Moms Rock ‘n Roll All Night wins go to Roth, Armstrong, Densberger, Pavey III and Gullion
By Greg Soukup
The “Moms Rock ‘n Roll All Night” event at Eagle Raceway Saturday saw a sparse crowd, due to the threat of rain that never came about. The cool temperatures made for great racing throughout the night.
The only serious incident in the preliminary racing came at the start of the B Feature for the Precise Racing IMCA Racesaver Sprints. As the pack entered turn 1 a car got loose. The result was that the 03 of Shayle Bade and Blain Petersen in the 68+1 ended up rolling over. Both drivers were fine, but their racers were done for the night.
The first A Main was for the NAPA IMCA Sport Modifieds and saw Sean Manning take the X52 back to the flag stand first on lap #1 with the 96H of James Hines, and Ken Eckhoff’s 5 close behind. Lap 2 saw Kevin Anderson jump up to the third spot in the 22K before moving up to second the next time around as Gary Saathoff’s 96 took over third and Trent Roth’s 14T moved into fourth. 2 laps later Anderson grabbed the lead and Roth moved to third. Roth advanced to second on lap 10. Jeremy Peckham looped the 13P in turn 4 on lap 11 for a caution. Roth took advantage of the restart to grab the lead. Hines retook the third spot the next time around. With 7 laps remaining Shaw Harker spun the 40 in turn 4. Dion Kovar’s 18 and the 33 of Jeremy Noonan got together on the front stretch to light the yellow lights again. Manning regained the third position on the restart. Benji Legg passed Manning the next circuit to put his 25B in third and took second from Anderson with 2 to go as Mark Leiting moved into fourth in the 20M. The final top four were Roth, Legg, Anderson and Leiting.
“Once I got out front from my starting position in 9th I just had to be patient. I had a good car and the track was nice and smooth. I just wanted to get through the traffic and hold on. Special thanks to my mom and dad for making it possible for me to race, and to my pit crew for all of their help” Roth stated. Roth’s sponsors include Lee Ann Farms, Razor Chassis, R & R Sandblasting and Painting, Ziebart and Cuba Construction.
Next the Valentino’s IMCA Hobby Stocks came out onto the track. Sydney Yost’s 20, the 5 of Chris Klein, Kyle Gannon in the 66G and Justin Busboom’s 62 were the top four at the end of lap 1. Chad Bassinger passed Busboom on lap 2 and the 4X was in fourth. The next lap Yost got loose, causing Charlie Bartels’ 9R and Bassinger to get together and stop on the backstretch. Both cars headed to the pits. That made the top 4 Klein, Gannon, Busboom and the 16T of Tyler Saathoff. Adam Armstrong moved the 6A to fourth with 14 laps left and moved into third the next time around. Armstrong moved to second and Busboom again took over fourth with 10 laps remaining. Armstrong head to the pit 2 laps later as his father Roy Armstrong moved into third. Roy Armstrong grabbed the lead with 7 circuits left. Chad Fegley jumped into third the next lap in his #13F. Travis Albracht cracked the top 4 with the 38A as Fegley moved to second. Klein went very high in turn 1 the next lap, stopped and was towed to the pits. That made the top 3 Roy Armstrong, Gannon and Fegley. Fegley passed Gannon for second on the restart. The final slowing of the action in the race came with 3 to go as Don Hall’s 92 blew his engine and spun in turn 3. The top 4 ended up Roy Armstrong, Fegley, Albracht and Gannon.
“I want to thank Roger and Michelle for taking a chance and having the race tonight despite the chance of rain and for giving us a great track. Also to my girlfriend Jo and my sister Bonnie, plus my pit crew John” Roy said. Armstrong’s sponsors include Hummer Construction and Neapco.
Mike Densberger got a good jump at the start to put the 81 out front of the Kaplan University IMCA Modified A the Mike Lineberry’s 72, the 33Z of Bob Zoubek and Nathan Landauer’s 11N rounding out the top 4. Josh True’s 2T stopped in turn 4 on lap 2. Zoubek moved into second on lap 6 with Jordan Grabouski taking 4th in the 30 the next lap. Grabouski advanced to third the next circuit with Chad Andersen’s 8C moving to fourth. Lap 11 saw Grabouski pass Lineberry to snag second. Lineberry and the 4X of Kevin Larkins came to a halt at the bottom of turn 4 on lap 15. Andersen took over 3rd with three to go making the final top 4 Densberger, Grabouski, Andersen and Zoubek.
“The track was awesome tonight; a little slick just the way I like it. This was my first win here this year and that’s always nice. I want to thank Mom for all she does for me, and wish her happy Mother’s Day” he related. Densberger’s sponsors include Steve Miller (car owner), Jet Racing, Craig Gana, Mike and Lisa Gocke, Jay Burdic with Malvern Bank, Harris Decals, Elliot’s Custom Trailers, Neemann Refuse, Adamz K9 Cleanup, Race FeedX and Dirt Defender.
The Sam’s Club IMCA Sport Compact feature had Kevin Fearing’s 48, Spencer Pavey III’s 32, the 10K of Kyle Owen and Steven Rol’s 33 out front. Pavey took the lead on lap 3 with Owen moving to second. Melissa Cronin put the 5M into fourth on lap 9 but gave the position up to Tim Horsham in the 3 with just 3 circuits left. The final top 4 were Pavey III, Owen, Fearing and Horsham.
This is just Pavey’s second year in the sport compacts, but he did win the Rookie of the Year at Eagle last season. “I got out front and just held it to the floor. The track was great tonight, with lots of traction. I need to thank everyone who makes it possible for me to race. I also want to throw in a ‘WOOOO!!’. I want to dedicate this to my sister Rachelle who just graduated and to my sister Kendra who just had a baby” Pavey related. Pavey’s sponsors include S & K Services, TDK Lawn Care, Scott Place, The Voice newspaper, Brenning Painting, Louis Pavey and Dale Barnes.
The final contest of the evening was for the Precise Racing IMCA Racesaver sprint cars. Gene Ackland held the lead at the end of lap 1 in his 14G with Adam Gullion’s 91, the 77D of Keith Dragoo and Doug Lovegrove in the 1 hot on his push bumper. Mike Boston passed Lovegrove on lap 3 to put the 51 in fourth and then got past Dragoo the next time around for third. Ryan King went too high in turn 1 and ended up rolling the 93 causing the red lights to be turned on. King was not seriously hurt. Lovegrove regained fourth on the restart with Gullion taking first the next time around. Boston jumped into second on lap 9. Jason Martin’s 5X suffered a flat and the yellow flag flew the next lap. Lovegrove moved into third 2 laps after the restart. 1 more lap was in the books when Tyler Drueke’s 12 lost the right rear on the front stretch. Trevor Grossenbacher’s 35 took over fourth on the restart and moved into third on lap 13 then second shortly after that. Grossenbacher put a daring slide on Gullion in turns 3 & 4 to take the lead with 5 to go, but Mike Boston got into turns 3 & 4 too hard and hit the wall very hard for the final stoppage of action in the race. Try as he might, Grossenbacher could not pass Gullion again in the waning laps and Gullion took home the win with Grossenbacher second, Lovegrove third and Terry Richards’ 18 fourth.
“After that second flag my guys told me to get off of the bottom, so I moved to the cushion. Then I just tried to stay stable and hit my marks. After Trev slid me and we had that red, I was told to stop letting off the throttle in 1, so I did and held on to win. We are trying some new things, even some shocks that aren’t even on the market yet” Gullion said. Gullion’s sponsors include Liquid Nitro, Pro Rolloffs, Precise Roofing, Engler, Fuel Safe and Rod End Supply.
Next weekend will be Rock On! Night, presented by Sam’s Club. There will be a Sam’s Club Candy Dash at intermission, with over 5,000 pieces of candy contended for on the front stretch. Sam’s Club will have a booth in the courtyard. Stop by to see how easy it is to sign up. The drink special all night will be Twisted Tea. The Precise Racing IMCA Racesaver sprints, Kaplan University IMCA Modifieds, NAPA IMCA Sport Modifieds, Valentino’s IMCA Hobby Stocks and Sam’s Club IMCA Sport Compacts will be in action. Front gates open at 5:15 with hot laps at 5:30 and racing at 6:30. Adult front gate admission is $10, youths 6-12 are just $5 and children 5 and under are free.
Pit gates open at 4 with pit admission costing $25.
RESULTS:
IMCA Hobby Stock 05/09/2015
A Feature:
1. Roy Armstrong (Beatrice, NE), 2. Chad Fegley (Eagle, NE), 3. Travis Albracht (Lincoln, NE), 4. Kyle Gannon (Lincoln, NE), 5. Mark Saathoff (Beatrice, NE), 6. Justin Busboom (Lincoln, NE), 7. Nick Lindblad (Beatrice, NE), 8. Tim Kozak (Lincoln, NE), 9. Khrysta Stransky (Lincoln, NE), 10. Tim LaPointe (Lincoln, NE), 11. Jeremy Conkel (Lincoln, NE), 12. Adam Armstrong (Beatrice, NE), 13. Don Hall Jr (Lincoln, NE), 14. Charlie Bartels (Lincoln, NE), 15. Brett Saathoff (Lincoln, NE), 16. Chris Klein (Wilber, NE), 17. Tyler Saathoff (Holland, NE), 18. Luke Nicholson (Omaha, NE), 19. Sydney Yost (Nebraska City, NE), 20. Chad Bassinger (Nebraska City, NE),
B Feature:
1. Tim LaPointe (Lincoln, NE), 2. Nick Lindblad (Beatrice, NE), 3. Jeremy Conkel (Lincoln, NE), 4. Luke Nicholson (Omaha, NE), 5. Charlie Bartels (Lincoln, NE), 6. Casey Moyer (Auburn, NE), 7. Denny Berghahn Sr. (Plattsmouth, NE), 8. Shane Wartele (Nebraska City, NE), 9. Tanner Dowty (Fremont, NE), 10. Allyn Shiveley (Lincoln, NE), 11. Troy Dowty (Fremont, NE), 12. Brad Perkons (Waterloo, NE), 13. Brint Lemke (Lincoln, NE), 14. David Carter (Fremont, NE),
Heat 1:
1. Don Hall Jr (Lincoln, NE), 2. Tim Kozak (Lincoln, NE), 3. Tyler Saathoff (Holland, NE), 4. Adam Armstrong (Beatrice, NE), 5. Mark Saathoff (Beatrice, NE), 6. Tim LaPointe (Lincoln, NE), 7. Allyn Shiveley (Lincoln, NE), 8. Brad Perkons (Waterloo, NE), 9. Troy Dowty (Fremont, NE), 10. Denny Berghahn Sr. (Plattsmouth, NE),
Heat 2:
1. Brett Saathoff (Lincoln, NE), 2. Chad Bassinger (Nebraska City, NE), 3. Justin Busboom (Lincoln, NE), 4. Chris Klein (Wilber, NE), 5. Travis Albracht (Lincoln, NE), 6. Nick Lindblad (Beatrice, NE), 7. Luke Nicholson (Omaha, NE), 8. Charlie Bartels (Lincoln, NE), 9. Shane Wartele (Nebraska City, NE), 10. Tanner Dowty (Fremont, NE),
Heat 3:
1. Roy Armstrong (Beatrice, NE), 2. Sydney Yost (Nebraska City, NE), 3. Chad Fegley (Eagle, NE), 4. Kyle Gannon (Lincoln, NE), 5. Khrysta Stransky (Lincoln, NE), 6. Jeremy Conkel (Lincoln, NE), 7. Brint Lemke (Lincoln, NE), 8. Casey Moyer (Auburn, NE), 9. David Carter (Fremont, NE),
IMCA Modified 05/09/2015
A Feature:
1. Mike Densberger (Lincoln, NE), 2. Jordan Grabouski (Beatrice, NE), 3. Chad Andersen (Omaha, NE), 4. Bob Zoubek (Dorchester, NE), 5. Justin Wulf (Arlington, NE), 6. Jared Hoefelman (Lincoln, NE), 7. Rik Gropp (Lincoln, NE), 8. Kevin Larkins (Greenwood, NE), 9. Johnny Saathoff (Beatrice, NE), 10. Matt Boucher (Murdock, NE), 11. Doug Deterding (Lincoln, NE), 12. Nathan Landauer (Davey, NE), 13. Trevor Baker (Lincoln, NE), 14. Tim Pickens (Bellevue, NE), 15. Jared Deterding (Lincoln, NE), 16. Dustin Andersen (Omaha, NE), 17. Mike Lineberry (Fremont, NE), 18. Anthony Roth (Columbus, NE), 19. Shane Hiatt (Rising City, NE), 20. Josh TRUE (Rockport, MO),
B Feature:
1. Rik Gropp (Lincoln, NE), 2. Josh TRUE (Rockport, MO), 3. Doug Deterding (Lincoln, NE), 4. Tim Pickens (Bellevue, NE), 5. Jared Deterding (Lincoln, NE), 6. Jan Korth (Lincoln, NE), 7. Marty Steinbach (Fremont, NE), 8. Norm Ziegenbein (Lincoln, NE),
Heat 1:
1. Bob Zoubek (Dorchester, NE), 2. Johnny Saathoff (Beatrice, NE), 3. Dustin Andersen (Omaha, NE), 4. Matt Boucher (Murdock, NE), 5. Trevor Baker (Lincoln, NE), 6. Marty Steinbach (Fremont, NE), 7. Josh TRUE (Rockport, MO), 8. Jared Deterding (Lincoln, NE),
Heat 2:
1. Mike Densberger (Lincoln, NE), 2. Mike Lineberry (Fremont, NE), 3. Jordan Grabouski (Beatrice, NE), 4. Chad Andersen (Omaha, NE), 5. Justin Wulf (Arlington, NE), 6. Rik Gropp (Lincoln, NE), 7. Doug Deterding (Lincoln, NE), 8. Norm Ziegenbein (Lincoln, NE),
Heat 3:
1. Jared Hoefelman (Lincoln, NE), 2. Shane Hiatt (Rising City, NE), 3. Kevin Larkins (Greenwood, NE), 4. Nathan Landauer (Davey, NE), 5. Anthony Roth (Columbus, NE), 6. Tim Pickens (Bellevue, NE), 7. Jan Korth (Lincoln, NE),
IMCA Sport Compact 05/09/2015
A Feature:
1. Spencer Pavey III (Sterling, NE), 2. Kyle Owen (Nebraska City, NE), 3. Kevin Fearing (Lincoln, NE), 4. Tim Horsham (Raymond, NE), 5. Larry Cronin (Lincoln, NE), 6. Steven Rol (Hastings, NE), 7. Mitchell Wachter (Syracuse, NE), 8. Cole Krichau (Lincoln, NE), 9. Erica Cronin (Lincoln, NE), 10. Evan Hrabik (Bellevue, NE), 11. Ole Olsen (Carter Lake, IA), 12. Melissa Cronin (Lincoln, NE), 13. Kevin Staack (Lincoln, NE), 14. Tom Powell (Hickman, NE), 15. Michelle Nicholson (Omaha, NE), 16. Brian Haller (Lincoln, NE), 17. Justin Callender (Lincoln, NE), 18. Jeremy Baker (Nebraska City, NE), 19. Tommy Etherton (Lincoln, NE), 20. Sarah Cronin (Lincoln, NE), 21. Brady Gottsch (Lincoln, NE), 22. Maison Frahm (Ashland, NE),
Heat 1:
1. Larry Cronin (Lincoln, NE), 2. Kyle Owen (Nebraska City, NE), 3. Kevin Fearing (Lincoln, NE), 4. Tim Horsham (Raymond, NE), 5. Evan Hrabik (Bellevue, NE), 6. Tom Powell (Hickman, NE), 7. Brian Haller (Lincoln, NE), 8. Maison Frahm (Ashland, NE),
Heat 2:
1. Spencer Pavey III (Sterling, NE), 2. Mitchell Wachter (Syracuse, NE), 3. Melissa Cronin (Lincoln, NE), 4. Jeremy Baker (Nebraska City, NE), 5. Michelle Nicholson (Omaha, NE), 6. Tommy Etherton (Lincoln, NE), 7. Sarah Cronin (Lincoln, NE),
Heat 3:
1. Erica Cronin (Lincoln, NE), 2. Cole Krichau (Lincoln, NE), 3. Brady Gottsch (Lincoln, NE), 4. Steven Rol (Hastings, NE), 5. Kevin Staack (Lincoln, NE), 6. Justin Callender (Lincoln, NE), 7. Ole Olsen (Carter Lake, IA),
IMCA SportMod 05/09/2015
A Feature:
1. Trent Roth (Columbus, NE), 2. Benji Legg (Beatrice, NE), 3. Kevin Anderson (Lincoln, NE), 4. Mark Leiting (Lincoln, NE), 5. Sean Manning (Bennington, NE), 6. Roger Sluka (Lincoln, NE), 7. Adam Vrbka (Eagle, NE), 8. Gary Saathoff (Beatrice, NE), 9. Ken Eckhoff (Hooper, NE), 10. Shawn Harker (Nebraska City, NE), 11. Brandon Spanjer (Crete, NE), 12. Andrew Hille (Hickman, NE), 13. Steve Osmon (Lincoln, NE), 14. Don Rinke (Lincoln, NE), 15. James Hines (Bellevue, NE), 16. Scott Bivens (Waverly, NE), 17. Jason Harms (David City, NE), 18. Jeremy Noonan (Lincoln, NE), 19. Dion Kovar (Rising City, NE), 20. Jeremy Peckham (Lincoln, NE),
B Feature:
1. Scott Bivens (Waverly, NE), 2. Brandon Spanjer (Crete, NE), 3. Andrew Hille (Hickman, NE), 4. Benji Legg (Beatrice, NE), 5. Joe Feyen (Plattsmouth, NE), 6. Mary Lenz (Elmwood, NE), 7. Derek Hall (Lincoln, NE), 8. James Hopkins (Waterloo, NE), 9. Joe Baker (Plattsmouth, NE), 10. Joe Schidler (Lincoln, NE), 11. Dan Jackson (Crete, NE), 12. Jamie Bruce (Lincoln, NE), 13. Nick Beckman (Lincoln, NE), 14. Nate Thompson (Fremont, NE), 15. Terry Callendar (Lincoln, NE), 16. Matt Andrews (Seward, NE), 17. Mike Hansen (Weeping Water, NE), 18. Bob Ruisinger (Bennet, NE),
C Feature:
1. Dan Jackson (Crete, NE), 2. Benji Legg (Beatrice, NE), 3. Ron Tex Jr. (Papillion, NE), 4. Mike Scheinost (Ceresco, NE), 5. Bryan Adams (Nebraska City, IA), 6. Derek Benes (Lincoln, NE),
Heat 1:
1. Gary Saathoff (Beatrice, NE), 2. Mark Leiting (Lincoln, NE), 3. Don Rinke (Lincoln, NE), 4. Steve Osmon (Lincoln, NE), 5. Matt Andrews (Seward, NE), 6. Nick Beckman (Lincoln, NE), 7. Joe Feyen (Plattsmouth, NE), 8. Mary Lenz (Elmwood, NE), 9. Bryan Adams (Nebraska City, IA),
Heat 2:
1. Sean Manning (Bennington, NE), 2. Trent Roth (Columbus, NE), 3. Shawn Harker (Nebraska City, NE), 4. Adam Vrbka (Eagle, NE), 5. Nate Thompson (Fremont, NE), 6. Andrew Hille (Hickman, NE), 7. Mike Hansen (Weeping Water, NE), 8. Joe Baker (Plattsmouth, NE), 9. Derek Benes (Lincoln, NE), 10. Mike Scheinost (Ceresco, NE),
Heat 3:
1. Roger Sluka (Lincoln, NE), 2. Ken Eckhoff (Hooper, NE), 3. Jeremy Noonan (Lincoln, NE), 4. Dion Kovar (Rising City, NE), 5. Brandon Spanjer (Crete, NE), 6. James Hopkins (Waterloo, NE), 7. Scott Bivens (Waverly, NE), 8. Bob Ruisinger (Bennet, NE), 9. Dan Jackson (Crete, NE),
Heat 4:
1. Kevin Anderson (Lincoln, NE), 2. Jason Harms (David City, NE), 3. James Hines (Bellevue, NE), 4. Jeremy Peckham (Lincoln, NE), 5. Derek Hall (Lincoln, NE), 6. Terry Callendar (Lincoln, NE), 7. Jamie Bruce (Lincoln, NE), 8. Joe Schidler (Lincoln, NE), 9. Ron Tex Jr. (Papillion, NE), 10. Benji Legg (Beatrice, NE),
IMCA Sprint 05/09/2015
A Feature:
1. Adam Gullion (Lincoln, NE), 2. Trevor Grossenbacher (Hickman, NE), 3. Doug Lovegrove (Waverly, NE), 4. Terry Richards (Denton, NE), 5. Jason Danley (Lincoln, NE), 6. Eric Reichwaldt (Plattsmouth, NE), 7. Jason Martin (Lincoln, NE), 8. Joey Danley (Lincoln, NE), 9. Clint Benson (Papillion, NE), 10. Gene Ackland (Martell, NE), 11. Keith Dragoo (Lincoln, NE), 12. Shon Pointer (Grand Island, NE), 13. TJ Artz (Lincoln, NE), 14. Matt Richards (Lincoln, NE), 15. Toby Chapman (Panama, NE), 16. Brandon Horton (Omaha, NE), 17. Mike Boston (Lincoln, NE), 18. Chase Weiler (Lincoln, NE), 19. Tyler Drueke (Eagle, NE), 20. Ryan King (Bennet, NE),
B Feature:
1. Shon Pointer (Grand Island, NE), 2. Matt Richards (Lincoln, NE), 3. Toby Chapman (Panama, NE), 4. Joey Danley (Lincoln, NE), 5. Chase Weiler (Lincoln, NE), 6. Dwight Carter (Lincoln, NE), 7. Kyle Flodman (Hickman, NE), 8. Boyd Peterson (Ithaca, NE), 9. Nate Weiler (Omaha, NE), 10. Shayle Bade (Lincoln, ne), 11. Blain Petersen (Essex, IA), 12. Tim Fricke (Lincoln, NE), 13. Lee Bowes (Lincoln, NE),
Heat 1:
1. Brandon Horton (Omaha, NE), 2. Jason Danley (Lincoln, NE), 3. Tyler Drueke (Eagle, NE), 4. Mike Boston (Lincoln, NE), 5. Ryan King (Bennet, NE), 6. Matt Richards (Lincoln, NE), 7. Nate Weiler (Omaha, NE), 8. Boyd Peterson (Ithaca, NE), 9. Chase Weiler (Lincoln, NE), 10. Lee Bowes (Lincoln, NE),
Heat 2:
1. Doug Lovegrove (Waverly, NE), 2. Keith Dragoo (Lincoln, NE), 3. Eric Reichwaldt (Plattsmouth, NE), 4. Jason Martin (Lincoln, NE), 5. Terry Richards (Denton, NE), 6. Shon Pointer (Grand Island, NE), 7. Joey Danley (Lincoln, NE), 8. Blain Petersen (Essex, IA), 9. Dwight Carter (Lincoln, NE),
Heat 3:
1. Adam Gullion (Lincoln, NE), 2. Trevor Grossenbacher (Hickman, NE), 3. Gene Ackland (Martell, NE), 4. Clint Benson (Papillion, NE), 5. TJ Artz (Lincoln, NE), 6. Toby Chapman (Panama, NE), 7. Shayle Bade (Lincoln, ne), 8. Kyle Flodman (Hickman, NE), 9. Tim Fricke (Lincoln, NE)
