2017 Eagle Raceway Banquet Awards List
Thank you to everyone who attended the Eagle Raceway Awards Banquet. Here is a list of all of the awards that were given:
Sponsor/Service Recognition
Class Sponsor Appreciation Awards(Have them come up for awards/picture):
RaceSaver – IMCA Sprint Sponsor
Kaplan University – IMCA Modified Sponsor
Hoosier Tire – IMCA SportMod Sponsor
Valentino’s – IMCA Hobby Stock Sponsor
Mountain Dew Kick Start – IMCA Sport Compact Sponsor
Precise Racing Products – Sprint Series of Nebraska Sponsor
Sponsor Appreciation Awards:
Auto Trans Matic
Accelerated GraphX
Colby Ridge Popcorn
Great Clips
Precise Racing Products
Nebraska Lottery
Pepsi Cola Lincoln
Sysco Lincoln
NMC CAT Rental Store
Casey’s General Store
Miller K&Z
Budweiser
Rotella’s
Action Signs
General Fire and Safety
Lincoln Saltdogs
Jake Ita Memorial Fund
Fairfield Inn & Suites
New Victorian Inn & Suites
Hobbytown USA Lincoln
Country Lanes
Hotsy
Special Thanks to all of our other supporting Sponsors:
Hormel, The Ticket, Joyo Theater, The Auto Connection, GCR Tire, Celerion, Heartland Paper, Carole’s Flowers and Vintage Finds, Froggy 98, Lofte Community Theatre, Home Real Estate, Kiner Contracting, ATV Motorsports, Sam’s Club, Parker’s Smokehouse, Raising Canes, WOW FM, The Blaze, BR Motorsports, Tys Outdoor power & Service, Le Cupcake, Men’s Warehouse, Bailey’s Local, Husker Hardwood Flooring, Speedway Graphics, Joe’s Karting & Bryan Health
Special Thanks to all of our sponsors for RaceSaver IMCA Sprint Nationals:
Sapp Brothers (Lincoln), Continental Elite, Wix Racing Oil Filters, Eagle Raceway, Sam’s Club, Keizer Aluminum Wheels, Colby Ridge, Champion Brands, Day Motorsports, Rod End Supply, Saldana Racing Products/Pyrotech, Tim Fracker Signs, Jim Haines Sales, Wagner, Triple X, Wesmar Engines, NMC Cat Rental Store, IMCA Racing, BR Motorsports, King Racing, Racing Optics, Maxim, MPD Racing Inc, Jake Ita Memorial, Hoosier Tire, Midwest Sound & Lighting (Omaha), Mark Burch Motorsports, Allstar Performance, Bell Racing, Diversified Machine, Intercomp, JAZ Products, JE Pistons, Justice Bros/Gillund Enterprises, Kirkey Fabrication, KSE Racing Products, Moroso, Outerwears, Precise Racing Products, Quickcar Products, RH2, Smiley’s Racing Products, Summit Racing Equipment, Velocita, Z4 Products, Joyo Theater, Precise Roofing, Heartland paper, Carole’s Flowers & Vintage Finds, Eagle Raceway, Avon by Julie Hayden, Heir & Haines Salon in VA, In Memory of Mick Nelson, Tim & Amy Kitzmiller $200, Virginia Sprint Series Sponsors and Family, Action Signs/Speedway Graphics,THE TOW CREW, RaceSaver Enterprises, Salina Engines, Schoenfeld Headers, Dirt Defender, Schaeffer’s Oil, G&G Chassis & Vahlco Wheels, Fairfield Inn, New Victorian Inn & Suites, Norwex by Luann Anglo, Magnibilities by Michelle Hadan, IMCA TV, American Drywall, Randy Sterling, Brodix, Firestone Countertops, Speedway Motors, EMI, Driven Racing Oil, Assassin Racing Engines, USA Engines, Allard Racing Engines, Miller (K&Z Distributing), Harris Decals, Valvoline, SCAT, Mahle Pistons, ICON Pistons, Big Deal Car Care, Sweet Manufacturing, RaceCeiver, Max Papis Innovations, HJC Motorsports, 4K Fire Protection Services, & Standard Racing Products.
Congratulations to the 2017 Miss Eagle Raceway
Miss Eagle Raceway winner 2017: Melissa Etherton
Miss Mini E Raceway winners 2017: Jena Reifschneider & Regan Perdew
Service Appreciation Awards:
Joe Orth Photos
Stephen Clegg Videos
Eagle Fire and Rescue
Spectrum Sports (Nebraska On Demand)
Pace Car Driver – Gary Dominguez
Tow Crew – The Auto Connection
Push Truck Crew
2-Seater Expert
Frye, Frazey & Associates
Employee of the year: Nicole Forsell
2017 AWARDS
Sam’s Club IMCA Sport Compact Division- 11-20th
20th Place- Devin Bruce #52D (195 points, 1 top 10)
19th Place- Brian Haller #2CS (218 points)
18th Place- Adam Reifler #55 (221 points)
17th Place- Drew Grobeck #8G (234 points)
16th Place- Jared Jackson #98 (237 points, 1 top 10, 1 top 5)
15th Place- Kyle Owen #10KB (289 points, 6 top 10s, 5 top 5s)
14th Place- Jeremy Bohlen #10J (291 points, 5 top 10s, 1 top 5)
13th Place- Kyle Grobeck #42G (304 points)
12th Place- Spencer Pavey #32 (311 points, 7 top 10s, 5 top 5s, 1 win)
11th Place- Danny Morris #22B (328 points, 4 top 10s)
Sam’s Club IMCA Sport Compact Division- Top 10
10th Place- Dillon Richards #24R (331 points, 8 top 10s, 7 top 5s, 5 wins)
9th Place- Kasha Hall #92K (345 points, 1 top 10)
8th Place- Justin Callender #13BS (351 points, 2 top 10s)
7th Place- Michelle Nicholson #88 (387 points)
6th Place- RJ Maas #88K (453 points, 9 top 10s, 2 top 5s)
5th Place- Tyler Masek #23 (459 points, 8 top 10s, 2 top 5s)
4th Place- Steffen Oaks #17 (486 points, 8 top 10s, 5 top 5s)
3rd Place- Tim Horsham #3 (498 points, 10 top 10s, 6 top 5s, 1 win)
2nd Place- Shawn Hein #5H (501 points, 10 top 10s, 6 top 5s)
CREW CHIEF OF THE YEAR AWARD: Ken Johnson
1st Place- Tommy Etherton #24T (516 points, 12 top 10s, 1 top 5)
Valentino’s IMCA Hobby Stock Division- 11-20th
20th Place- Mark McKinney #23 (212 points, 4 top 10s, 2 top 5s)
19th Place- Mariah Bade #04 (243 points)
18th Place- Allyn Shiveley #01 (277 points, 4 top 10s, 2 top 5s, 1 win)
17th Place- Tanner Dowty #7T (278 points, 1 top 10)
16th Place- Tyler Albracht #37A (295 points, 4 top 10s, 1 top 5)
15th Place- Charlie Bartels #9R (323 points, 1 top 10)
14th Place- Albert Kiihne #85 (326 points, 5 top 10s, 4 top 5s, 1 win)
13th Place- Tyler Jackson #13T (330 points, 5 top 10s, 3 top 5s)
12th Place- Sydney Yost #20 (371 points)
11th Place- Troy Dowty #17T (383 points, 4 top 10s)
Valentino’s IMCA Hobby Stock Division- Top 10
10th Place- Cody Leifeld #24X (441 points, 9 top 10s, 5 top 5s)
9th Place- Tim LaPointe #18 (445 points, 5 top 10s, 1 top 5)
8th Place- Kenny Roberts #69 (516 points, 10 top 10s, 5 top 5s)
7th Place- Justin Busboom #62 (517 points, 13 top 10s, 2 top 5s)
6th Place- David Carter #2C (519 points, 12 top 10s, 6 top 5s, 1 win)
5th Place- Brett Saathoff #11B (522 points, 12 top 10s, 6 top 5s, 1 win)
4th Place- Jeff Watts #66 (526 points, 12 top 10s, 7 top 5s)
3rd Place- Tyler Saathoff #16T (542 points, 14 top 10s, 4 top 5s)
2nd Place- Roy Armstrong #6R (583 points, 14 top 10s, 11 top 5s, 7 wins)
CREW CHIEF OF THE YEAR AWARD: Mark Obrien
1st Place- Jeff Ware #83 (587 points, 14 top 10s, 13 top 5s, 5 wins)
NAPA IMCA SportMod Division- 11-20th
20th Place- Braydon Latture #14 (240 points)
19th Place- Kevin Kloke #35X (260 points)
18th Place- Hunter Weber #99W (278 points, 1 top 10)
17th Place- Bobby Draper #62 (286 points, 1 top 10, 1 top 5)
16th Place- Dana Deeke #36 (293 points, 2 top 10s)
15th Place- Roger Sluka #5S (326 points, 5 top 10s, 1 top 5)
14th Place- Dion Kovar #18 (329 points, 3 top 10s, 1 top 5)
13th Place- Nick Beckman #22 (342 points, 3 top 10s, 2 top 5s)
12th Place- Joe Schidler #K00 (343 points, 2 top 10s, 1 top 5)
11th Place- Joe Feyen #25X (393 points, 10 top 10s, 5 top 5s, 1 win)
NAPA IMCA SportMod Division- Top 10
10th Place- Scott Bivens #S56 (413 points, 6 top 10s, 1 top 5)
9th Place- Cole Wayman #18T (451 points, 8 top 10s, 2 top 5s, 1 win)
8th Place- Matthew Andrews #22A (455 points, 11 top 10s, 5 top 5s, 2 wins)
7th Place- Mary Lenz #17 (458 points, 7 top 10s, 1 top 5)
6th Place- Gary Saathoff #96 (483 points, 8 top 10s, 3 top 5s)
5th Place- Arie Schouten #99RE (489 points, 12 top 10s, 5 top 5s)
4th Place- Gunnar Pike #25 (495 points, 9 top 10s, 6 top 5s, 2 wins)
3rd Place- Derek Hall #44D (518 points, 11 top 10s, 7 top 5s)
2nd Place- Shawn Harker #40 (583 points, 14 top 10s, 12 top 5s, 6 wins)
CREW CHIEF OF THE YEAR AWARD: Jenny Holmberg
1st Place- Trent Roth #14T (600 points, 15 top 10s, 14 top 5s, 2 wins)
Kaplan University IMCA Modified Division- 11-20th
20th Place- Peter Shoup #79 (250 points)
19th Place- Josh Blumer #21 (304 points, 8 top 10s, 4 top 5s)
18th Place- Chevy Hadan #4 (307 points, 7 top 10s, 4 top 5s)
17th Place- Trevor Baker #25! (326 points, 6 top 10s, 2 top 5s)
16th Place- Jared Deterding #13J (340 points)
15th Place- Norm Ziegenbein #1Z (342 points, 1 top 10)
14th Place- Jan Korth #42K (353 points)
13th Place- Aaron Pella #3A (387 points, 2 top 10s)
12th Place- Dustin Andersen #8A (402 points, 8 top 10s, 5 top 5s, 4 wins)
11th Place- Jaxon Saathoff #96 (412 points)
Kaplan University IMCA Modified Division- Top 10
10th Place- Nate Thompson #3T (430 points, 6 top 10s, 4 top 5s)
9th Place- Bob Ruisinger #7 (447 points, 5 top 10s)
8th Place- Justin Wulf #86 (449 points, 10 top 10s, 2 top 5s)
7th Place- Brandon Spanjer #19XX (475 points, 10 top 10s, 3 top 5s)
6th Place- Johnny Saathoff #96J (514 points, 13 top 10s, 8 top 5s, 2 wins)
5th Place- Bob Zoubek #5S (528 points, 13 top 10s, 8 top 5s, 1 win)
4th Place- Rik Gropp #V45 (532 points, 13 top 10s, 6 top 5s)
3rd Place- Anthony Roth #60IV (549 points, 14 top 10s, 9 top 5s, 2 wins)
2nd Place- Chad Andersen #8C (551 points, 13 top 10s, 8 top 5s, 2 wins)
CREW CHIEF OF THE YEAR AWARD: Mike Hiatt
1st Place- Shane Hiatt #21H (569 points, 14 top 10s, 9 top 5s, 2 wins)
IMCA Sprint Division- 11-20th
20th Place- Neil Nickolite #12N (296 points)
19th Place- Dan Satriano #17 (299 points, 2 top 10s, 1 top 5, 1 win)
18th Place- Ron Love #5 (304 points, 4 top 10s, 1 top 5, 1 win)
17th Place- Brandon Horton #1B (305 points, 2 top 10s)
16th Place- Jimmy Grasso #8G (307 points, 1 top 10)
15th Place- Joey Danley #14 (334 points, 8 top 10s, 7 top 5s, 1 win)
14th Place- Chase Weiler #0W (338 points, 2 top 10s, 2 top 5s)
13th Place- Jason Danley #4X (376 points, 8 top 10s, 3 top 5s)
12th Place- Doug Lovegrove #1 (400 points, 7 top 10s, 5 top 5s, 1 win)
11th Place- Ryan King #93 (425 points, 7 top 10s, 3 top 5s, 1 win)
IMCA Sprint Division- Top 10
10th Place- Nathan Weiler #4W (432 points, 5 top 10s, 1 top 5)
9th Place- Gene Ackland #14G (438 points, 7 top 10s, 1 top 5)
8th Place- Mike Boston #51 (440 points, 7 top 10s, 3 top 5s, 2 wins)
7th Place-Trevor Grossenbacher #35 (447 points, 10 top 10s, 6 top 5s, 2 wins)
6th Place- Matt Richards #1R (459 points, 6 top 10s, 5 top 5s, 2 wins)
5th Place- Shayle Bade #03 (481 points, 7 top 10s, 4 top 5s)
4th Place- Toby Chapman #7KX (482 points, 12 top 10s, 7 top 5s, 1 win)
3rd Place- Clint Benson #100 (510 points, 10 top 10s, 3 top 5s)
2nd Place- Adam Gullion #91 (533 points, 12 top 10s, 6 top 5s, 1 win)
CREW CHIEF OF THE YEAR AWARD: Matt Zoz
1st Place- Tyler Drueke #12 (535 points, 13 top 10s, 8 top 5s, 1 win)
2017 Mini E Track Champions
CAGE 206 – Drew Baker #36D
Kiner Contracting CAGE Jr. 2- Jaxon Brenning #91
Accelerated GraphX CAGE Jr. 1- Atley Johnson #10
CAGE Amateur- Sawyer Kiner #14S
CAGE Rookie- Carter Weston #86C
Auto Trans Matic FLAT Adult Clone- Richard Norby #43
FLAT Adult Extreme- Don Rasmussen #15X
FLAT Jr. 2 Med- Cael Dice #62
FLAT Jr. 1- Julianna Satriano #17
FLAT Jr. Amateur- Anna Keith
2017 Rookies of the Year:
IMCA Sport Compact– Steffen Oaks #17
IMCA Hobby Stock– Albert Kiihne #85
IMCA SportMod– Cole Wayman #18T
IMCA Modified– Brandon Spanjer #19XX
IMCA Sprints- Neil Nickolite #12N
2017 Most Improved Driver (SPONSORED BY SPEEDWAY GRAPHICS):
IMCA Sport Compact- Shawn Hein #5H
IMCA Hobby Stock- Tyler Saathoff #16T
IMCA SportMod- Derek Hall #44D
IMCA Modified- Jaxon Saathoff #96
IMCA Sprint- Jimmy Grasso #8G
2017 Most Popular Driver (voted by the fans in an online survey. There was a preliminary nomination, and then the top five in each class from the first vote were put into a final ballot online. 1,323 people voted):
IMCA Sport Compacts Most Popular Top 5 Nominees:
Jared Jackson #98, Dillon Richards #24R, RJ Maas #88K, Tim Horsham #3, Kasha Hall #92K
IMCA Sport Compacts Most Popular Winner- Dillon Richards #24R (433 votes, 32.7% of the vote)
IMCA Hobby Stocks Most Popular Top 5 Nominees:
Jeff Ware #83, Allyn Shiveley #01, Roy Armstrong #6R, Chantel Bade #02, Tyler Albracht #37A
IMCA Hobby Stocks Most Popular Winner- Roy Armstrong #6R (454 votes, 34.3% of the vote)
IMCA SportMods Most Popular Top 5 Nominees:
Shawn Harker #40, Gary Saathoff #96 , Trent Roth #14T, Mary Lenz #17, Cole Wayman #18T
IMCA SportMods Most Popular Winner- Mary Lenz #17 (487 votes, 36.8% of the vote)
IMCA Modifieds Most Popular Top 5 Nominees:
Johnny Saathoff #96J, Bob Zoubek #5S, Chad Andersen #8C, Anthony Roth #60IV, Shane Hiatt #21H
IMCA Modifieds Most Popular Winner- Johnny Saathoff #96J (378 votes, 28.6% of the vote)
IMCA Sprints Most Popular Top 5 Nominees:
Adam Gullion #91, Tyler Drueke #12, Matt Richards #1R, Trevor Grossenbacher #35 , Shayle Bade #03
IMCA Sprints Most Popular Winner- Shayle Bade #03 (403 votes, 30.5% of the vote)
2017 Best Appearing Car (voted by the fans in an online survey. There was a preliminary nomination, and then the top five in each class from the first vote were put into a final ballot online. 1,332 people voted):
IMCA Sport Compacts Top 5 Nominees:
Shawn Hein #5H, Tim Horsham #3, Kasha Hall #92K, Tommy Etherton #24T, RJ Maas #88K
IMCA Sport Compact Best Appearing Winner- RJ Maas #88K (465 votes, 34.9% of the vote)
IMCA Hobby Stocks Top 5 Nominees:
Tyler Albracht #37A, Dave Carter #2C, Jeff Ware #83, Jeff Watts #66, Roy Armstrong #6R
IMCA Hobby Stocks Best Appearing Winner- Tyler Albracht #37A (450 votes, 33.8% of the vote)
IMCA SportMod Best Appearing Top 5 Nominees:
Trent Roth #14T, Logan Thompson #9T, Joe Feyen #25X, Dion Kovar #18, Shawn Harker #40
IMCA SportMods Best Appearing Winner- Trent Roth #14T (436 votes, 32.7% of the vote)
IMCA Modifieds Best Appearing Top 5 Nominees:
Josh Blumer #21, Chad Andersen #8C, Shane Hiatt #21H, Johnny Saathoff #96J, Anthony Roth #60IV
IMCA Modifieds Best Appearing Winner- Shane Hiatt #21H (410 votes, 30.9% of the vote)
IMCA Sprints Best Appearing Top 5 Nominees:
Toby Chapman #7KX, Gene Ackland #14G, Joey Danley #14, Adam Gullion #91, Shayle Bade #03
IMCA Sprints Best Appearing Winner- Adam Gullion #91 (410 votes, 31% of the vote)
2017 Hard Charger of the Year Award:
IMCA Sport Compacts- Dillon Richards #24R (77 cars passed in A Features)
IMCA Hobby Stocks– Jeff Ware #83 (104 cars passed in A Features)
IMCA SportMod- Shawn Harker #40 (113 cars passed in A Features)
IMCA Modifieds- Shane Hiatt #21H (93 cars passed in A Features)
IMCA Sprints- Adam Gullion #91 (81 cars passed in A Features)
FUN (OR NOT SO FUN) SPECIAL AWARDS:
2017 Hard Luck Award: Chad Andersen (For always being second best. He has ended up 2nd in points a couple years in a row now.)
2017 Slick Chick Award: Shayle Bade #03 (Woman Driver that finished highest in points)
2017 Homer Simpson Award: Roger Hadan (Usually this Award goes to a driver… Well this was a driver.. but not of a racecar… he happened to be driving the water truck. And he flipped it in turns 1 and 2 just a few hours before race time. )
2017 Gasin’ Geezer Award: Roy Armstrong #6R (Highest finishing in points age 55 or older)
2017 Young Gun Award: Tommy Etherton #24T (Highest finishing in points age 18 or younger)
2017 Best Celebration Award: Jason Martin #36 (After winning Sprint Nationals he wore the melon bra at the melon bar and did a keg stand)
2017 Balls to the Wall Award: Roy Armstrong #6R (Most Wins this 2017 season- 6 heat race wins, 1 B Feature win & 7 A Feature wins)
2017 “I Get Around” Award: Jason Miller #77 (Most spins by himself)
2017 Driver Perfect Attendance Awards:
Sport Compacts (All of these drivers will receive a Hoodie, a fuel jug and a gift card to Precise Racing Products):
- Justin Callender #13BS
- Tommy Etherton #24T
- Drew Grobeck #8G
- Brian Haller #2CS
- Shawn Hein #5H
- Tim Horsham #3
- Tyler Masek #23
- Steffen Oaks #17
Hobby Stocks (All of these drivers will receive a hoodie, and a tire):
- Roy Armstrong #6R
- David Carter #2C
- Tim LaPointe #18
- Brett Saathoff #11B
- Jeff Watts #66
- Sydney Yost #20
SportMod(All of these drivers will receive a hoodie and a tire):
- Jeremy Baker #3J
- Terry Callender #5T
- Bobby Draper #62
- Rich Flock #88F
- Shawn Harker #40
- Braydon Latture #14
- Mary Lenz #17
- Trent Roth #14T
- Gary Saathoff #96
- Cole Wayman #18T
- Hunter Weber #99W
Modifieds (All of these drivers will get a tire and a hoodie):
- Chad Andersen #8C
- Jared Deterding #13J
- Rik Gropp #V45
- Shane Hiatt #21H
- Anthony Roth #60IV
- Bob Ruisinger #7
- Jaxon Saathoff #96
Sprints (all of these drivers will receive a tire and a hoodie):
- Shayle Bade #03
- Clint Benson #100
- Mike Boston #51
- Tyler Drueke #12
- Adam Gullion #91
- Matt Richards #1R
- Nathan Weiler #4W
Sprint Series of Nebraska Awards:
SSN Sprint Division- Top 10
10th Place- Terry Richards #18 (186 points, 3 top 10s)
9th Place- Kayla Stoops #18K (191 points, 1 top 10)
8th Place- Ryan King #93 (193 points, 2 top 10s)
7th Place- Jason Martin #36 (255 points, 6 top 10s, 5 top 5s)
6th Place- Jason Danley #4X (271 points, 7 top 10s, 3 top 5s)
5th Place- Toby Chapman #7KX (287 points, 7 top 10s, 5 top 5s, 2 wins)
4th Place- Stuart Snyder #23S (298 points, 7 top 10s, 2 top 5s)
3rd Place- Matt Richards #1R (301 points, 9 top 10s, 3 top 5s)
2nd Place- Tyler Drueke #12 (307 points, 7 top 10s, 6 top 5s, 2 wins)
CREW CHIEF OF THE YEAR AWARD: Shad Roth
1st Place- Adam Gullion #91 (315 points, 8 top 10s, 5 top 5s, 1 win)
SSN Hard Charger of the Year: Adam Gullion #91 (41 cars passed in A Features)
SSN Hard Luck: Toby Chapman #7KX (blew engine on final night of points and lost the championship)
SSN Rookie of the Year: Kayla Stoops #18K
SSN Perfect Attendance (all of these drivers will receive a hoodie and nose wing):
- Toby Chapman #7KX
- Tyler Drueke #12
- Adam Gullion #91
- Matt Richards #1R
- Stuart Snyder #23S
- Kayla Stoops #18K
