Mustache Madness winners are Kobus, Armstrong, Andersen, Drueke & Powell
By Greg Soukup
It was sunny and warm, with a little breeze at Eagle Raceway Saturday for Mustache Madness-Dad’s Tribute night, presented by Pepsi and Wow-FM. A Friday night rain didn’t stop the track prep crew from giving the racers a great racing surface that provided 3-wide racing through the entire night.
Justin Olsen lost the right rear from the 14J in the first heat for the Mountain Dew IMCA Sport Compact heat, sending him snap-rolling from turn 1 into turn 2. He was not seriously injured.
Anthony Kobus led the NAPA IMCA Sport Modified A Feature in the #27 with Shelly Andersen’s 5S, the 98 of Dan Jackson and Randy Fox’s 09RX bunched behind him. Nick Beckman passed Fox on lap 2 to put the 22 into fourth and also got past Jackson the next time around. Arie Schouten put the 99RE into fourth after another lap. The yellow flag was flown after another circuit when debris was found on the track. Jackson was sent to the rear of the field. The next change in the top 4 came on lap 12 when Gary Saathoff moved the #96 into fourth. Another debris caution came with 6 to go, and the action slowed again. Saathoff moved up to third with 3 to go and took second the next lap. The top 4 were Kobus, Saathoff, Andersen and Schouten.
This was Kobus’ first victory in this, his 5th year racing. “It’s always more tricky when you start out front. The track was tacky and slick, depending on where you were on it. I love coming here to Eagle, because of the competition. If you can win here, it’s a real accomplishment” said Kobus. Kobus’ sponsors include Demon Decals, Kobus Well Drilling, Schmidt Machine, Marquis Body Shop and Razor Chassis.
The first lap of the Valentino’s IMCA Hobby Stock A Main saw Rick Bradley’s 28P, the 62 of Justin Busboom, Tyler Albracht’s 37A and Cody Leifeld in the 24X out front. Chad Fegley jumped up to second on lap 2 in the 13F. Damon Richards passed Albracht for fourth on lap 4, but Brett Saathoff looped his #11B in turn 2, putting Albracht back in fourth. Richards jumped all the way into third on the restart. Fegley grabbed the lead the next lap and Richards followed him into second on lap 7. John Watson put the 4W into third on lap 9, but Jack Philips spun the 00 in turn 1. Roy Armstrong in the 6R and Watson both moved into the top 4 with 9 to go as Armstrong snagged third and Watson again took over the fourth spot. Richards moved to the lead the next time around but gave up the spot to Armstrong after another circuit. Jeff Watts stopped the #66 in the pit entrance with just 5 laps left. The final change in the top 4 came when Watson moved past Fegley for third. The top 4 at the checkers were Armstrong, Richards, Watson and Fegley.
Armstrong related “I had to run high, because that was the only place nobody was at. Hats off to Roger for getting the most out of the track after the rain. The track was fast tonight. Thanks to my sponsors, and my girlfriend Jo”. Armstrong’s sponsors include Hummer Contracting, NEAPCO, BA Motorsports and Schmidt Machine.
Next was the main event for the Kaplan University IMCA Modifieds. Jeff Schroyer’s 007, the 11N of Nathan Landauer, Trevor Baker in the 25! and Johnny Saathoff’s 96J led the field after lap 1. Rik Gropp passed Saathoff for fourth on lap 2. Lap 3 saw Saathoff jump up to third and Landauer take the lead. Lap 4 saw Pat Wheeler spin the 22 in turns 1 and 2, collecting Gropp. Baker’s racer suffered a flat right rear on the restart and the yellow lights came on again. That put the 8A of Dustin Andersen into fourth. Andersen jumped up to second on the restart. Anthony Roth put the 60IV into fourth on lap 6. Shane Hiatt took over fourth with his 21H on lap 10. The final position swap in the top 4 came when Andersen took over the lead, making the top 4 Andersen, Landauer, Saathoff and Hiatt.
“We’ve been going good this season. Roger really did a good job when he worked the bottom of the track. The lapped traffic helped me out tonight for sure. I want to give a shout-out to my guys; Robbie, Collin, Brian and Tyler. A special thanks to Shane Hiatt; he really helps both on and off of the track” stated Andersen.
The Mountain Dew Kick Start IMCA Sport Compact Feature saw Shawn Hain’s 5H, Kyle Grobeck in the 42G, Nick Lindblad in the 26 and Steven Rol’s 33 out front of the first circuit. Rol stopped in turns 1 and 2 on lap 2 for a caution period, moving the 18R of Tom Powell into fourth. Powell jumped up to second on the restart and was followed by the 29 of Matt Moyer who took over third the next lap, leaving Lindblad in fourth. Cole Krichau moved into fourth in his 30K and took over third 4 laps later. Powell snagged the lead with 3 to go. Krichau passed Hein with 2 to go, but gave the position back to him the last circuit. The final top 4 were Powell, Hein, Krichau and Moyer.
This was Powell’s first 2016 victory, and came from the 6th spot on the starting grid. “I want to thank Roger for all of the hard work he puts in. He gave us a nice track tonight. Also, thanks to the fans who come out all of the time; it wouldn’t be any fun without them” he said. Powell’s sponsors include King Ranch Customs, Moose Mountain Construction, Blue River Bonsai, Agway Trucking and Fine Line Body and Paint.
The Racesaver IMCA Sprint Car A showed Chase Weiler’s 0, the 5 of Ron Love, Ryan King in the 93 and Keith Dragoo’s 77D the first four after 1 circuit. Doug Lovegrove put the #1 into fourth on lap 2 and moved to second on lap 10 as Shayle Bade took over the 3rd spot. Toby Chapman looped the 7KX on lap 13. Tyler Drueke took fourth on the restart. Bade grabbed second with 11 left and took the lead the next time around. Drueke moved up to second with 9 to go and took the lead 2 laps later when Bade bobbled going into turn 1 and made contact with the wall. She slowed and came to a halt in turn 4 with a severely damaged front end. That made the top 4 Drueke, Weiler, Lovegrove and Bryan. Lovegrove used the restart to take second. Adam Gullion took over fourth from Bryan with 5 to go. The final slowing of action came with 2 to go when Blain Petersen’s 68+1 hit the turn 4 wall hard. Trevor Grossenbacher used the restart to fly into third and took the second position the next lap as Gullion again moved up to fourth. The final top 4 were Drueke, Grossenbacher, Lovegrove and Gullion.
Drueke’s victory came from the 12th starting spot on the initial grid. “I was kind of riding around behind Shayle the whole time, just hanging out and searching for different lines. When we got to first and second I found the middle in 3 and 4. I was just waiting for lapped traffic. Unfortunately she caught the wall, and gave the top spot to me” related Drueke. Drueke’s sponsors include Drueke Trucking and Ranch, Zoz Farms, Jeffrey’s Trucking, Reid’s Farmacy and Agri-Builders.
Next Friday is the annual Rumble In The Bullring as the Amsoil USAC 410 wingless sprint cars invade the high banks of Eagle Raceway for their only 2016 visit to the Cornhusker state. Also racing will be the Sprint Series of Nebraska Racesaver IMCA Sprint cars and the Midwest Classic Stock Cars. Pit gates open at 4 P.M. and pit passes are $30.
Front gates open at 6 P.M. Adult admission is $20, youths 6-12 are $5 and children 5 and under are free. Racing will begin at 7:30.
Then, Saturday evening the weekly IMCA racing will return with the Racesaver IMCA Sprint Cars, Kaplan University IMCA Modifieds, NAPA IMCA Sport Modifieds, Valentino’s IMCA Hobby Stocks and Mountain Dew Kick Start IMCA Sport Compacts on the card.
Pit gates open at 4 P.M. and pit passes are $25.
Front gates open at 5:15, hot laps start at 5:30 and racing begins at 6:30. Adult front gate admission is $10, youths 6-12 are $5 and children 5 and under are free.
RESULTS:
IMCA Hobby Stock 06/18/2016
A Feature:
1. Roy Armstrong (Beatrice, NE), 2. Damon Richards (David City, NE), 3. John Watson (Des Moines, IA), 4. Chad Fegley (Eagle, NE), 5. Justin Busboom (Lincoln, NE), 6. Travis Albracht (Lincoln, NE), 7. Mark McKinney (Omaha, NE), 8. David Carter (Fremont, NE), 9. Kenny Roberts (Lincoln, NE), 10. Luke Nicholson (Omaha, NE), 11. Brett Saathoff (Lincoln, NE), 12. Ben Becher (Lincoln, NE), 13. Jack Phillips (Mitchellville, IA), 14. Sydney Yost (Nebraska City, NE), 15. Tim LaPointe (Lincoln, NE), 16. Cody Leifeld (Bennet, NE), 17. Rick Bradley (Council Bluffs, IA), 18. Tyler Albracht (Eagle, NE), 19. Tyler Jackson (Lincoln, NE), 20. Jeff Watts (Beatrice, NE), 21. Chantel Bade (Lincoln, NE)
Heat 1:
1. Justin Busboom (Lincoln, NE), 2. Tyler Albracht (Eagle, NE), 3. Mark McKinney (Omaha, NE), 4. Roy Armstrong (Beatrice, NE), 5. Chantel Bade (Lincoln, NE), 6. Luke Nicholson (Omaha, NE), 7. David Carter (Fremont, NE)
Heat 2:
1. Travis Albracht (Lincoln, NE), 2. Cody Leifeld (Bennet, NE), 3. Brett Saathoff (Lincoln, NE), 4. Jeff Watts (Beatrice, NE), 5. Jack Phillips (Mitchellville, IA), 6. Tyler Jackson (Lincoln, NE), 7. Tim LaPointe (Lincoln, NE)
Heat 3:
1. Damon Richards (David City, NE), 2. John Watson (Des Moines, IA), 3. Chad Fegley (Eagle, NE), 4. Rick Bradley (Council Bluffs, IA), 5. Ben Becher (Lincoln, NE), 6. Sydney Yost (Nebraska City, NE), 7. Kenny Roberts (Lincoln, NE)
IMCA Modified 06/18/2016
A Feature:
1. Dustin Andersen (Omaha, NE), 2. Nathan Landauer (Davey, NE), 3. Johnny Saathoff (Beatrice, NE), 4. Shane Hiatt (Rising City, NE), 5. Chad Andersen (Omaha, NE), 6. Anthony Roth (Columbus, NE), 7. Bob Zoubek (Dorchester, NE), 8. Jeff Schroyer (Elkhorn, NE), 9. Aaron Pella (Lincoln, NE), 10. Rik Gropp (Lincoln, NE), 11. Justin Wulf (Arlington, NE), 12. Bob Ruisinger (Bennet, NE), 13. Tim Pickens (Bellevue, NE), 14. Doug Deterding (Lincoln, NE), 15. Norm Ziegenbein (Lincoln, NE), 16. Jaxon Saathoff (Beatrice, NE), 17. Jan Korth (Lincoln, NE), 18. Pat Wheeler (Omaha, NE), 19. Jared Deterding (Lincoln, NE), 20. Trevor Baker (Lincoln, NE), 21. Roger Hadan (Bennington, NE)
Heat 1:
1. Shane Hiatt (Rising City, NE), 2. Dustin Andersen (Omaha, NE), 3. Justin Wulf (Arlington, NE), 4. Nathan Landauer (Davey, NE), 5. Tim Pickens (Bellevue, NE), 6. Pat Wheeler (Omaha, NE), 7. Jan Korth (Lincoln, NE)
Heat 2:
1. Anthony Roth (Columbus, NE), 2. Bob Zoubek (Dorchester, NE), 3. Trevor Baker (Lincoln, NE), 4. Johnny Saathoff (Beatrice, NE), 5. Doug Deterding (Lincoln, NE), 6. Jared Deterding (Lincoln, NE), 7. Norm Ziegenbein (Lincoln, NE)
Heat 3:
1. Roger Hadan (Bennington, NE), 2. Rik Gropp (Lincoln, NE), 3. Chad Andersen (Omaha, NE), 4. Jeff Schroyer (Elkhorn, NE), 5. Aaron Pella (Lincoln, NE), 6. Jaxon Saathoff (Beatrice, NE), 7. Bob Ruisinger (Bennet, NE)
IMCA Sport Compact 06/18/2016
A Feature:
1. Tom Powell (Hickman, NE), 2. Shawn Hein (Beatrice, NE), 3. Cole Krichau (Lincoln, NE), 4. Matt Moyer (Gretna, NE), 5. Larry Cronin (Lincoln, NE), 6. Scott Spellmeier (Beatrice, NE), 7. Nick Lindblad (Beatrice, NE), 8. Tim Horsham (Raymond, NE), 9. Fred Johnson (Lincoln, NE), 10. Kyle Owen (Nebraska City, NE), 11. Sarah Cronin (Lincoln, NE), 12. Kyle Grobeck (Omaha, NE), 13. Brian Haller (Lincoln, NE), 14. Michelle Nicholson (Omaha, NE), 15. Melissa Cronin (Lincoln, NE), 16. RJ Maas (Wilbur, NE), 17. Steven Rol (Hastings, NE), 18. Spencer Pavey III (Sterling, NE), 19. Jeremy Bohlen (Percival, IA), 20. Melissa Etherton (Lincoln, NE)
B Feature:
1. Kyle Owen (Nebraska City, NE), 2. Melissa Cronin (Lincoln, NE), 3. Melissa Etherton (Lincoln, NE), 4. Michelle Nicholson (Omaha, NE), 5. Brian Cronin (Lincoln, NE), 6. Justin Callender (Lincoln, NE), 7. Tyler Masek (Raymond, NE), 8. Thomas Miracle (Nebraska City, NE), 9. Rick Hollandsworth (Milford, NE), 10. Jordan Masek (Valparaiso, NE), 11. Chelsea Zysset (Omaha, NE), 12. Tommy Etherton (Lincoln, NE), 13. Jeremey Byfield (Auburn, NE), 14. Kasha Hall (Lincoln, NE), 15. Justin Olsen (Lincoln, NE), 16. Amanda Rhiley (Bennington, NE), 17. Zach Fosler (Eagle, NE)
Heat 1:
1. Kyle Grobeck (Omaha, NE), 2. Nick Lindblad (Beatrice, NE), 3. Cole Krichau (Lincoln, NE), 4. Tim Horsham (Raymond, NE), 5. Melissa Etherton (Lincoln, NE), 6. Michelle Nicholson (Omaha, NE), 7. Justin Callender (Lincoln, NE), 8. Justin Olsen (Lincoln, NE), 9. Chelsea Zysset (Omaha, NE)
Heat 2:
1. RJ Maas (Wilbur, NE), 2. Spencer Pavey III (Sterling, NE), 3. Shawn Hein (Beatrice, NE), 4. Sarah Cronin (Lincoln, NE), 5. Melissa Cronin (Lincoln, NE), 6. Rick Hollandsworth (Milford, NE), 7. Kasha Hall (Lincoln, NE), 8. Amanda Rhiley (Bennington, NE)
Heat 3:
1. Tom Powell (Hickman, NE), 2. Larry Cronin (Lincoln, NE), 3. Matt Moyer (Gretna, NE), 4. Brian Haller (Lincoln, NE), 5. Brian Cronin (Lincoln, NE), 6. Tommy Etherton (Lincoln, NE), 7. Jordan Masek (Valparaiso, NE), 8. Thomas Miracle (Nebraska City, NE)
Heat 4:
1. Scott Spellmeier (Beatrice, NE), 2. Steven Rol (Hastings, NE), 3. Fred Johnson (Lincoln, NE), 4. Jeremy Bohlen (Percival, IA), 5. Kyle Owen (Nebraska City, NE), 6. Jeremey Byfield (Auburn, NE), 7. Tyler Masek (Raymond, NE), 8. Zach Fosler (Eagle, NE)
IMCA SportMod 06/18/2016
A Feature:
1. Anthony Kobus (David City, NE), 2. Gary Saathoff (Beatrice, NE), 3. Shelly Andersen (Lincoln, NE), 4. Arie Schouten (Blair, NE), 5. Randy Fox (Lincoln, NE), 6. Joe Schidler (Omaha, NE), 7. Nate Thompson (Fremont, NE), 8. Adam Armstrong (Beatrice, NE), 9. Trent Roth (Columbus, NE), 10. Jason Harms (David City, NE), 11. Gunnar Pike (South Bend, NE), 12. Mary Lenz (Elmwood, NE), 13. Steve Osmon (Lincoln, NE), 14. Mike Scheinost (Ceresco, NE), 15. Dan Jackson (Crete, NE), 16. Dion Kovar (Rising City, NE), 17. Dana Deeke (Waverly, NE), 18. Adam Vrbka (Eagle, NE), 19. Derek Hall (Lincoln, NE), 20. Nick Beckman (Lincoln, NE)
B Feature:
1. Adam Vrbka (Eagle, NE), 2. Trent Roth (Columbus, NE), 3. Jason Harms (David City, NE), 4. Steve Osmon (Lincoln, NE), 5. Troy Sanford (Lincoln, NE), 6. Sean Manning (Bennington, NE), 7. James Hines (Bellevue, NE), 8. Shane Hennessy (Alvo, NE), 9. Brandon Clough (Wallace, NE), 10. Terry Callender (Lincoln, NE), 11. Jason Heaps (Lincoln, NE), 12. Braydon Latture (Omaha, NE), 13. Justin Beemer (Waterloo, NE), 14. Tanner Winberg (Broken Bow, NE), 15. Jeremy Noonan (Dorchester, NE), 16. Jeremy Peckham (Lincoln, NE), 17. Lance Todd (Lincoln, NE), 18. Ken Eckhoff (Hooper, NE), 19. Jeremy Baker (Nebraska City, NE), 20. Robert Draper (Valparaiso, NE)
Heat 1:
1. Dana Deeke (Waverly, NE), 2. Derek Hall (Lincoln, NE), 3. Randy Fox (Lincoln, NE), 4. Mike Scheinost (Ceresco, NE), 5. James Hines (Bellevue, NE), 6. Adam Vrbka (Eagle, NE), 7. Shane Hennessy (Alvo, NE), 8. Lance Todd (Lincoln, NE), 9. Tanner Winberg (Broken Bow, NE)
Heat 2:
1. Adam Armstrong (Beatrice, NE), 2. Nate Thompson (Fremont, NE), 3. Arie Schouten (Blair, NE), 4. Gunnar Pike (South Bend, NE), 5. Jason Heaps (Lincoln, NE), 6. Robert Draper (Valparaiso, NE), 7. Sean Manning (Bennington, NE), 8. Steve Osmon (Lincoln, NE), 9. Jeremy Baker (Nebraska City, NE)
Heat 3:
1. Anthony Kobus (David City, NE), 2. Joe Schidler (Omaha, NE), 3. Shelly Andersen (Lincoln, NE), 4. Dion Kovar (Rising City, NE), 5. Brandon Clough (Wallace, NE), 6. Jason Harms (David City, NE), 7. Troy Sanford (Lincoln, NE), 8. Jeremy Noonan (Dorchester, NE), 9. Braydon Latture (Omaha, NE)
Heat 4:
1. Nick Beckman (Lincoln, NE), 2. Gary Saathoff (Beatrice, NE), 3. Dan Jackson (Crete, NE), 4. Mary Lenz (Elmwood, NE), 5. Terry Callender (Lincoln, NE), 6. Justin Beemer (Waterloo, NE), 7. Trent Roth (Columbus, NE), 8. Ken Eckhoff (Hooper, NE), 9. Jeremy Peckham (Lincoln, NE)
IMCA Sprint 06/18/2016
A Feature:
1. Tyler Drueke (Eagle, NE), 2. Trevor Grossenbacher (Hickman, NE), 3. Doug Lovegrove (Waverly, NE), 4. Adam Gullion (Lincoln, NE), 5. Mike Boston (Lincoln, NE), 6. Chase Weiler (Lincoln, NE), 7. Clint Benson (Papillion, NE), 8. Nick Bryan (Lincoln, NE), 9. Jason Martin (Lincoln, NE), 10. Keith Dragoo (Lincoln, NE), 11. Shon Pointer (Grand Island, NE), 12. Nate Weiler (Omaha, NE), 13. Gene Ackland (Martell, NE), 14. Terry Richards (Denton, NE), 15. Matt Richards (Lincoln, NE), 16. Ryan King (Bennet, NE), 17. Toby Chapman (Panama, NE), 18. Ron Love (Lincoln, NE), 19. Boyd Peterson (Ithaca, NE), 20. Jimmy Grasso (Omaha, NE), 21. Blain Petersen (Essex, IA), 22. Shayle Bade (Lincoln, ne)
Heat 1:
1. Nick Bryan (Lincoln, NE), 2. Adam Gullion (Lincoln, NE), 3. Ron Love (Lincoln, NE), 4. Tyler Drueke (Eagle, NE), 5. Blain Petersen (Essex, IA), 6. Toby Chapman (Panama, NE), 7. Terry Richards (Denton, NE), 8. Jimmy Grasso (Omaha, NE)
Heat 2:
1. Ryan King (Bennet, NE), 2. Chase Weiler (Lincoln, NE), 3. Shon Pointer (Grand Island, NE), 4. Doug Lovegrove (Waverly, NE), 5. Clint Benson (Papillion, NE), 6. Nate Weiler (Omaha, NE), 7. Trevor Grossenbacher (Hickman, NE)
Heat 3:
1. Keith Dragoo (Lincoln, NE), 2. Shayle Bade (Lincoln, ne), 3. Gene Ackland (Martell, NE), 4. Mike Boston (Lincoln, NE), 5. Matt Richards (Lincoln, NE), 6. Jason Martin (Lincoln, NE), 7. Boyd Peterson (Ithaca, NE)
