Noonan, Hiatt, Drueke, Hall & Krichau take the Checkers at Eagle Raceway’s Season Finale

Noonan, Hiatt, Drueke, Hall & Krichau take the Checkers at Eagle Raceway’s Season Finale

By Greg Soukup

I am not sure which was better last night as Coors Light and the Nebraska Lottery presented the Eagle Shootout at Eagle Raceway. Was it the perfect weather, or was it the fantastic racing as all 5 classes competed for one final time to determine who would be crowned the points champions? My vote would be for both of those as they made for a fitting finale to a great season!!!

Luckily, there were no significant problems in the preliminary racing.

The first A Main was for the Coors Light IMCA Sportmods and saw Bobby Draper’s 62, the 11H of Nick Morris, Dana Deeke in the 36 and the 51 of Mike Scheinost out front of lap 1. Gary Saathoff passed Scheinost on lap 2 putting the 96 into fourth and moved up to third on lap 4. Trevor Noonan passed Deeke on lap 9 in his #66. Noonan and Saathoff both advanced one position the next lap to move to third and second the next time around. Adam Vrbka cracked the top 4 two laps later in his 7V. Noonan moved up to second with 6 to go. Trevor Baker put the 25! Into fourth the next circuit. There were 5 to go when Rich Flock looped his 88F to the infield in turns 1 & 2 for a caution. Noonan grabbed the lead on the restart with Saathoff moving to second. Matt Andrews put the 22 past Baker the next lap but lost the spot back to him the next time around. Baker moved up to third after another lap. The final time around saw Cole Wayman put the 18W into the fourth spot. The final top 4 were Noonan, Saathoff, Baker and Wayman. With his fourth-place finish Cole Wayman clinched the points championship, his first at Eagle Raceway.

The Valentino’s IMCA Hobby Stock feature’s first circuit had Brad Schreiner out front in the 10 with Michael Wade’s 12 second, the 13T of Tyler Jackson third and Neil Pella fourth in the 3N. Pella moved to third the next lap but his pass was negated when Tyler Saathoff’s 16T got together with another racer, climbed the back stretch wall and ended up rolling over. Don Hall took advantage of the restart to move his 92 into fourth. 2 laps later Brett Saathoff’s 11B and the 85 of Albert Kiihne got together on the back stretch and spun out. Saathoff’s racer went off on the hook but Kiihne continued. Hall advanced to third on the restart. Schreiner came to a halt at the top of turn 4 the next lap with extensive damage to his right front wheel. That moved Wade to the lead, Hall to second, Jackson to third and Ben Becher’s B4 to fourth. The restart was called back when Schreiner’s car stopped in the pit entrance and had to be assisted to his pit. Becher moved up to third 1 lap after the restart. Hall took over the lead with 9 to go and Becher followed him to second 2 laps later. The top four remained unchanged to the finish with Hall winning, Becher second, Wade third and Jackson fourth. Despite having a transmission failure during the race, leading to a 17th place finish Jeff Ware repeated as the points champion for the class.

Scott Bivens’ S56 led the first circuit of the feature for the Nebraska Lottery IMCA Modifieds. Justin Wulf’s 86 was second, Rik Gropp in the V45 third and Nathan Landauer’s 11N fourth. Clint Homan passed Landauer on lap 2 for fourth in the 27 and moved to third on lap 4 as Shane Hiatt put the 21H into fourth. Hiatt got around Homan for third on lap 7. Wulf fell back to fourth the next lap and the hit the front stretch wall, bringing out the yellow flag and putting the 24T of Terry Hurt into fourth. 1 lap after the restart Hiatt passed Homan for second and snagged the lead the next lap. Hurt spun with 8 to go and Dan Nelson’s 19XX inherited the fourth spot. Kyle Owens’ 10K and the 25 of Nick Snyder spun in turns 3 and 4 with 6 to go and the yellow lights were lit in the corners again. Jordan Grabouski put his 30 into fourth with 5 to go and moved up to third 2 laps later. Brandon Verbeek looped the 4B in turn 3 the next lap to slow the action again. Grabouski used the restart to move to second. The final top 4 were Hiatt, Grabouski, Homan and Anthony Roth who took fourth in the waning laps. Grabouski repeated as the points champion.

The ATV Motorsports IMCA Sport Compact A Main saw Ray Harrington’s 70, the 88K of RJ Maas, Jeremy Bohlen’s 10J and the 35X of Cole Krichau the top 4 of lap 1. Dillon Richards’ 19, the 52D of Devin Bruce and Cullen Gossage’s 21M came to a halt in turn four on lap 2 for a caution. Maas took over the lead on the restart with Krichau moving to second, Harrington third and Bohlen fourth. There were 10 circuits left when Drake Bohlmeyer put the 24 into fourth. Bohlmeyer moved to third the next lap as Krichau took over the lead. The final change in the top 4 came 2 laps later as Bohlmeyer passed Maas for second. The checkered flag lap saw Krichau, Bohlmeyer, Maas and Bohlen the top 4. Third place on the night was enough for Maas to be awarded the points crown.

The last A Feature was for the Duros Dent Works IMCA Racesaver Sprint Cars. The initial start was called back when Boyd Peterson’s 57B and the 10D of Dan Nekolite made contact in turn 4 with Nekolite spinning out. After a complete restart Toby Chapman put the 7 out front of the first official lap with Brandon Horton’s 1B, Peterson and Chase Weiler’s 0 rounding out the top 4. Weiler passed Peterson for third on lap 3. Shayle Helget put the 03 into fourth on lap 7 as Weiler advanced to second. Tyler Drueke cracked the top 4 the next time around in the #12. Joey Danley’s #14 slowed the next lap to bring out a caution. At that time, the top 4 were Chapman, Weiler, Horton and Drueke. A lap after the restart Horton got past Weiler for second. There were 14 laps remaining when Drueke began his march to the front, advancing to third and then taking the second spot a lap later. Weiler moved back to third with 10 to go but lost the spot back to Horton 5 laps later. Trevor Grossenbacher put the #22 into fourth the next time around. Drueke used the high line to pass Chapman with just 3 laps left and held on for the win. The top 4 were Drueke, Chapman, Horton and Grossenbacher. Despite missing a transfer spot from the B Feature by inches, Adam Gullion managed to rack up enough points in the B to finally claim his very first points championship.

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RESULTS:

IMCA Hobby Stock A-Feature

1. Don Hall Jr Lincoln, Ne. 2. Ben Becher Lincoln, Ne. 3. Michael Wade Dorchester, Ne. 4. Tyler Jackson Lincoln, Ne. 5. Brooke Fluckiger Columbus, Ne. 6. Neil Pella Adams, Ne. 7. David Carter Fremont, Ne. 8. Brint Lemke Lincoln, Ne. 9. Tristan Grape(r) Columbus, Ne. 10. Albert Kiihne Lincoln, Ne. 11. Jamie Richards(r) Rising City, Ne. 12. Ryan Gilland Sterling, Ne. 13. Nick Beckman Lincoln, Ne. 14. Michael Hansen Weeping Water, Ne. 15. Khrysta Stransky Lincoln, Ne. 16. Brad Schreiner Weeping Water, Ne. 17. Jeff Ware Columbus, Ne. 18. Brett Saathoff Lincoln, Ne. 19. Tyler Saathoff Holland, Ne. 20. Troy Dowty Fremont, Ne.

IMCA Hobby Stock B-Feature

1. Michael Hansen Weeping Water, Ne. 2. Tristan Grape(r) Columbus, Ne. 3. Ryan Gilland Sterling, Ne. 4. Troy Dowty Fremont, Ne. 5. Jared Jackson Lincoln, Ne. 6. Jeff Oehm(r) Eagle, Ne. 7. Kile Casteel Roca, Ne. 8. Robert Gould Eagle, Ne. 9. Adam Wasserman Fairbury, Ne. 10. Chantel Bade Lincoln, Ne. 11. Tim Lapointe Lincoln, Ne. DNS. Jeff Watts Beatrice, Ne. DNS. Claton Peters Waco, Ne. DNS. Scott Santee Omaha, Ne.

IMCA Hobby Stock Heat 1

1. Brett Saathoff Lincoln, Ne. 2. David Carter Fremont, Ne. 3. Tyler Saathoff Holland, Ne. 4. Jamie Richards(r) Rising City, Ne. 5. Troy Dowty Fremont, Ne. 6. Chantel Bade Lincoln, Ne. 7. Jeff Oehm(r) Eagle, Ne.

IMCA Hobby Stock Heat 2

1. Tyler Jackson Lincoln, Ne. 2. Neil Pella Adams, Ne. 3. Brooke Fluckiger Columbus, Ne. 4. Jeff Ware Columbus, Ne. 5. Tristan Grape(r) Columbus, Ne. 6. Ryan Gilland Sterling, Ne. 7. Claton Peters Waco, Ne.

IMCA Hobby Stock Heat 3

1. Albert Kiihne Lincoln, Ne. 2. Khrysta Stransky Lincoln, Ne. 3. Ben Becher Lincoln, Ne. 4. Brint Lemke Lincoln, Ne. 5. Jeff Watts Beatrice, Ne. 6. Tim Lapointe Lincoln, Ne. 7. Robert Gould Eagle, Ne. 8. Scott Santee Omaha, Ne.

IMCA Hobby Stock Heat 4

1. Don Hall Jr Lincoln, Ne. 2. Brad Schreiner Weeping Water, Ne. 3. Michael Wade Dorchester, Ne. 4. Nick Beckman Lincoln, Ne. 5. Michael Hansen Weeping Water, Ne. 6. Kile Casteel Roca, Ne. 7. Adam Wasserman Fairbury, Ne. 8. Jared Jackson Lincoln, Ne.

IMCA Modified A-Feature

1. Shane Hiatt Rising City, Ne. 2. Jordan Grabouski Beatrice, Ne. 3. Clint Homan Bellevue, Ne. 4. Anthony Roth Columbus, Ne. 5. Dan Nelson Holmesville, Ne. 6. Scott Bivens Ceresco, Ne. 7. Nathan Landauer Davey, Ne. 8. Mike Densberger Lincoln, Ne. 9. Johnny Saathoff Beatrice, Ne. 10. Rik Gropp Lincoln, Ne. 11. Bob Zoubek Dorchester, Ne. 12. Chad Andersen Ft Calhoun, Ne. 13. Trey Duensing(r) Byron, Ne. 14. Bob Ruisinger Bennet, Ne. 15. Nate Thompson Fremont, Ne. 16. Nick Snyder(r) Beatrice, Ne. 17. Kyle Owen(r) Nebraska City, Ne. 18. Brandon Verbeek Hickman, Ne. 19. Jaxon Saathoff Beatrice, Ne. 20. Terry Hurt Ft. Calhoun, Ne. 21. Justin Wulf Arlington, Ne.

IMCA Modified B-Feature

1. Chad Andersen Ft Calhoun, Ne. 2. Bob Zoubek Dorchester, Ne. 3. Bob Ruisinger Bennet, Ne. 4. Kyle Owen(r) Nebraska City, Ne. 5. Nick Snyder(r) Beatrice, Ne. 6. Brandon Verbeek Hickman, Ne. 7. Ryan Sample(r) Lincoln, Ne. 8. Norm Ziegenbein Lincoln, Ne. 9. Andrew Bowman Lincoln, Ne. 10. Rodney Stopak Omaha, Ne. 11. Jared Deterding Lincoln, Ne. 12. Randy Herrmann Saletha, Ks. DNS. Aaron Pella Lincoln, Ne.

IMCA Modified Heat 1

1. Terry Hurt Ft. Calhoun, Ne. 2. Dan Nelson Holmesville, Ne. 3. Rik Gropp Lincoln, Ne. 4. Jordan Grabouski Beatrice, Ne. 5. Mike Densberger Lincoln, Ne. 6. Bob Zoubek Dorchester, Ne. 7. Jared Deterding Lincoln, Ne. 8. Brandon Verbeek Hickman, Ne. 9. Andrew Bowman Lincoln, Ne. 10. Kyle Owen(r) Nebraska City, Ne.

IMCA Modified Heat 2

1. Scott Bivens Ceresco, Ne. 2. Jaxon Saathoff Beatrice, Ne. 3. Shane Hiatt Rising City, Ne. 4. Nate Thompson Fremont, Ne. 5. Johnny Saathoff Beatrice, Ne. 6. Bob Ruisinger Bennet, Ne. 7. Nick Snyder(r) Beatrice, Ne. 8. Ryan Sample(r) Lincoln, Ne. 9. Aaron Pella Lincoln, Ne.

IMCA Modified Heat 3

1. Justin Wulf Arlington, Ne. 2. Clint Homan Bellevue, Ne. 3. Anthony Roth Columbus, Ne. 4. Nathan Landauer Davey, Ne. 5. Trey Duensing(r) Byron, Ne. 6. Chad Andersen Ft Calhoun, Ne. 7. Rodney Stopak Omaha, Ne. 8. Randy Herrmann Saletha, Ks. 9. Norm Ziegenbein Lincoln, Ne.

IMCA Sport Compact A-Feature

1. Cole Krichau Lincoln, Ne. 2. Drake Bohlmeyer Beatrice, Ne. 3. Rj Maas Wilber, Ne. 4. Jeremy Bohlen Percival, Ia. 5. Tyler Masek Raymond, Ne. 6. Tim Horsham Raymond, Ne. 7. Ray Harrington Lincoln, Ne. 8. Dan Markham Plattsmouth, Ne. 9. Dave Kappel Junction City, Ks. 10. James Mesenbrink(r) Lincoln, Ne. 11. Devin Bruce Bennet, Ne. 12. Josh Young Beatrice, Ne. 13. Steve Phillips(r) Lincoln, Ne. 14. Cullen Gossage Onawa, In. 15. Brian Haller Hastings, Ne. 16. Kasha Hall Lincoln, Ne. 17. Dillon Richards Beatrice, Ne.

IMCA Sport Compact Heat 1

1. Ray Harrington Lincoln, Ne. 2. Dave Kappel Junction City, Ks. 3. James Mesenbrink(r) Lincoln, Ne. 4. Rj Maas Wilber, Ne. 5. Tyler Masek Raymond, Ne. 6. Tim Horsham Raymond, Ne. 7. Cullen Gossage Onawa, In. 8. Kasha Hall Lincoln, Ne. 9. Brian Haller Hastings, Ne.

IMCA Sport Compact Heat 2

1. Devin Bruce Bennet, Ne. 2. Dillon Richards Beatrice, Ne. 3. Jeremy Bohlen Percival, Ia. 4. Josh Young Beatrice, Ne. 5. Cole Krichau Lincoln, Ne. 6. Drake Bohlmeyer Beatrice, Ne. 7. Steve Phillips(r) Lincoln, Ne. 8. Dan Markham Plattsmouth, Ne.

IMCA SportMod A-Feature

1. Trevor Noonan Dorchester, Ne. 2. Gary Saathoff Beatrice, Ne. 3. Trevor Baker Crete, Ne. 4. Cole Wayman Lincoln, Ne. 5. Bobby Draper Valparaiso, Ne. 6. Matthew Andrews Malcolm, Ne. 7. Adam Vrbka Eagle, Ne. 8. Braydon Latture Omaha, Ne. 9. Nick Morris Bellevue, Ne. 10. Joe Feyen Plattsmouth, Ne. 11. Roger Sluka Lincoln, Ne. 12. Dion Kovar Rising City, Ne. 13. Dana Deeke Waverly, Ne. 14. Mike Scheinost Ceresco, Ne. 15. Mary Lenz Lincoln, Ne. 16. John Allensworth Sr.(r) Omaha, Ne. 17. Noah Williams(r) Ashland, Ne. 18. Rich Flock Malcolm, Ne. 19. Taylor Metz Washington, Ks. 20. Shawn Harker Nebraska City, Ne.

IMCA SportMod B-Feature

1. Trevor Baker Crete, Ne. 2. Mary Lenz Lincoln, Ne. 3. Dion Kovar Rising City, Ne. 4. Roger Sluka Lincoln, Ne. 5. Shawn Hein(r) Beatrice, Ne. 6. James Hines Bellevue, Ne. 7. Shawn Davis Burr, Ne. 8. Jeremy Down Nebraska City, Ne. 9. Hunter Weber Council Bluffs, Ne. 10. Melissa Latture Omaha, Ne. 11. Steffen Oaks(r) Lincoln, Ne. 12. A.j. Oaks Lincoln, Ne.

IMCA SportMod C-Feature

1. Dion Kovar Rising City, Ne. 2. Steffen Oaks(r) Lincoln, Ne. 3. Roger Sluka Lincoln, Ne. 4. Shawn Davis Burr, Ne. 5. Ford Rohde(rodey) Hooper, Ne. 6. Brandon Baker Omaha, Ne. 7. Amber Cook Lincoln, Ne. 8. McLain Reed(r) Lincoln, Ne. 9. Michael Towle(r) Douglas, Ne. 10. Ahnna Schouten Omaha, Ne. 11. Shawn Pospisil(r) Lincoln, Ne. DNS. Andrew Hille Crete, Ne. DNS. Breanna Pfanstiel Lincoln, Ne.

IMCA SportMod Heat 1

1. Shawn Harker Nebraska City, Ne. 2. Matthew Andrews Malcolm, Ne. 3. Gary Saathoff Beatrice, Ne. 4. Noah Williams(r) Ashland, Ne. 5. Melissa Latture Omaha, Ne. 6. Hunter Weber Council Bluffs, Ne. 7. Andrew Hille Crete, Ne. 8. Ford Rohde(rodey) Hooper, Ne. 9. Breanna Pfanstiel Lincoln, Ne. 10. Brandon Baker Omaha, Ne.

IMCA SportMod Heat 2

1. Bobby Draper Valparaiso, Ne. 2. Mike Scheinost Ceresco, Ne. 3. Dana Deeke Waverly, Ne. 4. Cole Wayman Lincoln, Ne. 5. Mary Lenz Lincoln, Ne. 6. James Hines Bellevue, Ne. 7. Dion Kovar Rising City, Ne. 8. Steffen Oaks(r) Lincoln, Ne. 9. Shawn Pospisil(r) Lincoln, Ne.

IMCA SportMod Heat 3

1. Taylor Metz Washington, Ks. 2. Joe Feyen Plattsmouth, Ne. 3. Trevor Noonan Dorchester, Ne. 4. John Allensworth Sr.(r) Omaha, Ne. 5. Jeremy Down Nebraska City, Ne. 6. Shawn Hein(r) Beatrice, Ne. 7. Amber Cook Lincoln, Ne. 8. Michael Towle(r) Douglas, Ne. 9. Ahnna Schouten Omaha, Ne.

IMCA SportMod Heat 4

1. Adam Vrbka Eagle, Ne. 2. Braydon Latture Omaha, Ne. 3. Nick Morris Bellevue, Ne. 4. Rich Flock Malcolm, Ne. 5. Trevor Baker Crete, Ne. 6. A.j. Oaks Lincoln, Ne. 7. Shawn Davis Burr, Ne. 8. Roger Sluka Lincoln, Ne. 9. McLain Reed(r) Lincoln, Ne.

IMCA Sprint A-Feature

1. Tyler Drueke Eagle, Ne. 2. Toby Chapman Panama, Ne. 3. Brandon Horton Waterloo, Ne. 4. Trevor Grossenbacher Panama, Ne. 5. Cody Ledger Omaha, Ne. 6. Jason Danley Lincoln, Ne. 7. Chase Weiler Lincoln, Ne. 8. Gene Ackland Martell, Ne. 9. Jay Russell Wathena, Ks. 10. Shayle Helget Lincoln, Ne. 11. Doug Lovegrove Waverly, Ne. 12. Clint Benson Papillion, Ne. 13. Mike Boston Lincoln, Ne. 14. Stuart Snyder Lincoln, Ne. 15. Nathan Weiler Lavista, Ne. 16. Boyd Peterson Ithaca, Ne. 17. Tim Fricke Lincoln, Ne. 18. Dan Nekolite O’neill, Ne. 19. Jordan Grabouski Beatrice, Ne. 20. Joey Danley Lincoln, Ne.

IMCA Sprint B-Feature

1. Jason Danley Lincoln, Ne. 2. Trevor Grossenbacher Panama, Ne. 3. Cody Ledger Omaha, Ne. 4. Nathan Weiler Lavista, Ne. 5. Adam Gullion Lincoln, Ne. 6. Mark Pace Lincoln, Ne. 7. Ryan King Bennet, Ne. 8. Neil Nickolite Bellwood, Ne. 9. Trey Gropp Lincoln, Ne. 10. Kade Higday Pleasant Hill, Ia. 11. Tim Hilfiker Greenwood, Ne. 12. Troy Sanford(r) Lincoln, Ne.

IMCA Sprint C-Feature

1. Trey Gropp Lincoln, Ne. 2. Mark Pace Lincoln, Ne. 3. Neil Nickolite Bellwood, Ne. 4. Kade Higday Pleasant Hill, Ia. 5. Andrew Jackson Fremont, Ne. 6. Dwight Carter Lincoln, Ne. 7. Jeff Reiman Ft. Worth, Tx. DNS. Mike Moore Des Moines, Ia. DNS. Nate Johnson Hastings, Ne.

IMCA Sprint Heat 1

1. Tim Fricke Lincoln, Ne. 2. Chase Weiler Lincoln, Ne. 3. Clint Benson Papillion, Ne. 4. Jay Russell Wathena, Ks. 5. Trevor Grossenbacher Panama, Ne. 6. Nathan Weiler Lavista, Ne. 7. Trey Gropp Lincoln, Ne. 8. Kade Higday Pleasant Hill, Ia. 9. Jeff Reiman Ft. Worth, Tx.

IMCA Sprint Heat 2

1. Boyd Peterson Ithaca, Ne. 2. Shayle Helget Lincoln, Ne. 3. Brandon Horton Waterloo, Ne. 4. Doug Lovegrove Waverly, Ne. 5. Cody Ledger Omaha, Ne. 6. Adam Gullion Lincoln, Ne. 7. Mark Pace Lincoln, Ne. 8. Dwight Carter Lincoln, Ne.

IMCA Sprint Heat 3

1. Jordan Grabouski Beatrice, Ne. 2. Mike Boston Lincoln, Ne. 3. Tyler Drueke Eagle, Ne. 4. Gene Ackland Martell, Ne. 5. Tim Hilfiker Greenwood, Ne. 6. Troy Sanford(r) Lincoln, Ne. 7. Andrew Jackson Fremont, Ne. 8. Mike Moore Des Moines, Ia.

IMCA Sprint Heat 4

1. Stuart Snyder Lincoln, Ne. 2. Dan Nekolite O’neill, Ne. 3. Toby Chapman Panama, Ne. 4. Joey Danley Lincoln, Ne. 5. Jason Danley Lincoln, Ne. 6. Ryan King Bennet, Ne. 7. Neil Nickolite Bellwood, Ne. 8. Nate Johnson Hastings, Ne.

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