Carney victorious on night 1 of the Racesaver IMCA Sprint Nationals
By Greg Soukup
89 cars rolled through the pit gates at Eagle Raceway Friday to take part in night 1 of the 2015 Racesaver Sprint Nationals, presented by Precise Racing and NMC Cat Rental. 10 heats and 4 preliminary features preceded the A Main.
Heat winners were Mark Pace, Chad Wilson, Zach Burton, Terry Richards, John Carney, Trevor Grossenbacher, Tyler Drueke, Jason Danley, Jeff Day and Luke Cranston.
Preliminary action saw Chase Brewer do a soft roll-over in turn 2 after contact with the wall in heat 2. Shon Pointer likewise did a slow roll in turn 3 in heat #9 and Taylor Velasquez flipped that same heat. There was a big 5 car pile-up in turns 3 & 4 during the B feature involving Matt Richards, Doug Lovegrove, Brandon Allen, Claud Estes and Clint Benson.
The A Feature’s first lap saw Jason Danley’s 4X out front with John Carney’s 74B, the 18 of Terry Richards and Tyler Drueke’s 12T close behind. Lap 2 saw Chad Wilson put the #20 into fourth, moving to third shortly after that. Carney snagged the lead on lap 11 as Jason Martin moved to fourth in his 5X. Drueke took the position back the next time around, but returned it to Martin. 2 laps later Tadd Holliman’s 33G spun in 3 & 4 after mechanical woes. At that time it was Carney, Danley, Wilson and Martin. Trevor Grossenbacher’s #35 made contact on the restart, ending up losing the right rear tire. Martin used the second restart to pass Wilson for third. Danley went very high in turns 1 & 2 the next time around, allowing Martin to take over second. From there to the checkers it was a battle to the finish with the final top 4 being Carney, Martin, Danley and Wilson.
The 9 racers qualifying for the Big Dance on Sunday were Carney, Martin, Danley, Wilson, Drueke, Shayle Bade in the 03, Richards, Luke Cranston’s 20C and John Ricketts in the 5R.
Carney came from the 5th starting spot to claim the W. “I thought the race was a good one! The car ran really great at the end. The track was great too; it reminded me of the California tracks. Wide open and up against the wall!! I want to thank my family and crew for all that they do for me to let me do this” he said. Carney’s sponsors include Coyote Cattle Company, Briley Trucking Company, Momentum Racing, MSD Ignition, DuBose Automotive Machine and Safe-T-Stepper.com.
The finish to the evening saw 3 qualifying heats for Saturday’s Race of Champions with Chad Wilson, Jason Martin and Mike Boston taking home victories.
Saturday’s action will see qualifying for the next 9 spots in Sunday’s finale, the Jake Ita Memorial Race of Champions for the Racesaver IMCA sprints as well as a full card of racing for the NAPA IMCA Sport Modifieds and Valentino’s IKMCA Hobby Stocks.
Front gates open at 5 P.M. with hot laps at 5:30 and racing starting at 6:30. Adult front gate admission is 12, youths 6-12 is just $5 and children 5 and under are free.
Pit gates open at 4 with pit admission is $25.
RESULTS:
ROC Sprint 09/04/2015
Heat 1: 1. Chad Wilson (North Richland Hills, TX), 2. Dusty Ballenger (Harrisburg, SD), 3. Adam Gullion (Lincoln, NE), 4. John Carney (Horizon, TX), 5. Tucker Doughty (Heath, TX), 6. Colin Smith (Sheldon, IA), 7. Tom Humphries (Raphine, VA), 8. Daren Bolac (Moyock, NC), 9. Dwight Carter (Lincoln, NE), 10. Trevor Grossenbacher (Hickman, NE), 11. Shon Pointer (Grand Island, NE)
Heat 2: 1. Jason Martin (Lincoln, NE), 2. John Ricketts (Burleson, TX), 3. Ryan Hall (Midlothian, TX), 4. Jason Howell (Azle, TX), 5. Jeff Day (Greenville, TX), 6. Regan Hawkins (Whitehouse, TX), 7. Jesse Mack (Visalia, CA), 8. Jerald Harris (Harrisonburg, VA), 9. Charlie Ware (Hallieford, VA), 10. Clint Benson (Papillion, NE), 11. Trevor Serbus (Olivia, MN)
Heat 3: 1. Mike Boston (Lincoln, NE), 2. Dustin Woods (Forney, TX), 3. Jack Dover (Springfield, NE), 4. Chase Brewer (Springtown, TX), 5. Doug Lovegrove (Waverly, NE), 6. Josh Hawkins (Whitehouse, TX), 7. Logan Scherb (Decature, TX), 8. Claud Estes (Godley, TX), 9. Mark Klis (Waxahachie, TX), 10. Jeremy Schultz (Hutchinson, MN) Sprint Nationals
Sprint 09/04/2015
A Feature: 1. John Carney (Horizon, TX), 2. Jason Martin (Lincoln, NE), 3. Jason Danley (Lincoln, NE), 4. Chad Wilson (North Richland Hills, TX), 5. Tyler Drueke (Eagle, NE), 6. Shayle Bade (Lincoln, ne), 7. Terry Richards (Denton, NE), 8. Luke Cranston (Ness City, KS), 9. John Ricketts (Burleson, TX), 10. Jeff Day (Greenville, TX), 11. Blake Robertson (Visalia, CA), 12. Adam Gullion (Lincoln, NE), 13. Toby Chapman (Panama, NE), 14. Zach Blurton (Quinter, KS), 15. Robby Wolfgang (Sioux Falls, SD), 16. Mark Pace (Lincoln, NE), 17. Dustin Woods (Forney, TX), 18. Ryan Hall (Midlothian, TX), 19. Jerry Hammock (Ennis, TX), 20. Nate Eakin (Lake Park , IA), 21. Trevor Grossenbacher (Hickman, NE), 22. Tadd Holliman (Beaver Lake, NE), 23. Tom Humphries (Raphine, VA), 24. Jack Dover (Springfield, NE)
B Feature: 1. John Ricketts (Burleson, TX), 2. Blake Robertson (Visalia, CA), 3. Adam Gullion (Lincoln, NE), 4. Robby Wolfgang (Sioux Falls, SD), 5. Justin Melton (Flower Mound, TX), 6. Logan Scherb (Decature, TX), 7. Brian Herbert (Dodge City, KS), 8. Dusty Ballenger (Harrisburg, SD), 9. Dan Satriano (Papillion, NE), 10. Ben Woods (Newton, IA), 11. Ryan King (Bennet, NE), 12. Koby Walters (Liberal, KS), 13. Troy Severin (Ashland, VA), 14. Jed Werner (Codell, KS), 15. Victoria Knutson (Montecello, MN), 16. Matt Richards (Lincoln, NE), 17. Doug Lovegrove (Waverly, NE), 18. Brandon Allen (St Peter, MN), 19. Claud Estes (Godley, TX), 20. Clint Benson (Papillion, NE), 21. Adam Trimble (Pueblo, CO), 22. Michael Day (Greenville, TX)
C Feature: 1. Clint Benson (Papillion, NE), 2. Justin Melton (Flower Mound, TX), 3. Jake Bubak (Arvada, CO), 4. Joey Danley (Lincoln, NE), 5. Jerald Harris (Harrisonburg, VA), 6. Colin Smith (Sheldon, IA), 7. Ethan Fleetwood (Smithville, IN), 8. Lindell Jenkins Jr. (Greenville, TX), 9. Josh Hawkins (Whitehouse, TX), 10. TJ Artz (Lincoln, NE), 11. Gary Kelley (Ardmore, OK), 12. Ron Love (Lincoln, NE), 13. Keith Dragoo (Lincoln, NE), 14. Daren Bolac (Moyock, NC), 15. Tim Fricke (Lincoln, NE), 16. Gene Ackland (Martell, NE), 17. Chase Weiler (Lincoln, NE), 18. Dwight Carter (Lincoln, NE), 19. Nate Weiler (Omaha, NE), 20. Jason Howell (Azle, TX), 21. Tony Everhart123 (El Cajon, CA), 22. Mike Boston (Lincoln, NE)
D Feature: 1. Jake Bubak (Arvada, CO), 2. Mike Boston (Lincoln, NE), 3. Richard Weers (Lincoln, NE), 4. Nick Bryan (Lincoln, NE), 5. Jeff Radcliffe (Hill City, KS), 6. Jesse Mack (Visalia, CA), 7. Mark Klis (Waxahachie, TX), 8. Blain Petersen (Essex, IA), 9. Jeremy Schultz (Hutchinson, MN), 10. Brandon Horton (Omaha, NE), 11. Eric Reichwaldt (Plattsmouth, NE), 12. Boyd Peterson (Ithaca, NE), 13. Dalyn Cody (Prior Lake, MN), 14. Charlie Ware (Hallieford, VA), 15. Bruce Allen (Mankato , MN), 16. Jason Becker (Seward, NE), 17. Taylor Velasquez (Liberal, KS), 18. Brian Lawson (Orange, VA), 19. Bart Gray (Turtleford, SK), 20. Joe Miller (Vail, IA), 21. Tucker Doughty (Heath, TX), 22. Rod Ort (Lewisberry, PA)
E Feature: 1. Jake Bubak (Arvada, CO), 2. Mike Boston (Lincoln, NE), 3. Matt Etzelmiller (Keller, TX), 4. Trevor Serbus (Olivia, MN), 5. Regan Hawkins (Whitehouse, TX), 6. Glenn Worrell (Powhatan, VA), 7. Chase Brewer (Springtown, TX), 8. Russell Shoulders (Forney, TX), 9. Shon Pointer (Grand Island, NE)
Heat 1: 1. Mark Pace (Lincoln, NE), 2. Tadd Holliman (Beaver Lake, NE), 3. Adam Gullion (Lincoln, NE), 4. Brian Herbert (Dodge City, KS), 5. Dwight Carter (Lincoln, NE), 6. Keith Dragoo (Lincoln, NE), 7. Bruce Allen (Mankato , MN), 8. Joe Miller (Vail, IA), 9. Glenn Worrell (Powhatan, VA)
Heat 2: 1. Chad Wilson (North Richland Hills, TX), 2. Shayle Bade (Lincoln, ne), 3. Logan Scherb (Decature, TX), 4. Victoria Knutson (Montecello, MN), 5. Nate Weiler (Omaha, NE), 6. Josh Hawkins (Whitehouse, TX), 7. Jeff Radcliffe (Hill City, KS), 8. Jason Becker (Seward, NE), 9. Mike Boston (Lincoln, NE)
Heat 3: 1. Zach Blurton (Quinter, KS), 2. Jack Dover (Springfield, NE), 3. Blake Robertson (Visalia, CA), 4. Dan Satriano (Papillion, NE), 5. Daren Bolac (Moyock, NC), 6. Gene Ackland (Martell, NE), 7. Richard Weers (Lincoln, NE), 8. Mark Klis (Waxahachie, TX), 9. Trevor Serbus (Olivia, MN)
Heat 4: 1. Terry Richards (Denton, NE), 2. Jerry Hammock (Ennis, TX), 3. Ben Woods (Newton, IA), 4. Michael Day (Greenville, TX), 5. Jerald Harris (Harrisonburg, VA), 6. Chase Weiler (Lincoln, NE), 7. Blain Petersen (Essex, IA), 8. Boyd Peterson (Ithaca, NE), 9. Jake Bubak (Arvada, CO)
Heat 5: 1. John Carney (Horizon, TX), 2. Jason Martin (Lincoln, NE), 3. Matt Richards (Lincoln, NE), 4. Doug Lovegrove (Waverly, NE), 5. Colin Smith (Sheldon, IA), 6. Justin Melton (Flower Mound, TX), 7. Nick Bryan (Lincoln, NE), 8. Brandon Horton (Omaha, NE), 9. Chase Brewer (Springtown, TX)
Heat 6: 1. Trevor Grossenbacher (Hickman, NE), 2. Nate Eakin (Lake Park , IA), 3. Robby Wolfgang (Sioux Falls, SD), 4. Jed Werner (Codell, KS), 5. Clint Benson (Papillion, NE), 6. Lindell Jenkins Jr. (Greenville, TX), 7. Jeremy Schultz (Hutchinson, MN), 8. Rod Ort (Lewisberry, PA), 9. Matt Etzelmiller (Keller, TX)
Heat 7: 1. Tyler Drueke (Eagle, NE), 2. Toby Chapman (Panama, NE), 3. John Ricketts (Burleson, TX), 4. Dusty Ballenger (Harrisburg, SD), 5. Jason Howell (Azle, TX), 6. Joey Danley (Lincoln, NE), 7. Jesse Mack (Visalia, CA), 8. Eric Reichwaldt (Plattsmouth, NE), 9. Russell Shoulders (Forney, TX)
Heat 8: 1. Jason Danley (Lincoln, NE), 2. Dustin Woods (Forney, TX), 3. Troy Severin (Ashland, VA), 4. Ryan King (Bennet, NE), 5. Tony Everhart123 (El Cajon, CA), 6. Gary Kelley (Ardmore, OK), 7. Brian Lawson (Orange, VA), 8. Charlie Ware (Hallieford, VA), 9. Regan Hawkins (Whitehouse, TX)
Heat 9: 1. Jeff Day (Greenville, TX), 2. Tom Humphries (Raphine, VA), 3. Brandon Allen (St Peter, MN), 4. Koby Walters (Liberal, KS), 5. Tim Fricke (Lincoln, NE), 6. Ethan Fleetwood (Smithville, IN), 7. Taylor Velasquez (Liberal, KS), 8. Tucker Doughty (Heath, TX), 9. Shon Pointer (Grand Island, NE)
Heat 10: 1. Luke Cranston (Ness City, KS), 2. Ryan Hall (Midlothian, TX), 3. Adam Trimble (Pueblo, CO), 4. Claud Estes (Godley, TX), 5. Ron Love (Lincoln, NE), 6. TJ Artz (Lincoln, NE), 7. Bart Gray (Turtleford, SK), 8. Dalyn Cody (Prior Lake, MN)