD
MARCH 20, 2006
Jason Sides was the quickest at Bakersfield's National Sprint Tour event
during time trials, establishing a new 1-lap track record in qualifications
with a lap of 10.342 seconds on the quarter-mile.
Sides piloted the Sides Motorsports Don Ott-power Wetherington Tractor
Service/Mafia Motorsports MAXIM to the new standard. Sides finished 9th in
the curfew-shortened 10-lap A-main after starting 13th. With his finish,
Jason advanced into sixth in the 2006 NST point standings.
More information concerning Sides Motorsports and Jason Sides can be found
at www.sidesmotorsports.com.
The website features two distinct viewing routes that will let visitors
check out National Sprint Tour competitor Jason Sides or Paul Sides Racing.
The Sides Motorsports website was designed and is maintained by Jason Walls
of WRT Web Designs.
Features include the latest news, results, history, photos, sponsors,
merchandise, links, guest books, schedules, contact information, and more.
NST FINAL RESULTS - Bakersfield, 03/18/06
QUALIFYING
1) Jason Sides, Sides, 7S, 10.342 New single lap record
2) Paul McMahan, Stewart, 20, 10.439
3) Jason Solwold, Carnahan, R19, 10.500
4) Shane Stewart, Rudeen, 26, 10.501
5) Tim Kaeding, Kinser, 11K, 10.517
6) Jonathon Allard, Williams, 0, 10.529
7) Danny Lasoski, Roth, 83, 10.539
8) Tim Shaffer, Parsons, 6, 10.542
9) Ronnie Day, Stockbridge, 1D, 10.568
10) Jason Meyers, Stockbridge, 14, 10.604
11) Steve Kinser, Kinser, 11, 10.614
12) Peter Murphy, Murphy, 4, 10.642
13) Lucas Wolfe, Helms, 11H, 10.678
14) Brian Coelho, Coelho, 5C, 10.679
15) Dennis Moore, Jr., Williams, 0K, 10.824
16) Robert Ballou, Ballou, 12, 10.858
17) Brandon Wimmer, Key, 15, 10.887
18) Kyle Hirst, Wright, 99, 10.942
19) Chuck Gurney, Jr., Sperry, 51, 11.020
20) Tommy Tarlton, Tarlton, 21, 11.159
21) Brian Paulus, P & P, 28, 11.196
22) Garrett Ishii, Ishii, 71G, 11.411
23) JD Delte, Delte, 11D, 11.483
24) Mark Barroso, Barroso, 78, 11.918
HEAT 1 - 10 LAPS
1) Lucas Wolfe
2) Robert Ballou
3) Jason Meyers
4) Danny Lasoski
5) Chuck Gurney, Jr.
6) Shane Stewart
7) Jason Sides
8) Garrett Ishii
HEAT 2 - 10 LAPS
1) Brian Coelho
2) Brandon Wimmer
3) Steve Kinser
4) Paul McMahan
5) Tim Kaeding
6) Tim Shaffer
7) Tommy Tarlton
8) JD Delte
HEAT 3 - 10 LAPS
1) Ronnie Day
2) Peter Murphy
3) Dennis Moore, Jr.
4) Jonathon Allard
5) Jason Solwold
6) Brian Paulus
7) Mark Barroso
8) Kyle Hirst
DASH 1 - 6 LAPS
1) Tim Kaeding
2) Danny Lasoski
3) Peter Murphy
4) Brian Coelho
5) Paul McMahan
6) Jason Meyers
DASH 2 - 6 LAPS
1) Lucas Wolfe
2) Ronnie Day
3) Jonathon Allard
4) Jason Solwold
5) Dennis Moore, Jr.
6) Steve Kinser
A MAIN - 40 LAPS[STARTING POSITION][PURSE]
1) Tim Kaeding [2][$10,000]
2) Danny Lasoski [4][$5,500]
3) Ronnie Day [3][$3,200]
4) Jason Meyers [12][$2,800]
5) Shane Stewart [14][$2,500]
6) Brian Coelho [8][$2,300]
7) Dennis Moore, Jr. [9][$2,200]
8) Tim Shaffer [15][$2,100]
9) Jason Sides [13][$2,050]
10) Brandon Wimmer [17][$2,000]
11) Brian Paulus [21][$1,500]
12) Paul McMahan [14][$1,200]
13) Kyle Hirst [18][$1,100]
14) Lucas Wolfe [1][$1,050]
15) Chuck Gurney, Jr. [19][$1,000]
16) Jason Solwold [7][$850]
17) Garrett Ishii [22][$750]
18) Tommy Tarlton [20][$700]
19) Robert Ballou [16][$700]
20) JD Delte [23][$700]
21) Steve Kinser [11][$700]
22) Mark Barroso [24][$700]
23) Peter Murphy [6][$700]
24) Jonathon Allard [5][$700]
Lap Leaders - Tim Kaeding 1-12
NST Results – Las Cruces, NM 3/10/06
Tim Kaeding (11K) used his outside pole starting position to pass Jason
Meyers (14) for the lead and the win in the Friday, March 10, National
Sprint Tour race at Southern New Mexico Speedway in Las Cruces, NM. The NST
returns to SNM Saturday, March 11, 2006, for a second night of action packed
racing.
More story to follow.
QUALIFYING
1) Danny Lasoski, Roth, 83, 11.346
2) Kraig Kinser, Kinser, 1K, 11.346
3) Jason Sides, Sides, 7S, 11.375
4) Paul McMahan, Stewart, 20, 11.385
5) Tim Kaeding, Kinser, 11K, 11.442
6) Jason Meyers, Stockbridge, 14, 11.445
7) Steve Kinser, Kinser, 11, 11.471
8) Jason Solwold, Carnahan, R19, 11.558
9) Lucas Wolfe, Helm, 11H, 11.599
10) Shane Stewart, Rudeen, 26, 11.604
11) Johnny Herrera, Herrera, 45X, 11.639
12) Tim Shaffer, Parsons, 6, 11.646
13) Brian Paulus, P & P, 28, 11.762
14) Gary Taylor, Conklin, 5D, 11.851
15) John Carney, Jr., Carney, 8, 11.866
16) Shawn Sander, Sander, 48, 11.990
17) Robert Gomez, Gomez, 54G, 12.123
18) Jesse Baker, Baker, 22, 12.384
19) Rich Bubak, Bubak, 9X, 12.701
20) Lorne Wofford, Wofford, 18, 12.757
21) Paul Whitehead, Whitehead, 21, 13.250
22) Jody Williams, Williams, 78, 13.540
23) Jerry Johnston, Johnston, 5, 15.109
HEAT 1 - 10 LAPS
1) Brian Paulus
2) Steve Kinser
3) Shane Stewart
4) Danny Lasoski
5) Paul McMahan
6) Jody Williams
7) Rich Bubak
8) Shawn Sander
HEAT 2 - 10 LAPS
1) Gary Taylor
2) Jason Solwold
3) Tim Kaeding
4) Kraig Kinser
5) Robert Gomez
6) Johnny Herrera
7) Lorne Wofford
8) Jerry Johnston
HEAT 3 - 10 LAPS
1) Lucas Wolfe
2) Jason Sides
3) Tim Shaffer
4) Jason Meyers
5) Jesse Baker
6) Paul Whitehead
7) John Carney, Jr.
DASH 1 - 6 LAPS
1) Tim Kaeding
2) Tim Shaffer
3) Steve Kinser
4) Danny Lasoski
5) Lucas Wolfe
6) Jason Sides
DASH 2 - 6 LAPS
1) Jason Meyers
2) Paul McMahan
3) Shane Stewart
4) Jason Solwold
5) Brian Paulus
6) Kraig Kinser
A MAIN - 30 LAPS
1) Tim Kaeding[$5000]
2) Jason Meyers[$3000]
3) Jason Solwold[$2500]
4) Tim Shaffer[$2200]
5) Shane Stewart[$2100]
6) Kraig Kinser[$2000]
7) Jason Sides[$1800]
8) Steve Kinser[$1600]
9) Danny Lasoski[$1500]
10) Johnny Herrera[$1300]
11) Brian Paulus[$1100]
12) Paul McMahan[$1000]
13) Robert Gomez[$900]
14) Jesse Baker[$800]
15) Jody Williams[$700]
16) Loren Wofford[$600]
17) Shawn Sander[$575]
18) Lucas Wolfe[$550]
19) Gary Taylor[$525]
20) Paul Whitehead[$500]
21) Jerry Johnston[$500]
22) Rick Bubak[$500]
KRAIG KINSER to Race at Southern New
Mexico Speedway
Kraig Kinser will be racing at SNM Speedway this weekend, March 10 and 11.
He will pilot a third Steve Kinser Racing machine. He joins his dad,
Steve(Quaker State), and his SKR teammate, Tim Kaeding(Slick 50), along with
NST regulars Danny Lasoski(Roth Motorsports), Lucas Wolfe(Selma Shell),
Jason Solwold(City Wide Insulation), Brian Paulus(Arnold Transportation
Service), Tim Shaffer(Casey's), Jason Sides(Weathering Tractor Services),
Jason Meyers(Elite Landscaping), Paul McMahan(Bass Pro) and Shane Stewart
(Snap-On).
Royal Jones said, "If 850 horse power manhandled by the likes of Steve
Kinser and Jason Meyers doesn't get you excited; I don't know what will."
Please contact the Speedway's web site,
www.snmspeedway.com for ticket
information.
Brownfield Promotions, Inc., based in Snohomish, WA, may be contacted by
email at
promotions@brownfieldent.com. Additional information, including
teams and drivers committed to racing with the NST in 2006, is also
available on the web site at
www.nationalsprinttour.com.
National Sprint Tour to Winner Speedway
The biggest names in sprint car racing will invade Winner Speedway on
Saturday, July 1st. The new National Sprint Tour will feature many of the
best sprint car drivers and teams in the world and bring the best in
410-winged Sprint Car racing to Winner, South Dakota.
Lori Fraedrich, promoter, commented on NST coming to Winner Speedway: "What
a great way for Winner Speedway to celebrate its 5th Year Anniversary.
Winner Speedway is absolutely thrilled to have NST on its schedule and
playing a role in America's short track racing. Brownfield Promotions Inc.
provided us a tremendous opportunity to host NST. Race fans will be coming
from across the states to see some of the most competitive Sprint Car racing
in the world. You will see some fast action on the 7/16-banked oval. WSI is
looking forward to providing our race fans with a world class racing
experience.
Fred Brownfield is a great promoter and his trustworthiness is the essential
ingredient of the touring series. We are really excited about the NST
series. They are fabulous drivers and have proved themselves on and off the
track. The fans are looking forward to the return visit of Shane Stewart and
Jason Sides, along with sprint car hot shoes like Steve Kinser, Danny
Lasoski, Brian Paulus and much more. The local Thunder and Lightening Sprint
Car Division will join the Open-Wheel Stars. Our Street Stock drivers were
ecstatic to be the joining class for the July 1st show. It will be a
sell-out event!! Winner Speedway and its staff will give area race fans the
ultimate racing environment and atmosphere. We are delighted and looking
forward to working with NST for the 2006 season."
For the first time, Winner Speedway will sell advance-reserved tickets to
the National Sprint Tour so race fans can choose their favorite seat.
Reserved seats will go on sale in early spring. Ticket locations will be
announced. Watch the WSI website at
www.winnerspeedwayinc.com for
additional details or call 605-343-2212. Don't miss it!
Brownfield Promotions, Inc., based in Snohomish, WA, may be contacted by
email at
promotions@brownfieldent.com. Additional information, including
teams and drivers committed to racing with the NST in 2006, is also
available on the web site at
www.nationalsprinttour.com.
NST heads to Southern New Mexico Speedway
After a successful inaugural weekend in Tulare, CA, the National Sprint Tour
heads to SNM Speedway on March 10 and 11, 2006 for two nights of exciting
winged sprint car racing.
Track owners are very pleased with the response they are receiving from race
fans. Royal Jones commented, "We are getting bombarded with calls for
tickets and info about the upcoming NST race at the Southern New Mexico
Speedway.
We look forward to packing the place and giving the fans the race of a life
time. Those who haven't been to our track will understand what keeps those
of us who are hooked, when they feel the force of these winged gladiators
charging around the 5/16 high banked oval. There is nothing better than the
smell of the desert and burnt methanol as you watch these wonders race
around at unbelievable speeds for such a small track. You don't want to
miss it. We are also proud to have our Renegade Sprint car class running
along with the NST group.
What could be better than an all winged sprint weekend?"
Please contact the Speedway's web site, www.snmspeedway.com for ticket
information.
Brownfield Promotions, Inc., based in Snohomish, WA, may be contacted by
email at
promotions@brownfieldent.com. Additional information, including
teams and drivers committed to racing with the NST in 2006, is also
available on the web site at
www.nationalsprinttour.com.
National Sprint Tour will invade Bakersfield Speedway
The newly formed National Sprint Tour will
invade Bakersfield Speedway on
March 18th, bringing the top sprint car drivers in the country to the very
exciting 1/3 mile clay oval. Steve Kinser, Danny Lasoski, Jason Meyers,
Paul McMahon, Tim Kaeding and many more will tackle the fastest 1/3 mile in
the west, providing edge of your seat entertainment. The major league show
is hosted again by Elite Racing which fields the winged sprinter of Clovis
driver Jason Meyers and California star Ronnie Day. "We are very pleased
to host the National Sprint Tour at Bakersfield Speedway this year. The new
elements of putting the drivers in front of the fans and giving them what
they paid to see is what we are all about," stated Elite Racing owner Guy
Stockbridge.
Many new and exciting opportunities for the fans are planned this year as
Elite Racing aims to give the fans what they came to see and more. The
pre-race pit party was a great success last year, and is back on the
schedule this season. Pre sale ticket holders will be able to enter the
pits from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. Drivers will be available for autographs,
photos, and apparel purchases. At 5:00pm, all fans will be asked to make
their way directly to their seats in the grandstands so racing can get under
way.
But that's not the last of the pits for the fans. EVERY TICKET IS A PIT
PASS THIS YEAR. All grandstand ticket holders will be welcome to enjoy the
brand new PIT AREA MIDWAY this year. Fans can stroll down into the pits all
night to view their favorite team at work on their fire breathing machines.
Yes, that's right; the pits will be open all night for the fans. Driver
apparel trailers will be open all evening in the midway. "We wanted to give
the fans something more. One of the most impressive things about sprint car
racing is how quickly teams can rebuild these cars or change engines, and
the fans never get to see it. Our new midway will give the fans a new look
that they have never seen before," said Meyers.
In 2005, Craig Dollansky captured the victory at Bakersfield Speedway and
over 10 drivers broke the previous track record. Steve Kinser is coming off
his 20th World of Outlaw championship and will be looking to get a jump on
the competition as he contends for the inaugural National Sprint Tour
Championship. This one is not going to come easy though, as Jason Meyers
looks to better his 2005 2nd place to Kinser in the new National Sprint
Tour. California natives Tim Kaeding and Paul McMahon will also be after
the King as well as Danny Lasoski in the Roth MotorSports #83. Other NST
stars racing on March 18th will include Shane Stewart, Tim Shaffer, Jason
Sides, Lucas Wolfe, Brian Paulus, Jason Solwold, and all the stars of the
NST. Joey Saldana in the Kasey Kahne sprinter is also scheduled to race.
A strong Western contingent will be lead by Ronnie Day, Jonathon Allard,
Tommy Tarlton, Brent Kaeding, and many more who are tuning up for the Golden
State series.
The night will conclude with a spectacular fire works display and more
opportunities for the fans to meet the drivers and get autographs from their
favorite teams.
Tickets are available for $35 per ticket by calling 1-800-801-ELITE or stop
in at TUFF SHED in Bakersfield located at 4420 State Rd. (661) 393-8834.
Tickets will also be sold at the gate on Saturday March 18th beginning at
10:00am. Pre-race pit party $5 per person with paid grandstand ticket. The
first 200 tickets sold receive free admission to pre-race pit party.
Bakersfield Speedway is located North of Bakersfield on SR99 to Seventh
Standard Rd., then 3.6 mi east, the north .5 mi. on Chester Ave., then
northeast .3 mi. on Chester Ave. Extension.
Steve Kinser "survives" to Sweep NST
Inaugural Weekend at Thunderbowl
STORY BY: Fran Engelcke
Steve Kinser found a huge burst of speed going "up top" in the final laps of
the Saturday night feature at Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, CA. His
momentum shot him by Paul McMahan (20) into second.
All history of the Swindell/Kinser rivalry could be felt as the King set his
sights on the leader, Sammy Swindell (5). Prior to moving to the high side
it seemed unimaginable that Sammy could be caught let alone passed. Wrong.
Swindell looked low and slow as Kinser ripped by on the outside of turns 1
and 2. Despite a number of opportunities during restarts and lapping
traffic Sammy was unable to match the speed of the high line. The white
flag saw Sammy spinout in turn 4 ending his evening.
Winged sprint car fans love their drivers and they especially appreciate the
rivalries that develop over time. Opening night at the Tulare Thunderbowl
saw an unexpected rivalry develop between Steve Kinser and his hired gun
California driver Tim Kaeding. It's hard to imagine that the second night
of the inaugural Tulare Thunderbowl event could top the first, but by
scoring each race separately, the drivers had a clean slate Saturday night
and they were ready. Track conditions were still "heavy" but lap times
improved significantly faster for the whole field.
Ronnie Day, a California legend and a crowd favorite, in the 1D sprinter
used his pole position start to prove that "they are not going to (beat me
up) in my back yard." After dominating his dash and the early laps of the
main event, he spun out avoiding a Travis Rutz (8r) spinout, much to the
disappointment of the fans.
When asked at the end of the forty laps main, how he felt Steve replied, "I
sorta feel like a survivor." Very true as there were many challenges to
surmount with the large field and very close racing. Steve mentioned that
the team had prepared the car to run low but the handling allowed him to
"come on strong at the end, and that's what we wanted to do."
In post race interviews, Paul McMahan (20) was very pleased with his third
place finish. When he tried the high line late in the race he said "I broke
a shock mount trying to follow Steve." He ran in the top three most of the
race and was happy to survive.
Jason Meyers when asked about his second place finish said, "I was about the
same all evening just not quite good enough."
The National Sprint Tour travels to New Mexico Speedway in Las Cruces, NM
for a double-header March 10 and 11, 2006. Fred Brownfield, NST President
has said, "We are committed to bringing the very best sprint car drivers to
SNM, and we will. Our guys had better be strapped in tight, though, because
I know Johnny Herrera and the other guys in the S.C.O.A. who run there
regularly are gonna be laying in wait for us. It will be one heckuva two
nights of racing."
Steve Kinser "survives" to Sweep NST
Inaugural Weekend at Thunderbowl
STORY BY: Fran Engelcke
The second night of racing at the Thunderbowl Speedway in Tulare, CA saw
Steve Kinser once again show why he is "the King". After a third row start
and getting passed by Paul McMahan and Sammy Swindell, Steve moved up the
track and put on a show of how to go fast "up top."
It looked like it was going to be all Ronnie Day, Salinas, CA driver when he
chose the inside pole. The choice was his because he was the quickest dash
winner. He said, "I need to thank Sammy Swindell for (making me mad) and
giving me the incentive. They can't come and kick (me around) in my
backyard." He tore away from the field on the start. His lead was
impressive until he ran into Travis Rutz (8R) who had spun in turn 4.
Results are attached with a complete story to follow.
QUALIFYING:
1) 83 Danny Lasoski 12.790
2) 8 Brooke Tatnell 12.838
3) 0 Jon Allard 12.846
4) 1d Ronnie Day 12.904
5) 26 Shane Stewart 12.912
6) 11k Tim Kaeding 12.941
7) 14 Jason Meyers 12.947
8) 5 Sammy Swindell 12.965
9) 9 Joey Saldana 13.008
10) 6 Tim Shaffer 13.009
11) 7s Jason Sides 13.047
12) 11 Steve Kinser 13.048
13) 20 Paul McMahan 13.113
14) R19 Jason Solwold 13.153
15) 12 Robert Ballou 13.185
16) 1 Kevin Swindell 13.188
17) 71g Garrett Ishii 13.194
18) 4 Peter Murphy 13.302
19) 89 Ricci Faria 13.303
20) 93 Mike Henry 13.335
21) 3 Craig Stidham 13.360
22) 99 Kyle Hirst 13.371
23) 8r Travis Rutz 13.392
24) 28 Brian Paulus 13.473
25) 11h Lucas Wolfe 13.474
26) 69 Brent Kaeding 13.476
27) 0k Dennis Moore Jr. 13.488
28) 5c Brian Coehlo 13.489
29) 51 Chuck Gurney Jr. 13.678
30) 71 John Gray 13.792
31) X Charlie Louden 13.841
32) 4x Toni Lutar 13.900
33) 14j Brandon Johnson 14.170
34) 22b Ben Gregg 14.335
35) OB1 Orval Burke 14.339
36) 78 Mark Barroso 14.387
37) 1m Willie Hernandez 14.438
38) 9j Steve Osburne 14.442
39) 44 Matt Shelton 15.152
40) 83m Mike Stallings No Time
HEAT 1 - 10 LAPS (TOP 5 TRANSFER TO A-MAIN)
1) Paul McMahan
2) Joey Saldana
3) Shane Stewart
4) Danny Lasoski
5) Craig Stidham
6) Garrett Ishii
7) Chuck Gurney Jr.
8) Lucas Wolfe
9) Brandon Johnson
10) Willie Hernandez
HEAT 2 - 10 LAPS (TOP 5 TRANSFER TO A-MAIN)
1) Tim Shaffer
2) Kyle Hirst
3) Tim Kaeding
4) Brooke Tatnell
5) Brent Kaeding
6) Jason Solwold
7) John Gray
8) Steve Osbourne
9) Peter Murphy
10) Ben Gregg
HEAT 3 - 10 LAPS (TOP 5 TRANSFER TO A-MAIN)
1) Jason Meyers
2) Jason Sides
3) Dennis Moore Jr.
4) Ricci Faria
5) Travis Rutz
6) Jon Allard
7) Matt Shelton
8) Charlie Louden
9) Orval Burke
10) Robert Ballou
HEAT 4 - 10 LAPS (TOP 5 TRANSFER TO A-MAIN)
1) Steve Kinser
2) Brian Paulus
3) Mike Henry
4) Sammy Swindell
5) Ronnie Day
6) Kevin Swindell
7) Toni Lutar
8) Mark Barroso
9) Mike Stallings
10) Brian Coehlo
DASH 1 - 6 LAPS
1) Ronnie Day
2) Tim Shaffer
3) Steve Kinser
4) Sammy Swindell
5) Danny Lasoski
6) Tim Kaeding
DASH 2 - 6 LAPS
1) Joey Saldana
2) Jason Meyers
3) Brooke Tatnell
4) Shane Stewart
5) Paul McMahan
6) Jason Sides
C-MAIN - 5 LAPS (TOP 4 TRANSFER TO B-MAIN)
1) Mark Barroso
2) Willie Hernandez
3) Steve Osbourne
4) Matt Shelton
5) Mike Stallings
B-MAIN - 15 LAPS (TOP 4 TRANSFER TO A-MAIN)
1) Jon Allard
2) Garrett Ishii
3) Kevin Swindell
4) Robert Ballou
5) Chuck Gurney Jr.
6) Peter Murphy
7) Toni Lutar
8) Lucas Wolfe
9) Steve Osbourne
10) Brandon Johnson
11) Mark Barroso
12) Matt Shelton
13) Ben Gregg
14) Willie Hernandez
15) Orval Burke
16) Jason Solwold
17) John Gray
A-MAIN - 40 LAPS [STARTING POSITION]
1) Steve Kinser [5]
2) Jason Meyers [4]
3) Paul McMahan [10]
4) Brooke Tatnell [6]
5) Danny Lasoski [9]
6) Tim Kaeding [11]
7) Brent Kaeding [23]
8) Kevin Swindell [15]
9) Brian Paulus [22]
10) Jon Allard [13]
11) Tim Shaffer [3]
12) Kyle Hirst [20]
13) Jason Sides [12]
14) Lucas Wolfe [26]
15) Sammy Swindell [15]
16) Robert Ballou [14]
17) Garrett Ishii [16]
18) Mike Henry [18]
19) Craig Stidham [19]
20) Shane Stewart [8]
21) Ronnie Day [1]
22) Jason Solwold [25]
23) Dennis Moore Jr. [24]
24) Joey Saldana [2]
25) Travis Rutz [21]
26) Ricci Faria [17]
Lap Leaders: 1-3 Ronnie Day, 4-18 Tim Shaffer, 19-28 Sammy Swindell, 29-40
Steve Kinser
Provisionals: Jason Solwold & Lucas Wolfe
NST RESULTS FROM TULANE
By Fran Engelcke
Still recovering from a serious IROC wreck, Steve Kinser, showed his fans
what winged sprint car racing is all about with an opening night National
Sprint Tour win at the Tulare, California Thunderbowl Raceway on Friday
night. Race fans packed the house for this event and there were no
disappointments.
A strong main event finish for third place by Jason Meyer (14) was
overshadowed by the developing showdown between Steve Kinser (11) and his
new driver Tim Kaeding (11K). Both won their respective dashes, putting
them on the front row of the 30 lap main event. Tim, the faster qualifier
got to choose the starting lane over his boss. Tim commented in front of
the crowd, "Why do we have to do this on the first night?" Steve was
gracious in accepting the inside pole as Tim picked the fast starting
outside. The lane choice paid off as Kaeding took the lead at the start
only to be brought back by a first lap caution. "I kinda snookered him on
the restart," commented Steve after the main win. Kinser led wire to wire
with Kaeding never letting up the pressure and at several points during the
race was close to passing for the lead.
A "heavy" track made for challenging driving conditions. The main was
marred by 5 cautions, the most dramatic when Ronnie Day (1D) and Brooke
Tatnell (8) tangled ending an excellent run for both in 4th and 5th place at
the time. Jason Solwold in the R19 car started in 15th and finished in 6th
place showing speed and patience over the 30 lap main.
Jason Meyers commented after the race the event "was everything we (NST
drivers) hoped for and more. We're behind this thing 110%." Tim Kaeding,
when asked about the relationship with Kinser, commented "this is a dream
come true for me". About his race long challenge for the lead, "I didn't
know where third place was and I didn't care. I was just racing that green
car."
The National Sprint Tour will return to the Thunderbowl on Saturday night.
Race fans will get a chance to see Danny Lasoski and the NST regulars battle
again with Sammy Swindell and his son, Kevin, Joey Saldana, Brooke Tatnell,
Brent Kaeding and California's best show they can challenge for the win.
The Friday and Saturday races are scored as separate events so everyone gets
a fresh chance Saturday night.
RESULTS
QUALIFYING
1) 20 Paul McMahan13.107
2) 83 Danny Lasoski 13.147
3) 14 Jason Meyers 13.160
4) 9 Joey Saldana 13.236
5) 1d Ronnie Day 13.254
6) 0 Jon Allard 13.287
7) 5 Sammy Swindell 13.290
8) 26 Shane Stewart 13.319
9) 11k Tim Kaeding 13.408
10) 8 Brooke Tatnell 13.445
11) 7s Jason Sides 13.471
12) 11 Steve Kinser 13.498
13) 8r Travis Rutz 13.509
14) 28 Brian Paulus13.564
15) R19 Jason Solwold 13.568
16) 6 Tim Shaffer 13.631
17) 0k Dennis Moore Jr. 13.632
18) 89 Ricci Faria 13.649
19) 11h Lucas Wolfe 13.652
20) 12 Robert Ballou 13.715
21) 1 Kevin Swindell 13.730
22) 71 John Gray 13.766
23) 99 Kyle Hirst 13.774
24) 71g Garrett Ishii 13.777
25)4 Peter Murphy 13.797
26) 69 Brent Kaeding 13.918
27) 3 Craig Stidham 13.944
28) 5c Brian Coehlo 14.108
29) 44 Matt Shelton 14.171
30) 51 Chuck Gurney Jr. 14.179
31) 4x Toni Lutar 14.381
32) 14j Brandon Johnson 14.558
33) 83m Mike Stallings 14.596
34) 9j Steve Osbourne 14.638
35) 1m Willie Hernandez 14.885
36) 22b Ben Gregg 15.075
37) 78 Mark Barroso No Time
HEAT 1 - 10 Laps (Top 5 transfer to A-Main)
1) Tim Kaeding
2) Kevin Swindell
3) Paul McMahan
4) Ronnie Day
5) Dennis Moore Jr.
6) Peter Murphy
7) Travis Rutz
8) Mike Stallings
9) Matt Shelton
HEAT 2 - 10 Laps (Top 5 transfer to A-Main)
1) Brooke Tatnell
2) Ricci Faria
3) Danny Lasoski
4) Jon Allard
5) Brian Paulus
6) John Gray
7) Chuck Gurney Jr.
8) Steve Osbourne
9) Brent Kaeding
HEAT 3 - 10 Laps (Top 5 transfer to A-Main)
1) Lucas Wolfe
2) Jason Meyers
3) Kyle Hirst
4) Jason Sides
5) Sammy Swindell
6) Jason Solwold
7) Craig Stidham
8) Willie Hernandez
9) Toni Lutar
HEAT 4 - 10 Laps (Top 5 transfer to A-Main)
1) Robert Ballou
2) Steve Kinser
3) Joey Saldana
4) Shane Stewart
5) Tim Shaffer
6) Garrett Ishii
7) Brian Coehlo
8) Ben Gregg
9) Brandon Johnson
DASH 1 - 6 Laps
1) Tim Kaeding
2) Jason Meyers
3) Jason Sides
4) Sammy Swindell
5) Paul McMahan
6) Ronnie Day
DASH 2 - 6 Laps
1) Steve Kinser
2) Brooke Tatnell
3) Danny Lasoski
4) Shane Stewart
5) Joey Saldana
6) Jon Allard
B-MAIN - 15 Laps (Top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1) Jason Solwold
2) Travis Rutz
3) Garrett Ishii
4) Craig Stidham
5) Peter Murphy
6) Brian Coehlo
7) Chuck Gurney Jr.
8) John Gray
9) Toni Lutar
10) Steve Osbourne
11) Brandon Johnson
12) Matt Shelton
13) Ben Gregg
14) Willie Hernandez
15) Mike Stallings
16) Brent Kaeding
17) Mark Barrosso - DNS
A-MAIN - 30 Laps [Starting Position]
1) Steve Kinser [1]
2) Tim Kaeding [2]
3) Jason Meyers [4]
4) Joey Saldana [9]
5) Sammy Swindell [8]
6) Jason Solwold [15]
7) Danny Lasoski [5]
8) Jason Sides [6]
9) Paul McMahan [10]
10) Ronnie Day [12]
11) Tim Shaffer [16]
12) Brooke Tatnell [3]
13) Ricci Faria [18]
14) Brian Paulus [14]
15) Robert Ballou [20]
16) Garrett Ishii [23]
17) Craig Stidham [24]
18) Jon Allard [11]
19) Kyle Hirst [22]
20) Lucas Wolfe [19]
21) Shane Stewart [7]
22) Dennis Moore Jr. [17]
23) Travis Rutz [13]
24) Kevin Swindell [21]
NST Results - Tulare 022406
QUALIFYING
1) 20 Paul McMahan13.107
2) 83 Danny Lasoski 13.147
3) 14 Jason Meyers 13.160
4) 9 Joey Saldana 13.236
5) 1d Ronnie Day 13.254
6) 0 Jon Allard 13.287
7) 5 Sammy Swindell 13.290
8) 26 Shane Stewart 13.319
9) 11k Tim Kaeding 13.408
10) 8 Brooke Tatnell 13.445
11) 7s Jason Sides 13.471
12) 11 Steve Kinser 13.498
13) 8r Travis Rutz 13.509
14) 28 Brian Paulus13.564
15) R19 Jason Solwold 13.568
16) 6 Tim Shaffer 13.631
17) 0k Dennis Moore Jr. 13.632
18) 89 Ricci Faria 13.649
19) 11h Lucas Wolfe 13.652
20) 12 Robert Ballou 13.715
21) 1 Kevin Swindell 13.730
22) 71 John Gray 13.766
23) 99 Kyle Hirst 13.774
24) 71g Garrett Ishii 13.777
25)4 Peter Murphy 13.797
26) 69 Brent Kaeding 13.918
27) 3 Craig Stidham 13.944
28) 5c Brian Coehlo 14.108
29) 44 Matt Shelton 14.171
30) 51 Chuck Gurney Jr. 14.179
31) 4x Toni Lutar 14.381
32) 14j Brandon Johnson 14.558
33) 83m Mike Stallings 14.596
34) 9j Steve Osbourne 14.638
35) 1m Willie Hernandez 14.885
36) 22b Ben Gregg 15.075
37) 78 Mark Barroso No Time
HEAT 1 – 10 Laps (Top 5 transfer to A-Main)
Tim Kaeding
Kevin Swindell
Paul McMahan
Ronnie Day
Dennis Moore Jr.
Peter Murphy
Travis Rutz
Mike Stallings
Matt Shelton
HEAT 2 – 10 Laps (Top 5 transfer to A-Main)
Brooke Tatnell
Ricci Faria
Danny Lasoski
Jon Allard
Brian Paulus
John Gray
Chuck Gurney Jr.
Steve Osbourne
Brent Kaeding
HEAT 3 – 10 Laps (Top 5 transfer to A-Main)
Lucas Wolfe
Jason Meyers
Kyle Hirst
Jason Sides
Sammy Swindell
Jason Solwold
Craig Stidham
Willie Hernandez
Toni Lutar
HEAT 4 – 10 Laps (Top 5 transfer to A-Main)
Robert Ballou
Steve Kinser
Joey Saldana
Shane Stewart
Tim Shaffer
Garrett Ishii
Brian Coehlo
Ben Gregg
Brandon Johnson
DASH 1 – 6 Laps
Tim Kaeding
Jason Meyers
Jason Sides
Sammy Swindell
Paul McMahan
Ronnie Day
DASH 2 – 6 Laps
Steve Kinser
Brooke Tatnell
Danny Lasoski
Shane Stewart
Joey Saldana
Jon Allard
B-MAIN – 15 Laps (Top 4 transfer to A-Main)
Jason Solwold
Travis Rutz
Garrett Ishii
Craig Stidham
Peter Murphy
Brian Coehlo
Chuck Gurney Jr.
John Gray
Toni Lutar
Steve Osbourne
Brandon Johnson
Matt Shelton
Ben Gregg
Willie Hernandez
Mike Stallings
Brent Kaeding
Mark Barrosso – DNS
A-MAIN – 30 Laps [Starting Position]
Steve Kinser [1]
Tim Kaeding [2]
Jason Meyers [4]
Joey Saldana [9]
Sammy Swindell [8]
Jason Solwold [15]
Danny Lasoski [5]
Jason Sides [6]
Paul McMahan [10]
Ronnie Day [12]
Tim Shaffer [16]
Brooke Tatnell [3]
Ricci Faria [18]
Brian Paulus [14]
Robert Ballou [20]
Garrett Ishii [23]
Craig Stidham [24]
Jon Allard [11]
Kyle Hirst [22]
Lucas Wolfe [19]
Shane Stewart [7]
Dennis Moore Jr. [17]
Travis Rutz [13]
Kevin Swindell [21]
Tri-State Speedway to host NST
The Legendary Tri-State Speedway where future
stars are born will host the
National Sprint Tour May 13, 2006. Oklahoma's own Shane Stewart will be
coming to Pocola, OK with Lasoski, Kinser, and the rest of the NST regulars
and the regions finest sprint car drivers.
In response to the NST visit to Tri-State Speedway, Sonny Davis said, "We're
very excited about the NST coming to Tri-State. This is by far the largest
show ever at our facility and we know it will be a great show. Knowing
Kinser, Lasoski and others coming, I know our fans are going to be excited."
For ticket information call (918) 436-2914 or visit their website at
www.tri-statespeedway.com.
Brownfield Promotions, Inc., based in Snohomish, WA, may be contacted by
email at
promotions@brownfieldent.com. Additional information, including
teams and drivers committed to racing with the NST in 2006, is also
available on the web site at
www.nationalsprinttour.com.
NST to New Egypt Speedway
The only full-blown 410 Sprint show in the state of New Jersey this year
will take place at New Egypt Speedway, as the D-shaped half-mile clay track
brings the National Sprint Tour to "Thunder in the Pines" on Tuesday, August
1, 2006. The event will mark the first time in three years that a major
national touring Sprint Car group will hit New Egypt clay.
Come and see 20-time champion Steve Kinser, Danny Lasoski, Paul McMahan, Tim
Kaeding and more, including Pennsylvania's own Tim Shaffer and Lucas Wolfe,
in a battle of the best sprint car drivers in the country today.
Track owner Rick Grosso Sr. had the following to say about the NST coming to
New Egypt Speedway, "After a three-year absence, we're certain that Garden
State fans will be pumped up to see the likes of Kinser, Lasoski and all the
top guns on the national Sprint Car scene putting on a show for the record
books on the tricky New Egypt track." Grosso stated, "We've hosted some
memorable shows in the past, and this one will be no different."
Watch the track's website,
www.newegyptspeedway.net, for ticket information.
Brownfield Promotions, Inc., based in Snohomish, WA, may be contacted by
email at
promotions@brownfieldent.com. Additional information, including
teams and drivers committed to racing with the NST in 2006, is also
available on the web site at
www.nationalsprinttour.com.
The Track Action Built!" Hosts
the National Sprint Tour Twice
There will be no racing on June 3, at Fremont Speedway, Fremont, OH as
preparations are made for the new National Sprint Tour's first ever visit to
"The Track That Action Built." NST drivers Steve Kinser, Danny Lasoski,
Paul McMahan, Jason Meyers, Brian Paulus, Tim Shaffer, Jason Sides, Jason
Solwold, Shane Stewart, Lucas Wolfe and Brandon Wimmer will battle the tough
local stars like 2005 Fremont champion Mike Linder, Byron Reed, David
Harrison, Mark Keegan, Craig Mintz, Brandon Martin, Lee Jacobs, Todd Heller
Alvin Roepkeand and Brian Smith on Tuesday, June 6, as Kistler Engines
Presents the Chuck Kear Memorial, paying $10,000 to win.
The National Sprint Tour comes back to Historic Fremont Speedway as
Budweiser Presents "The Short Track Shoot-Out" on Saturday, July 22,
featuring another $10,000 to win feature.
Promoter, Jim Ford, commented on the NST coming to Fremont: "We're very
excited to have the NST on our schedule. My fans have been asking for these
guys. They want to see how our regulars do. I expect our guys to give them a
run for the money."
For more information go to
www.fremontohspeedway.com.
Brownfield Promotions, Inc., based in Snohomish, WA, may be contacted by
email at
promotions@brownfieldent.com. Additional information, including
teams and drivers committed to racing with the NST in 2006, is also
available on the web site at
www.nationalsprinttour.com.
NST TO TACKLE "The West's Fastest 1/3 Mile
High Banked Clay Oval"
California drivers Jason Meyers and Tim Kaeding and The National Sprint Tour
come to Bakersfield Speedway in Bakersfield, California to battle against
each other and other regional and national sprint car teams on Saturday
March 18th.
Meyers commented that "it will be great to race at home in front of my
friends and family. I am really looking forward to racing at Bakersfield
Speedway."
Tickets are on sale now. Please contact the
www.bakersfieldspeedway.com
web site for ticket information.
Brownfield Promotions, Inc., based in Snohomish, WA, may be contacted by
email at
promotions@brownfieldent.com. Additional information, including
teams and drivers committed to racing with the NST in 2006, is also
available on the web site at
www.nationalsprinttour.com.
NATIONAL SPRINT TOUR at HUTCHINSON RACEWAY
PARK
The biggest names in sprint car racing come to Hutchinson Raceway Park,
Hutchinson, KS on April 21, 2006. Racing starts at 7:30 pm. Come see Steve
Kinser, Danny Lasoski, Oklahoma's Shane Stewart and the entire National
Sprint Tour on HRP's 3/8 mile semi-banked dirt oval.
Promoter Paul Dutton commented on the NST coming to Hutchinson and said,
"Wow! What an exciting day at Hutchinson Raceway Park. It has been over 20
years since the Big Named Sprint drivers visited our track and we are very
excited to have NST on our schedule. We anticipate the place to be sold out
and bulging to capacity. The fans will see major competition at Hutchinson
Raceway Park from some of the world's biggest and fierce sprint car
competitors: Steve Kinser, Danny Lasoski, Tim Kaeding, Tim Shaffer and many
more. Many of our local heroes in the sprint car division will also come to
do battle with the big boys. Rumor has it that even Sammy Swindell, driver
of Volcano Joe's #5, will be here for this spectacular event. This will be
an event that you will want to be at, not hear about! "
Contact 1-620-662-2213 for information or to purchase tickets. Watch the
website, http://h-r-p.tripod.com, for
further information.
Brownfield Promotions, Inc., based in Snohomish, WA, may be contacted by
email at
promotions@brownfieldent.com. Additional information, including
teams and drivers committed to racing with the NST in 2006, is also
available on the web site at
www.nationalsprinttour.com.
NATIONAL SPRINT TOUR HEADING TO HAGERSTOWN
The Hagerstown Speedway will be part of the
new National Sprint Tour (NST)
in 2006. Promoter Frank Plessinger has reached an agreement with the new
sprint organization to bring the world's best sprint car drivers to the
smooth half-mile oval on Saturday, June 10th and Sunday, August 6th.
"We always are thinking about the fans and what they want to see," said
Promoter Frank Plessinger. "We have always had the top sanctioning
organizations at Hagerstown and are glad that we were able to bring the NST
to Hagerstown for our fans. The fans want to see top drivers like Steve
Kinser, Joey Saldana and Danny Lasoski and that is why we are glad to have
this new and exciting organization at Hagerstown. They have been great to
work with."
In addition to Kinser, Lasoski and Saldana, other drivers expected to invade
the Washington County oval include Jason Myers, Brian Paulus, Lucas Wolfe,
Tim Shaffer, Jason Solwold, Brandon Wimmer, Jason Sides and Paul McMahan.
The super 410 sprints will make four appearances at Hagerstown in 2006. In
addition to the two NST dates on June 10th and August 6th.
For more information of the mall show call (301) 582-0640 or check out the
track's website at www.hagerstownspeedway.com.
Brownfield Promotions, Inc., based in Snohomish, WA, may be contacted by
email at
promotions@brownfieldent.com. Additional information, including
teams and drivers committed to racing with the NST in 2006, is also
available on the web site at
www.nationalsprinttour.com
HARTFORD SPEEDWAY PARK TO HOST NST
The National Sprint Tour is pleased to announce that Hartford Speedway Park,
in Hartford, MI, is hosting the newest sprint series on July 12, 2006.
Showcasing many of the world's best sprint car drivers, The National Sprint
Tour will provide fans within hundreds of miles of the Hartford, MI Speedway
the opportunity to watch Indiana's Brandon Wimmer and Steve "The King"
Kinser, Danny Lasoski and many more take to the high-banked half-mile clay
track.
Hartford Speedway Park promoter Gale Knight commented, "We are looking
forward to the July 12th show. Hartford Speedway Park is proud to bring the
top sprint car drivers to Michigan, our fans want to see nationally
recognized sprint car drivers and the National Sprint Tour does just that!
The best sprint car drivers bring the best show to the fans and Hartford
Speedway Park wants only the best for its fans!"
Reserved and general admission tickets will be available April 1, 2006. Stay
posted to
www.hartfordspeedwaypark.com for race information.
Brownfield Promotions, Inc., based in Snohomish, WA, may be contacted by
email at
promotions@brownfieldent.com. Additional information, including
teams and drivers committed to racing with the NST in 2006, is also
available on the web site at
www.nationalsprinttour.com.
SAMMY SWINDELL to race in Tulare, CA
The first race for the National Sprint Tour of the 2006 racing season at the
Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, CA just got more exciting. Guy Forbrook is
bringing the #5 Volcano Joe's sprinter with Sammy Swindell at the wheel.
In response to the question about the historic Kinser/Swindell rivalry, Guy
remarked, "These are two of the biggest sprint car drivers in the country at
the same track at the same time. They are truly two great competitors in
the sport. They can each win any night, at any track, anywhere in the
country. This rivalry started in 1978 and it is still going. We will be
very competitive anywhere we go."
Fred Brownfield, NST President added, "I really enjoyed watching their
classic battle in Dodge City, KS two years ago. It was awesome and I'm
looking forward to having Sammy and Guy with us as much as possible."
Forbrook said the team is putting together a 55-60 race schedule for 2006.
The National Sprint Tour looks forward to having them not only at the
Thunderbowl, but other NST events as the 2006 season progresses.
Reserved tickets now available by phone: (559) 688-0909 or visit the track
website at
www.thunderbowlraceway.com.
Brownfield Promotions, Inc., based in Snohomish, WA, may be contacted by
email at
promotions@brownfieldent.com. Additional information, including
teams and drivers committed to racing with the NST in 2006, is also
available on the web site at
www.nationalsprinttour.com.
NST to Visit Outlaw Motorspeedway Twice in
2006
8 Miles South of Muskogee, Oklahoma & 11 Miles North of I-40 on HWY 69
8100 Wainwright Road
NST will visit the "fastest 3/8 in the Mid-West" April 15, 2006 and again in
the fall on September 23rd. The race at Outlaw Motor Speedway, Oktaha, OK
will feature the top Sprint Car drivers in the world, including Steve "The
King" Kinser, Danny "The Dude" Lasoski, Shane Stewart, Lucus Wolfe, Tim
Kaeding, Paul McMahan, Tim Shaffer, Jason Myers, Brian Paulus, Joey Saldana,
Brandon Wimmer, Jason Solwold and many more of your favorite Sprint Car drivers.
Promoter Gary Clay said, "these races will add to the making of the best
year for us. The track changes include 60,000 yards of clay and the banking
changes should make the "fastest 3/8 in the Mid-West" even faster.
"Feel the Thunder" tickets are now on sale at
www.outlawmotospeedway.com or
call 918-687-9200.
Brownfield Promotions, Inc., based in Snohomish, WA, may be contacted by
email at
promotions@brownfieldent.com. Additional information, including
teams and drivers committed to racing with the NST in 2006, is also
available on the web site at
www.nationalsprinttour.com
National Sprint Tour Set To Roll into
Dodge City
Some of the biggest names in sprint car racing will be coming to Dodge City,
Kansas as the newly formed National Sprint Tour rolls into Dodge City
Raceway Park, Friday and Saturday, May 19 and 20.
Teams and drivers committed to racing with the National Sprint Tour in 2006
include Danny Lasoski (Roth Motorsports), Jason Meyers (Elite Racing), Brian
Paulus (P and P Motorsports), Woodward Racing's Volcano Joe's #2, Steve
Kinser (Steve Kinser Racing), Tim Kaeding (Steve Kinser Racing), Shane
Stewart (Rudeen Racing), Tim Shaffer (Parsons Motorsports), Brandon Wimmer
(Two Winners Racing), Jason Solwold (Lon Carnahan Motorsports), Jason Sides
(Sides Motorsports) and Lucas Wolfe (David Helm/Selma Shell Racing).
DCRP President, Mike Mathis, stated "we are very happy to have this group of
drivers back. We have several activities planned for the weekend."
Race Hotline: 620-225-3277 for tickets. E-Mail:
info@DodgeCityRaceway.com
Brownfield Promotions, Inc., based in Snohomish, WA, may be contacted by
email at
promotions@brownfieldent.com. Additional information, including
teams and drivers committed to racing with the NST in 2006, is also
available on the web site at
www.nationalsprinttour.com
Southern New Mexico Speedway, Las Cruces, NM
The National Sprint Tour and the Southern New Mexico Speedway in
Las Cruces, New Mexico are extremely pleased to announce that the NST field
of the very best sprint car drivers in the country will descend on the SNM
Speedway on March 10 and 11, 2006 for two nights of wheel bangin', rip
roarin', fire breathin' 410 winged sprint car racing! The best ever will be
driving: Steve Kinser (20 time World of Outlaw Champion); Danny "the Dude"
Lasoski; Jason Meyers; Joey Saldana; Paul McMahon; Jason Sides; Lucas Wolfe;
last year's World of Outlaw Rookie of the Year, Shane Stewart, Tim Shaffer,
Tim Kaeding; Brandon Wimmer, Brian Paulus and many more!
The owners at SNM Speedway were ecstatic. Royal Jones
said:"We've always wanted to host the best sprint car drivers in the world,
especially Steve Kinser, Danny Lasoski and the rest of this NST field. It
seems that the traveling series in the past tended to overlook us. The NST
hasn't. They're as excited as they can be to be coming to SNM Speedway, and
we're equally excited. I can guarantee you that we'll do everything we can
to give our race fans one of the very best nights of racing they'll ever
see. If 850 horse power manhandled by the likes of Steve Kinser and Jason
Meyers doesn't get you excited; I don't know what will. Also, stay tuned for
some more announcements about this event. We're ready to go racing at SNM
Speedway, and we really want you to join us for this one".
Fred Brownfield of the NST echoed Mr. Jones' excitement: "When
we started this Series, one of the ideals we were committed to was to be
running at some facilities these guys had not run at for awhile. Southern
New Mexico Speedway is one of them. We are committed to bringing the very
best sprint car drivers to SNM, and we will. Our guys had better be strapped
in tight, though, because I know Johnny Herrera and the other guys in the
S.C.O.A. who run there regularly are gonna be laying in wait for us. It will
be one heckuva two nights of racing. We can't wait to get to SNM Speedway."
MORE GOOD NEWS: The NST 410 winged sprint field will be joined
by the Renegade 305 Series both nights. Please contact the Speedway's web
site for ticket information: www.snmspeedway.com.
We look forward to seeing
you on March 10 and 11, 2006. "YOU WANTED THE BEST; HERE THEY COME!"
NATIONAL SPRINT TOUR TO INVADE CEDAR LAKE SPEEDWAY
The biggest names in sprint car racing will invade Cedar Lake Speedway on
Monday, July 10, for the 24th annual outlaw showdown. The newly formed
National Sprint Tour has signed the top sprint car drivers in the nation
that Cedar Lake Speedway fans are accustomed to watching compete on the 3/8
mile, high-banked track.
Steve Kinser, Danny Lasoski, Joey Saldana (driving Kasey Kahne's car), Jason
Meyers, Paul McMahan (driving Tony Stewart's car), Tim Shaffer, Tim Kaeding,
Shane Stewart, Brian Paulus, Jason Solwold, Jason Sides, Brandon Wimmer and
Lucas Wolfe will do battle against each other and other regional and
national sprint car teams to take home the lion's share of the prize money.
"We are extremely happy that we will have the best and most well-known
sprint car drivers and teams at CLS," said Bob Kaufman. "This show
traditionally packs the place and I'm sure this year will be no different."
For the first time, Cedar Lake Speedway will sell advance reserved tickets
to this show so race fans can choose their favorite seat. Reserved seats
will go on sale in early spring. Watch the CLS website at
www.cedarlakespeedway.com for additional details or call 612-363-0479.
Don't miss it!
Brownfield Promotions, Inc., based in Snohomish, WA, may be contacted by
email at promotions@brownfieldent.com. Additional information, including
teams and drivers committed to racing with the NST in 2006, is also
available on the web site at www.nationalsprinttour.com.
NATIONAL SPRINT TOUR TO VISIT ATTICA RACEWAY PARK TWICE IN
2006
With new management at the helm and several improvements to the track,
Attica Raceway Park in Attica, OH is set for an exciting season of racing in
2006. The National Sprint Tour, in two appearances on the third-mile
high-banked clay oval, will provide a large part of that excitement.
"We are excited to have the National Sprint Tour on board for two shows in
2006", promoter John Bores commented. "We have made several improvements to
the track already and will be making more in the spring when weather
conditions allow it. Things are looking great for next year."
"Northwest Ohio is sprint car territory", added ARP's director of
operations, Rex LeJeune, "and if we can bring the best drivers in the
country to compete with our weekly drivers we think the fans will be in for
quite an attraction."
The first appearance of the National Sprint Tour, featuring drivers such as
Steve "The King," Kinser, Danny "The Dude" Lasoski, Paul McMahon,
Jason
Meyers, Joey Saldana, Jason Sides, Lucas Wolfe, Tim Shaffer, Jason Solwold,
Shane Stewart and more will be Friday, May 26th.
Taking on the visiting drivers will be tough ARP drivers such as 2004
champion Byron Reed, Mike Linder, David Harrison, Alvin Roepke, Bruce
Robenal and more.
For fans that just can not get enough of the wheel banging wing-to-wing
action in one night, the NST will make a return visit on July 21st to
provide them with another night of great sprint car action.
Brownfield Promotions, Inc., based in Snohomish, WA, may be contacted by
email at promotions@brownfieldent.com. Additional information, including
teams and drivers committed to racing with the NST in 2006, is also
available on the web site at www.nationalsprinttour.com.
RIVER CITIES SPEEDWAY TO HOST NATIONAL SPRINT TOUR
The National Sprint Tour is pleased to announce an agreement has been
reached to have River Cities Speedway, in Grand Forks, ND, host the nation's
newest Sprint Car touring group. Originally scheduled for a one-day show on
June 16, 2006, it will now be a two-day show on July 7 and 8.
Showcasing many of the world's best sprint car drivers, The National Sprint
Tour will provide fans within hundreds of miles of the Grand Forks, ND
Speedway the opportunity to watch Steve "The King" Kinser, Danny "The
Dude"
Lasoski, Jason Meyers, Paul McMahan, Shane Stewart, Brian Paulus, Tim
Shaffer, Jason Solwold, Tim Kaeding, Lucas Wolfe and many more take to the
high-banked quarter-mile clay oval.
River Cities Speedway promoter Don Mack commented, "We're pretty excited
about having the National Sprint Tour come through. We feel they are
carrying all the big names, making this a big plus for our fans, and they
will be treated to a great night of racing."
Brownfield Promotions, Inc., based in Snohomish, WA, may be contacted by
email at promotions@brownfieldent.com.
Additional information, including
teams and drivers committed to racing with the NST in 2006, is also
available on the web site at www.nationalsprinttour.com.
TIM KAEDING TO PILOT SECOND KINSER RACING TEAM SPRINT CAR
The National Sprint Tour is pleased to announce that well-known and exciting
driver Tim Kaeding of San Jose, CA has been chosen to drive the Steve Kinser
Racing #11K sprint car and will be competing with the National Sprint Tour
in 2006.
When contacted in Indiana, one of Kaeding's first comments was, "It's a
privilege within itself having the opportunity to drive for Steve. Everybody
would love to be where Steve is in racing. He makes a sprint car do crazier
things than anybody's done in a sprint car and he is the best teacher that
anyone could have in sprint car racing."
"I'm just overwhelmed with joy I will be able to work with him and every
body on the SKR team. With Steve's record of having a first class operation,
it helps my confidence by being in the best equipment possible. My goal is
the same as Steve's. Go out and win. Go out and win and learn everything I
can."
"Also, I'm very happy that we will be running the National Sprint Tour. I,
and my dad (Brent Kaeding) and brother (Bud Kaeding), have always been
treated with a lot of respect when we ran with Brownfield Promotions in the
past and appreciate that. I'm really looking forward to the 2006 season with
Steve Kinser Racing and the National Sprint Tour."
With over 50 feature wins on the west coast and elsewhere, Kaeding's success
and history is well known and his move to the Kinser Racing team is seen as
a positive step for all involved.
Steve Kinser, Danny Lasoski, Jason Meyers, Paul McMahan, Shane Stewart,
Brian Paulus, Tim Shaffer, Jason Solwold, Jason Sides, Joey Saldana, Brandon
Wimmer and Lucas Wolfe have already signed to race the 2006 NST season
schedule and Tim Kaeding is a worthy addition to this impressive list of
National Sprint Tour drivers.
Brownfield Promotions, Inc., based in Snohomish, WA, may be contacted by
email at promotions@brownfieldent.com.
Additional information, including
teams and drivers committed to racing with the NST in 2006, is also
available on the web site at www.nationalsprinttour.com.
NATIONAL SPRINT TOUR AT MISSOURI STATE FAIRGROUNDS
The Ditzfeld Transfer Missouri Summer Nationals to benefit The Michael Ross
Memorial Foundation will be held on June 21, 2006 as the stars of the
National Sprint Tour invade The Missouri State Fairgrounds in Sedalia, MO.
As in past years, all proceeds from the race will go to the Michael Ross
Memorial Foundation.
Promoter Tony Ross of Midwest Racing Promotions commented, "I'm looking
forward to the National Sprint Tour and the competition it will bring to the
Ditzfeld Transfer Missouri Summer Nationals here at Missouri State
Fairgrounds. They are bringing a large group of the worlds best sprint car
drivers. The facilities are in great condition, certainly big enough to put
on this event and the racing should be just great."
"Along with the National Sprint Tour and some of the best 410 sprint car
racing in the nation, we will also be running the Winged Outlaw Warriors,
with one or more celebrity drivers, and a Celebrity Late Model race during
the evenings racing program."
"The Celebrity Late Model race, features national sports celebrities going
wheel to wheel and having a great time. We already have commitments from
several people including NHRA's Gary Scelzi and Ron Capps, NASCAR's Dave
Marcus and well-known TV commentators Matt Yocum and Ralph Sheheen."
The National Sprint Tour is looking forward to being a part of this special
event and its worthy cause.
Brownfield Promotions, Inc., based in Snohomish, WA, may be contacted by
email at promotions@brownfieldent.com.
Additional information, including
teams and drivers committed to racing with the NST in 2006, is also
available on the web site at www.nationalsprinttour.com.
STEVE KINSER RETURNING TO BLOOMINGTON SPEEDWAY
The Bloomington Speedway and the National Sprint Tour are excited to
announce that "The King" is coming home! After a several year absence, Steve
Kinser and all the sprint car greats are retuning to the Speedway for one
night of action packed 410 winged sprintcar racing on Friday June 2, 2006.
With Kinser will be the entire National Sprint Tour field: Jason Meyers,
Danny Lasoski, Joey Saldana, Paul McMahan, Tim Shaffer, Shane Stewart and
many more. Of course, there'll probably be another Kinser or two there as
well. Did someone say "Bob Kinser"?
Mike Miles, owner of the Speedway commented: "Bloomington Speedway is rich
in racing history, as much as any track in the country. It's only fitting
that one of racings' heroes returns here to race where his career started.
The entire Kinser family name and the Speedway go hand in hand. With the NST
field, including Steve, you can pay for a seat, but you'll only need the
front edge. We hope all our racing friends can join us on June 2, 2006 for a
racing event like no other."
Kinser was equally as ecstatic: "My Dad, my brother, my son, my cousins, we
all grew up racing here at the Bloomington Speedway. It's my home track, and
Bloomington will always be my home. I owe this community a lot, and more
than any race I'll run this year, I want to win Mike's race on June 2. This
NST field is something special; you'll see the best in the business. And
please come down to the pits after the show, so I can thank you and say
Hello."
For Tickets, call Bloomington Speedway: 812-824-7400
Brownfield Promotions, Inc., based in Snohomish, WA, may be contacted by
email at promotions@brownfieldent.com.
Additional information, including
teams and drivers committed to racing with the NST in 2006, is also
available on the web site at www.nationalsprinttour.com.
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NATIONAL SPRINT TOUR ADDS COTTAGE GROVE SPEEDWAY TO 2006
SCHEDULE
As the list of speedways participating in the National Sprint Tour's 2006
season continues to grow, Brownfield Promotions has signed an agreement with
Cottage Grove Speedway to bring the country's newest 410 Sprint tour group
to their quarter-mile clay oval in Cottage Grove Oregon on August 29, 2006.
"We are really pleased about having the National Sprint Tour visit Cottage
Grove Speedway", stated Russell Leach, co-promoter of the speedway. "I
believe that the new National Sprint Tour is going in the direction that a
majority of the countries best drivers were working for, and it will be
great to have Cottage Grove Speedway a part of something this positive."
"Although this is our first year of stepping up to promoting a national
event, we have worked with Brownfield Promotions for several years and are
very excited about the opportunity to present the fans of Oregon with great
racing by many of the worlds best sprint car drivers."
Over the last 10 years many of the world's best sprint car drivers and teams
have taken on the challenge of Cottage Grove Speedway's quarter-mile
bull-ring. In 2006 not only will the likes of Steve "The King" Kinser, Danny
"The Dude" Lasoski, Jason Meyers, Shane Stewart and more return with the
National Sprint Tour, new faces like Mechanicsburg, PA driver Lucas Wolfe,
19 years of age and wheeling the Selma Shell Racing #11H will be visiting
for the first time.
Brownfield Promotions, Inc., based in Snohomish, WA, may be had by contacted
by email at promotions@brownfieldent.com. Additional information, including
teams and drivers committed to racing with the NST in 2006, is also
available on the web site at www.nationalsprinttour.com.
NATIONAL SPRINT TOUR TO MAKE STOPS AT SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY
IN 2006
Moving yet another name from the tentative to the confirmed schedule, the National Sprint
Tour has reached an agreement with Selinsgrove Speedway for two dates in 2006. The
historic half-mile oval, located near Selinsgrove, PA, will host the new National Sprint
Tour on Sunday, June 11 and Saturday, August 5 as some of the world’s best 410 sprint
car drivers take to the semi-banked dirt oval.
Promoter Charles Paige commented, “We’re excited to be hosting these
high-profile sprint car races, and bringing the National Sprint Tour to Selinsgrove will
be a great opportunity to showcase some of the best in dirt track racing.”
Pennsylvanians Tim Shaffer, from Aliquippa, and Mechanicsburg based drivers Brian Paulus
and Lucas Wolfe will be among the contingent of 410 Sprint car drivers visiting the
speedway. Wolfe won Selinsgrove Speedway’s National Open last September.
Selinsgrove Speedway is considered to be one of the fastest dirt tracks in the country,
and with the renovations to the speedway in recent years fans and racers alike can look
forward to two nights of great racing action.
Brownfield Promotions, Inc., based in Snohomish, WA, may be contacted by email at promotions@brownfieldent.com. Additional
information, including teams and drivers committed to racing with the NST in 2006, is also
available on the web site at www.nationalsprinttour.com.
Selinsgrove Signs with National Sprint Tour
NATIONAL SPRINT TOUR (NST) TO MAKE
STOPS AT SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY IN 2006
June 11 and Aug. 5 Race Dates Inked This Week
SELINSGROVE, Pa. - Selinsgrove Speedway reached an agreement this week
with the new National Sprint Tour (NST) to bring some of the world's
best 410 sprint car drivers to the historic half-mile oval on Sun., June
11 and Sat., Aug. 5.
"We're excited to be hosting these high-profile sprint car races at
Selinsgrove Speedway in 2006," said promoter Charles Paige. "A lot of
work has gone into renovating the speedway in recent years and bringing
the National Sprint Tour to Selinsgrove will be a great opportunity to
showcase some of the best in dirt track racing."
Expected to lead the contingent of 410 sprint car drivers into
Selinsgrove on June 11 and Aug. 5 will be Steve Kinser of Bloomington,
IN. Kinser is a 20-time National Champion and has won a record 12
Knoxville Nationals championships. He has well over 500 career wins in
sprint cars, including three wins at Selinsgrove Speedway.
"Selinsgrove Speedway is considered to be one of the fastest dirt tracks
in the country and it will be nothing short of spectacular to see Steve
Kinser race here again," continued Paige.
Kinser will be joined by rising young star and home-state favorite Lucas
Wolfe of Mechanicsburg. Lucas won Selinsgrove Speedway's National Open
last September and will be traveling with the National Sprint Tour in 2006.
"We're proud to see Lucas taking his career to the next level with the
National Sprint Tour and look forward to his return to Selinsgrove this
summer with the series," said Paige.
Brownfield Promotions, Inc., based in Snohomish, Wash., announced the
formation of the National Sprint Tour during the off-season with plans
to promote dirt track sprint car racing nationally starting in 2006.
Teams and drivers committed to racing with the National Sprint Tour in
2006 include Danny Lasoski (Roth Motorsports), Jason Meyers (Elite
Racing), Brian Paulus (P and P Motorsports), Woodward Racing's Volcano
Joe's #2, Steve Kinser (Steve Kinser Racing), Shane Stewart (Rudeen
Racing), Tim Shaffer (Parsons Motorsports), Brandon Wimmer (Two Winners
Racing), Jason Solwold (Lon Carnahan Motorsports), Jason Sides (Sides
Motorsports), Lucas Wolfe (David Helm/Selma Shell Racing), Paul McMahan
(Tony Stewart Motorsports) and Joey Saldana (Kasey Kahne Motorsports).
National Sprint Tour to Visit Susquehanna Speedway Park
The National Sprint Tour is pleased to announce an agreement has been made
with Susquehanna Speedway Park, Newberrytown, PA for a two-day appearance on
June 8-9, 2006 and a one day show on Thursday August 3rd.
The four-tenths mile semi-banked clay track is an excellent arena to
showcase the National Sprint Tour as they take on the highly skilled drivers
of the surrounding Pennsylvania area.
Susquehanna Speedway Park co-promoter Todd Fisher stated, “We are booking
the National Sprint Tour because it has a large field of very talented
drivers, among them Steve Kinser, Danny Lasoski and Jason Meyers.”
“Also included in those racing with the new NST are Cumberland Valley
graduates Brian Paulus and Lucas Wolfe. It will be great to see them return
to compete against hometown heroes of central Pennsylvania, like Freddie
Rahmer, Greg Hodnett and Lance Dewease.”
“We want everyone involved to have fun and be entertained,” continued
Fisher, “with pre-race activities and other options being discussed. It is
going to be a great show as the fans enjoy two days of competition by the
best.”
Further information may be had by contacting the Brownfield Promotions
office email promotions@brownfieldent.com.
Information is also available on
our web site at www.nationalsprinttour.com.
Brownfield Promotions, Inc. - The Finest in 'Action Packed Dirt Track Racing'.
National Sprint Tour to Begin Season at the Thunderbowl
As the National Sprint Tour continues to move forward, we are proud
announce that the first ever race run under the National Sprint Tour Sanction will
be at the Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, CA on February 24th and 25th of
2006. The National Sprint Tour will also return to Tulare in the fall on October
13th and 14th.
Expressing his thoughts on the upcoming National Sprint Tour race at
Tulare Thunderbowl, co-promoter Dennis Roth commented, "We are excited about
going with Fred Brownfield because we know that Fred has sprint car racing in his
heart, and he wants what is the best for the owners, the drivers, and the fans."
"We all know there was a change being needed. Everybody knows that Fred
wants to make this work and everybody wants to work with him to make it
work. I know that talking to my driver Danny (Lasoski) that he's excited
about everything. I've talked to Steve Kinser and I think we all want to
make a good situation out of this."
"The race at Tulare is going to be an exciting situation as it will be the
first race for the National Sprint Tour. I believe having the National
Sprint Tour race at Tulare will be good for the area and I know the people
in our area are excited about having Steve Kinser and Danny, along with
many other great drivers, back."
Further information may be had by contacting the Brownfield Promotions
office email promotions@brownfieldent.com.
Information is also available
on our web site at www.nationalsprinttour.com.
Brownfield Promotions, Inc. - The Finest in 'Action Packed Dirt Track Racing'.
Saldana / Kasey Kahne #9 Team joins National Sprint Tour
As the National Sprint Tour continues with its plans for the 2006
season, we
are pleased to announce the addition of Joey Saldana and the Kasey Kahne #9
team to the growing list of teams joining the countries newest Sprint Car
venture. With the backing of the Kasey Kahne team, Saldana is sure to be a
determining factor in the race for the first National Sprint Tour
Championship.
"I'm excited to be able to put together a team to run with the National
Sprint Tour in 2006 with Joey Saldana driving for me," said Kahne. "We want
to be able to run with all of the best cars out there, like Steve and Danny
and others, and the best are running with NST. Joey is one of the best out
there and he will do a great job. I know my cousin Willy and Jeff and Kevin
will put the best cars on the track for him."
"I think it will be exciting to run the new series and help make it grow.
It's not going to be easy right from the start but I think with the right
people behind it, like Fred, and with Steve Kinser involved and the Tony
Stewart team on board, it will be a race series that will grow into
something big as time goes on."
"It's too bad there was a split among the drivers but the teams that have
been at this for a long time feel that things are going to be better and I
want to be a part of the best series. I feel we have one of the best teams
and driver and I'm excited to get our #9 team started with the new season."
Brownfield Promotions, Inc. - The Finest in 'Action Packed Dirt Track Racing'.
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