Icebreaker Day 1 wins go to Grabouski, Meyer, Armstrong, and Borgman
Story by Greg Soukup: Warm and windy turned to cool and breezy. The pits were full and the track was fast. There was no ice in sight, but the Ice Breaker Challenge night #1 had plenty for all of those who attended Friday night.
Through all of the heats, C & B features there was just one major incident. The IMCA Sport Compact B feature saw Melissa Cronin’s 5M make contact with another racer and go snap-rolling through turn 2 and end up by the back stretch wall. She was not seriously injured.
The first A Feature was for the IMCA Sport Modifieds. Lance Borgman snagged the lead on lap 1 in his #76 with Justin Addison’s 26J, the 1J of Colby Langenberg and Don Rinke’s 2r rounding out the top 4. Lap 2 and 3 saw Rinke and Langenberg trade the third spot before Nate Thompson took it on lap 4. Kyle Prauner jumped the 5K all the way up to third after another circuit. Then it was Mark Leiting’s 20M and Langenberg battling for the fourth position beginning on lap 8 and Langenberg holding the spot on lap 9. The only caution came with 5 to go when Dion Kovar spun the #18 in turn 2. That cancelled out Borgman’s ½ lap lead. Trent Roth took over fourth from Langenberg with 4 laps left, but Langenberg grabbed the spot back with 2 to go. That made the final top 4 Borgman, Addison, Prauner and Langenberg.
“I got lucky with a front row starting spot. The track was really decent tonight, with different racing grooves. That late race caution made me really nervous though. I wasn’t sure who was where, so I knew I had to go! Thanks to my pit crew tonight; my Dad Lawrence and Billy I held them off” said Borgman. Borgman’s sponsors include Coordsen Farms, Penner Insurance, Jet Racing, Hergott Farms and Hamilton Construction.
Next was the IMCA Hobby Stock A Main. Tyler Saathoff in the 16T, Mark McKinney’s 23, the 69 of Kenny Roberts and the 6R of Roy Armstrong led the first circuit. Lap 2 saw Armstrong pass Roberts for third. Rick Bradley spun his 88P in turn 4 on the fourth lap to bring out the caution flag. Justin Busboom put the 62 into fourth on the restart. Lap 6 saw Armstrong move to second. Damon Richards passed Busboom for fourth with 10 to go. Armstong passed Saathoff with 7 to go to snag the lead. The top 4 went unchanged until the cars came to the checkered flag. Richards got sideways coming to the finish line; his right side tires dug in and his racer jumped into the air, flipping but coming down on its tires. That allowed the 83 of Jeff Ware to come home in fourth. Armstrong, Saathoff and McKinney led him to be the top 3.
“I started 6th, but got a good start. The track was really good tonight. Good and racy, with multiple grooves. Thanks to Roger for the great racing surface. I want to thank tonight’s pit crew, John and Jake. Also, my girlfriend Jo for all of her support” stated Armstrong. Armstrong’s sponsors include Hemmer Construction, NEAPCO, and Schmidt Machine.
The IMCA Sport Compacts were up next for their A Feature. Kyle Owen’s 3B led the pack back to the flag stand on lap 1 with RJ Maas’ 88K, the 14 of Ryan Smith and Ramsey Meyer in the 21R chasing him. Meyer passed Smith on lap 2 to take 3rd. Melissa Etherton stopped in the pit entrance the next time around with a fire under the hood that was quickly extinguished. After the red lights were turned out, Justin Olsen put his 15J into fourth on the restart and Meyer moved up to second. 1 more lap saw Meyer grab the lead. Fred Johnson’s 69 came to a halt at the top of 3 & 4 the next time around and the yellow flag was brought out. With 8 to go Cole Krichau took over 4th in the 30K and moved up to third a few laps later. That made the final top 4 Meyer, Owen, Krichau and Maas.
“I loved the track tonight. I have so much fun here and would love to get the chance to race here more often because the track falls right into my driving style. Thanks to my Dad and brother, because without them I wouldn’t have a car even close to what they give me every time out. Also a big thank you to my Mom and grandparents for all that they do for me. And I want to say that Doug Haas does the BEST alignments anywhere” Meyer said. Meyer’s sponsors include Tom’s Service, Norfolk Transmission, Charger Chassis and Renner Auto Body.
Jordan Grabouski’s 30G led the field at the end of lap 1 followed by the 25C of Ricky Stephan, Scott Smith in the 50 and Nathan Landauer’s 11N. Stephan passed Grabouski on lap 2, but Grabouski got back past him 2 laps later. Smith moved to second on lap 8 and Chris Ableson passed Landauer to put the 1X into fourth. Laundauer got back past Ableson with 10 to go. Ryan Gaylord cracked the top 4 with 4 to go, and then advanced the 77T to third the next time around. The final top 4 were Grabouski, Smith, Gaylord and Stephan.
Grabouski related “Starting 4th didn’t hurt me tonight, thanks to the awesome track! That was the best track here in a long time. It felt good to get a win in front of Tommy Mook and Wojo”. Grabouski’s sponsors include Tommy Mook and Wojo, Friesen Crate Motors, Twin Rivers and Denny at CPD Shocks.
Night 2 of the 2016 Ice Breaker Challenge tonight sees the pit gates open at 4 P.M. Pit passes are $25. Front gates open at 5 P.M. Adult admission is $15, youths 6-12 are just $5 and children 5 and under are free.
FULL RESULTS:
Icebreaker Hobby Stock 4/15/2016
A Feature:
1. Roy Armstrong (Beatrice, NE), 2. Tyler Saathoff (Holland, NE), 3. Mark McKinney (Omaha, NE), 4. Jeff Ware (Columbus, NE), 5. Damon Richards (David City, NE), 6. Justin Busboom (Lincoln, NE), 7. Jesse Vanlaningham (Beatrice, NE), 8. Dave Riley (Sioux City, IA), 9. Kenny Roberts (Lincoln, NE), 10. David Carter (Fremont, NE), 11. Russ Specht (Hastings, NE), 12. Austin Brauner (Platte Center, NE), 13. Sydney Yost (Nebraska City, NE), 14. Charlie Bartels (Lincoln, NE), 15. Chad Fegley (Eagle, NE), 16. Rick Bradley (Council Bluffs, IA), 17. Luke Nicholson (Omaha, NE), 18. Ryan Roschewski (Beatrice, NE), 19. Tyler Jackson (Lincoln, NE), 20. Cody Leifeld (Bennet, NE),
B Feature:
1. Jeff Ware (Columbus, NE), 2. Sydney Yost (Nebraska City, NE), 3. Rick Bradley (Council Bluffs, IA), 4. Austin Brauner (Platte Center, NE), 5. Jason Kohl (Missouri Valley, IA), 6. Tim LaPointe (Lincoln, NE), 7. James Sisk (Council Bluffs, IA), 8. Tyler Albracht (Eagle, NE), 9. Brett Saathoff (Lincoln, NE), 10. Ben Becher (Lincoln, NE), 11. Shane Wurtele (Nebraska City, NE), 12. Tadd Newill (Fremont, NE), 13. Hayden Dreier (Raymond, NE), 14. Chantel Bade (Lincoln, NE), 15. Matt Beckner (Lincoln, NE), 16. Kile Casteel (Roca, NE),
Heat 1:
1. Russ Specht (Hastings, NE), 2. Justin Busboom (Lincoln, NE), 3. Luke Nicholson (Omaha, NE), 4. Tyler Jackson (Lincoln, NE), 5. Sydney Yost (Nebraska City, NE), 6. Hayden Dreier (Raymond, NE), 7. Chantel Bade (Lincoln, NE), 8. Shane Wurtele (Nebraska City, NE),
Heat 2:
1. Cody Leifeld (Bennet, NE), 2. David Carter (Fremont, NE), 3. Mark McKinney (Omaha, NE), 4. Damon Richards (David City, NE), 5. Tim LaPointe (Lincoln, NE), 6. Rick Bradley (Council Bluffs, IA), 7. Matt Beckner (Lincoln, NE), 8. Kile Casteel (Roca, NE),
Heat 3:
1. Charlie Bartels (Lincoln, NE), 2. Tyler Saathoff (Holland, NE), 3. Jesse Vanlaningham (Beatrice, NE), 4. Dave Riley (Sioux City, IA), 5. Jeff Ware (Columbus, NE), 6. Tyler Albracht (Eagle, NE), 7. Ben Becher (Lincoln, NE), 8. Jason Kohl (Missouri Valley, IA),
Heat 4:
1. Chad Fegley (Eagle, NE), 2. Roy Armstrong (Beatrice, NE), 3. Kenny Roberts (Lincoln, NE), 4. Ryan Roschewski (Beatrice, NE), 5. Brett Saathoff (Lincoln, NE), 6. James Sisk (Council Bluffs, IA), 7. Tadd Newill (Fremont, NE), 8. Austin Brauner (Platte Center, NE),
Icebreaker Modified 4/15/2016
A Feature:
1. Jordan Grabouski (Beatrice, NE), 2. Scott Smith (Davenport, ne), 3. Ryan Gaylord (Lakewood, CO), 4. Ricky Stephan (South Sioux City, NE), 5. Bob Zoubek (Dorchester, NE), 6. Nathan Landauer (Davey, NE), 7. Anthony Roth (Columbus, NE), 8. Kelly Shryock, 9. Dylan Smith (Osceola, NE), 10. Chris Abelson (Sioux City, IA), 11. Shane Hiatt (Rising City, NE), 12. Roger Hadan (Bennington, NE), 13. Jamie Trautner (Felton, MN), 14. Chad Andersen (Omaha, NE), 15. Tyler Iverson (Albian, NE), 16. Jay Noteboom (Hinton, IA), 17. William Nusser (Larned, KS), 18. Justin Wulf (Arlington, NE), 19. Rik Gropp (Lincoln, NE), 20. Jeremy Chambers (Parsons, KS),
B Feature:
1. Tyler Iverson (Albian, NE), 2. Dylan Smith (Osceola, NE), 3. Kelly Shryock, 4. Rik Gropp (Lincoln, NE), 5. Josh Blumer (Marysville, KS), 6. Aaron Pella (Lincoln, NE), 7. Adam Larson (Ankeny, IA), 8. Dustin Andersen (Omaha, NE), 9. Brandon Brinton (Ames, IA), 10. Johnny Saathoff (Beatrice, NE), 11. Jim Mathieson (Sioux City, IA), 12. Matt Richards (Lincoln, NE), 13. Norm Ziegenbein (Lincoln, NE), 14. Jared Deterding (Lincoln, NE), 15. Benjamin Chukuske (Sherburn, MN), 16. Ashley Schaaf (Lincoln, NE),
C Feature:
1. Adam Larson (Ankeny, IA), 2. Brandon Brinton (Ames, IA), 3. Matt Richards (Lincoln, NE), 4. Johnny Saathoff (Beatrice, NE), 5. Bob Ruisinger (Bennet, NE), 6. Peter Shoup (Lincoln, NE), 7. Doug Deterding (Lincoln, NE), 8. Matt Boucher (Murdock, NE),
Heat 1:
1. Nathan Landauer (Davey, NE), 2. Jay Noteboom (Hinton, IA), 3. Jordan Grabouski (Beatrice, NE), 4. Shane Hiatt (Rising City, NE), 5. Tyler Iverson (Albian, NE), 6. Kelly Shryock, 7. Dylan Smith (Osceola, NE), 8. Matt Richards (Lincoln, NE), 9. Brandon Brinton (Ames, IA),
Heat 2:
1. Chris Abelson (Sioux City, IA), 2. William Nusser (Larned, KS), 3. Jamie Trautner (Felton, MN), 4. Jeremy Chambers (Parsons, KS), 5. Rik Gropp (Lincoln, NE), 6. Jim Mathieson (Sioux City, IA), 7. Jared Deterding (Lincoln, NE), 8. Peter Shoup (Lincoln, NE), 9. Matt Boucher (Murdock, NE),
Heat 3:
1. Roger Hadan (Bennington, NE), 2. Bob Zoubek (Dorchester, NE), 3. Scott Smith (Davenport, ne), 4. Justin Wulf (Arlington, NE), 5. Dustin Andersen (Omaha, NE), 6. Benjamin Chukuske (Sherburn, MN), 7. Norm Ziegenbein (Lincoln, NE), 8. Adam Larson (Ankeny, IA), 9. Johnny Saathoff (Beatrice, NE),
Heat 4:
1. Anthony Roth (Columbus, NE), 2. Ryan Gaylord (Lakewood, CO), 3. Ricky Stephan (South Sioux City, NE), 4. Chad Andersen (Omaha, NE), 5. Josh Blumer (Marysville, KS), 6. Aaron Pella (Lincoln, NE), 7. Ashley Schaaf (Lincoln, NE), 8. Doug Deterding (Lincoln, NE), 9. Bob Ruisinger (Bennet, NE),
Icebreaker Sport Compact 4/15/2016
A Feature:
1. Ramsey Meyer (Pierce, NE), 2. Kyle Owen (Nebraska City, NE), 3. Cole Krichau (Lincoln, NE), 4. RJ Maas (Wilbur, NE), 5. Jeremy Bohlen (Percival, IA), 6. Scott Spellmeier (Beatrice, NE), 7. Tom Powell (Hickman, NE), 8. Tyler Thompson (Sioux City, IA), 9. Justin Olsen (Lincoln, NE), 10. Travis Thelander (Blue Hill, NE), 11. Nick Lindblad (Beatrice, NE), 12. Tim Horsham (Raymond, NE), 13. Zach Fosler (Eagle, NE), 14. Jim Buss (Blue Hill, NE), 15. Denny Berghahn Jr (Plattsmouth, NE), 16. Ryan Smith (Beatrice, NE), 17. Fred Johnson (Lincoln, NE), 18. Spencer Pavey III (Sterling, NE), 19. Brian Haller (Lincoln, NE), 20. Melissa Etherton (Lincoln, NE),
B Feature:
1. Tom Powell (Hickman, NE), 2. Fred Johnson (Lincoln, NE), 3. Jim Buss (Blue Hill, NE), 4. Travis Thelander (Blue Hill, NE), 5. Evan Hrabik (Bellevue, NE), 6. Jeremey Byfield (Auburn, NE), 7. Joshua Young, 8. Rick Hollandsworth (Milford, NE), 9. Luke Jackson (South Sioux City , IA), 10. Sarah Cronin (Lincoln, NE), 11. Kasha Hall (Lincoln, NE), 12. Melissa Cronin (Lincoln, NE), 13. Justin Callender (Lincoln, NE), 14. Larry Cronin (Lincoln, NE), 15. Tyler Masek (Raymond, NE), 16. Thomas Miracle (Nebraska City, NE), 17. Michelle Nicholson (Omaha, NE), 18. Amanda Rhiley (Bennington, NE),
C Feature:
1. Jeremey Byfield (Auburn, NE), 2. Tyler Masek (Raymond, NE), 3. Kyle Grobeck (Omaha, NE), 4. Brian Cronin (Lincoln, NE), 5. Jordan Masek (Valparaiso, NE), 6. Trent Medley (Lincoln, NE), 7. Breanna Hartshorn (Lincoln, NE), 8. Matt Draeger (Bennet, NE), 9. Joe Baker (Plattsmouth, NE),
Heat 1:
1. Denny Berghahn Jr (Plattsmouth, NE), 2. Scott Spellmeier (Beatrice, NE), 3. Ryan Smith (Beatrice, NE), 4. Brian Haller (Lincoln, NE), 5. Fred Johnson (Lincoln, NE), 6. Travis Thelander (Blue Hill, NE), 7. Tom Powell (Hickman, NE), 8. Joshua Young, 9. Kyle Grobeck (Omaha, NE), 10. Jeremey Byfield (Auburn, NE), 11. Jordan Masek (Valparaiso, NE),
Heat 2:
1. Kyle Owen (Nebraska City, NE), 2. Justin Olsen (Lincoln, NE), 3. Jeremy Bohlen (Percival, IA), 4. Melissa Etherton (Lincoln, NE), 5. Justin Callender (Lincoln, NE), 6. Kasha Hall (Lincoln, NE), 7. Amanda Rhiley (Bennington, NE), 8. Larry Cronin (Lincoln, NE), 9. Matt Draeger (Bennet, NE), 10. Joe Baker (Plattsmouth, NE),
Heat 3:
1. Cole Krichau (Lincoln, NE), 2. Tyler Thompson (Sioux City, IA), 3. Tim Horsham (Raymond, NE), 4. Nick Lindblad (Beatrice, NE), 5. Luke Jackson (South Sioux City , IA), 6. Jim Buss (Blue Hill, NE), 7. Evan Hrabik (Bellevue, NE), 8. Thomas Miracle (Nebraska City, NE), 9. Trent Medley (Lincoln, NE), 10. Brian Cronin (Lincoln, NE),
Heat 4:
1. Spencer Pavey III (Sterling, NE), 2. RJ Maas (Wilbur, NE), 3. Ramsey Meyer (Pierce, NE), 4. Zach Fosler (Eagle, NE), 5. Melissa Cronin (Lincoln, NE), 6. Sarah Cronin (Lincoln, NE), 7. Michelle Nicholson (Omaha, NE), 8. Rick Hollandsworth (Milford, NE), 9. Tyler Masek (Raymond, NE), 10. Breanna Hartshorn (Lincoln, NE),
Icebreaker SportMod 4/15/2016
A Feature:
1. Lance Borgman (Beatrice, NE), 2. Justin Addison (Leigh, NE), 3. Kyle Prauner (Norfolk, NE), 4. Colby Langenberg (Norfolk, NE), 5. Mark Leiting (Lincoln, NE), 6. Trent Roth (Columbus, NE), 7. Joe Feyen (Plattsmouth, NE), 8. Nate Thompson (Fremont, NE), 9. Jeff Brunssen (Lemars, IA), 10. Gary Saathoff (Beatrice, NE), 11. Josh Pfeifer (Spencer, NE), 12. Shawn Harker (Nebraska City, NE), 13. Adam Vrbka (Eagle, NE), 14. Jeremy Noonan (Dorchester, NE), 15. Joe Schidler (Omaha, NE), 16. Scott Bivens (Ceresco, NE), 17. Don Rinke (Lincoln, NE), 18. Gunnar Pike (South Bend, NE), 19. Dion Kovar (Rising City, NE), 20. Brandon Spanjer (Crete, NE),
B Feature:
1. Shawn Harker (Nebraska City, NE), 2. Gary Saathoff (Beatrice, NE), 3. Gunnar Pike (South Bend, NE), 4. Dion Kovar (Rising City, NE), 5. Preston Gigax (Omaha, NE), 6. Shelly Andersen (Lincoln, NE), 7. Sean Manning (Bennington, NE), 8. Mary Lenz (Elmwood, NE), 9. Arie Schouten (Blair, NE), 10. Ken Eckhoff (Hooper, NE), 11. Tanner Winberg (Broken Bow, NE), 12. Derek Hall (Lincoln, NE), 13. Nick Beckman (Lincoln, NE), 14. Chad Hancock (Council Bluffs, IA), 15. Brad Perkons (Waterloo, NE), 16. Benji Legg (Beatrice, NE), 17. Chris Langdale (Beatrice, NE), 18. Hunter Weber (Council Bluffs, IA),
Heat 1:
1. Colby Langenberg (Norfolk, NE), 2. Nate Thompson (Fremont, NE), 3. Mark Leiting (Lincoln, NE), 4. Joe Schidler (Omaha, NE), 5. Preston Gigax (Omaha, NE), 6. Arie Schouten (Blair, NE), 7. Sean Manning (Bennington, NE), 8. Mary Lenz (Elmwood, NE), 9. Tanner Winberg (Broken Bow, NE),
Heat 2:
1. Joe Feyen (Plattsmouth, NE), 2. Justin Addison (Leigh, NE), 3. Trent Roth (Columbus, NE), 4. Jeremy Noonan (Dorchester, NE), 5. Gunnar Pike (South Bend, NE), 6. Shawn Harker (Nebraska City, NE), 7. Nick Beckman (Lincoln, NE), 8. Chad Hancock (Council Bluffs, IA),
Heat 3:
1. Kyle Prauner (Norfolk, NE), 2. Brandon Spanjer (Crete, NE), 3. Jeff Brunssen (Lemars, IA), 4. Josh Pfeifer (Spencer, NE), 5. Benji Legg (Beatrice, NE), 6. Dion Kovar (Rising City, NE), 7. Ken Eckhoff (Hooper, NE), 8. Chris Langdale (Beatrice, NE),
Heat 4:
1. Lance Borgman (Beatrice, NE), 2. Scott Bivens (Ceresco, NE), 3. Don Rinke (Lincoln, NE), 4. Adam Vrbka (Eagle, NE), 5. Shelly Andersen (Lincoln, NE), 6. Derek Hall (Lincoln, NE), 7. Brad Perkons (Waterloo, NE), 8. Gary Saathoff (Beatrice, NE), 9. Hunter Weber (Council Bluffs, IA),
