By Bob Wilson
McCarl shows WoO how to run the Knoxville oval
KNOXVILLE, Iowa (June 27) Home-grown Altoona (Iowa) driver, Terry McCarl led flag to flag as he swept to a feature event win during the World of Outlaws (WoO) Knoxville Raceway Shootout. McCarl led the entire 25-lap event and did it in track record fashion.
McCarl, who started on the pole of the race, had his hands full during the opening laps with fellow front row starter Kraig Kinser. The two raced side by side for the first five laps with McCarl taking the low line and Kinser just a line higher with near-perfect track conditions. At lap five McCarl could claim a fifteen car-length advantage as the front runners were racing the big Knoxville half-mile oval in just over fifteen seconds per lap.
With no caution flags the top runners came upon lap traffic in a hurry and encountered the back markers on lap nine. That is when Kinser fought his way back into contention as did third running Lucas Wolfe. Behind this trio was Steve Kinser, Donny Schatz and Don Droud, Jr.
By lap 15, Kinser was only five car lengths behind the fleet McCarl due to heavy lap traffic. It stayed close like that for nearly five laps until Kinser became trapped behind several slower cars and McCarl was able to pull away once again.
Lap 20 saw both Steve Kinser and Schatz get around Wolfe as the 2008 WoO Rookie of the Year began to drift backward in the waning laps. A couple of laps later Schatz passed Steve as well as his son, Kraig. By this point in the race the reigning Knoxville Nationals champion was running out of laps.
McCarl came across the finish line some 20 car lengths ahead of Schatz for his 44th career win here placing him fourth on the all-time winners’ list, just one ahead of the great Earl Wagner. Kraig Kinser held for third followed by Steve Kinser. Fifth went to Jason Sides who started 12th. Rounding out the top ten finishers were Jason Meyers, Wolfe, Johnny Herrera, Droud, Jr. and Tim Kaeding.
The companion division 360 sprints saw Clint Garner take his fourth feature event win here. Pole sitter Tasker Phillips lead the first three laps before Garner grabbed the point and lead to the finish.
The first four laps saw two red flag conditions as first Chad Humston crashed his sprinter when he experienced sudden pressure loss in a tire. Jon Corbin was the next victim when he crashed into the turn four fence.
On the restart for lap five, 360 Knoxvile rookie contender Jonathon Cornell registered a fourth place position after starting 16th. That is all he would advance as the race went non-stop to the finish after that as Garner won going away.
Phillips placed a career best in second, Nate VanHaaften took a career best in third and Cornell finished in fourth. Dustin Selvage was fifth. David Hall, Matt Moro, Dennis Moore, Jr., Jon Agan and Gregg Bakker completed the top ten finishers.
A total of 35 360 sprinters and 41 410 sprinters competed on the evening.
KNOXVILLE RACEWAY, Knoxville, IA
June 27, 2009
410 RESULTS
Time Trial, 1. Jason Meyers, Clovis CA, 14.866; 2. Bronson Maeschen, Knoxville IA, 14.887; 3. Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg PA, 14.894; 4. Donny Schatz, Fargo ND, 14.897; 5. Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque NM, 14.92; 6. Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City IA, 15.04; 7. Jason Sides, Bartlett TN, 15.045; 8. Joey Saldana, Brownsburg IN, 15.052; 9. Steve Kinser, Bloomington IN, 15.077; 10. Terry McCarl, Altoona IA, 15.111; 11. Kraig Kinser, Bloomington IN, 15.113; 12. Billy Alley, Lincoln NE, 15.127; 13. Kerry Madsen, Sydney, NSW, Aust. , 15.143; 14. Tim Kaeding, San Jose CA, 15.145; 15. Don Droud Jr., Lincoln NE, 15.187; 16. Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington IA, 15.193; 17. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO, 15.194; 18. Danny Lasoski, Dover MO, 15.194; 19. Seth Brahmer, Wisner NE, 15.218; 20. Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale TX, 15.23; 21. Wayne Johnson, Knoxville IA, 15.23; 22. Dusty Zomer, Brandon SD, 15.233; 23. Calvin Landis, Knoxville IA, 15.234; 24. Brian Ellenberger, Butler PA, 15.279; 25. Craig Dollansky, Elk River MN, 15.281; 26. Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust. , 15.284; 27. Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks ND, 15.29; 28. Jac Haudenschild, Wooster OH, 15.299; 29. Rager Phillips, Pleasantville IA, 15.335; 30. Davey Heskin, St. Michael MN, 15.371; 31. Ryan Anderson, Charter Oak IA, 15.372; 32. Austin McCarl, (R) Altoona IA, 15.386; 33. Garry Brazier, Sydney, NSW, Aust. , 15.388; 34. Chris Morgan, (R) Topeka KS, 15.41; 35. Mike Moore, Des Moines IA, 15.411; 36. Scott Winters, Butterfield MN, 15.447; 37. Brant OBanion, Norfolk NE, 15.537; 38. Pete Crall, (R) DeSoto KS, 15.577; 39. Bob Weuve, Newton IA, 15.811; 40. Skip Jackson, Sydney, NSW, Aust. , 19.54; 41. Sammy Swindell, Germantown TN, No Time;
Heat 1, 8 laps, 2:02.3: 1. Steve Kinser, Bloomington IN; 2. Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque NM; 3. Jason Meyers, Clovis CA; 4. Kerry Madsen, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 5. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO; 6. Rager Phillips, Pleasantville IA; 7. Craig Dollansky, Elk River MN; 8. Garry Brazier, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 9. Brant OBanion, Norfolk NE; 10. Wayne Johnson, Knoxville IA;
Heat 2, 8 laps, No Time: 1. Terry McCarl, Altoona IA; 2. Tim Kaeding, San Jose CA; 3. Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City IA; 4. Dusty Zomer, Brandon SD; 5. Danny Lasoski, Dover MO; 6. Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust. ; 7. Bronson Maeschen, Knoxville IA; 8. Chris Morgan, (R) Topeka KS; 9. Davey Heskin, St. Michael MN; 10. Pete Crall, (R) DeSoto KS;
Heat 3, 8 laps, 2:02.3: 1. Don Droud Jr., Lincoln NE; 2. Kraig Kinser, Bloomington IN; 3. Jason Sides, Bartlett TN; 4. Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg PA; 5. Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks ND; 6. Seth Brahmer, Wisner NE; 7. Calvin Landis, Knoxville IA; 8. Mike Moore, Des Moines IA; 9. Ryan Anderson, Charter Oak IA; 10. Bob Weuve, Newton IA;
Heat 4, 8 laps, 2:02.5: 1. Donny Schatz, Fargo ND; 2. Billy Alley, Lincoln NE; 3. Joey Saldana, Brownsburg IN; 4. Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale TX; 5. Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington IA; 6. Jac Haudenschild, Wooster OH; 7. Sammy Swindell, Germantown TN; 8. Brian Ellenberger, Butler PA; 9. Austin McCarl, (R) Altoona IA; 10. Scott Winters, Butterfield MN;
Dash, 6 laps, 1:32.1 NEW TRACK RECORD: 1. Terry McCarl, Altoona IA; 2. Kraig Kinser, Bloomington IN; 3. Steve Kinser, Bloomington IN; 4. Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg PA; 5. Donny Schatz, Fargo ND; 6. Don Droud Jr., Lincoln NE; 7. Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque NM; 8. Billy Alley, Lincoln NE; 9. Jason Meyers, Clovis CA; 10. Tim Kaeding, San Jose CA;
B Feature, 12 laps, No Time: 1. Wayne Johnson, Knoxville IA; 2. Seth Brahmer, Wisner NE; 3. Craig Dollansky, Elk River MN; 4. Calvin Landis, Knoxville IA; 5. Brian Ellenberger, Butler PA; 6. Sammy Swindell, Germantown TN; 7. Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust. ; 8. Ryan Anderson, Charter Oak IA; 9. Rager Phillips, Pleasantville IA; 10. Davey Heskin, St. Michael MN; 11. Garry Brazier, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 12. Jac Haudenschild, Wooster OH; 13. Scott Winters, Butterfield MN; 14. Mike Moore, Des Moines IA; 15. Chris Morgan, (R) Topeka KS; 16. Austin McCarl, (R) Altoona IA; 17. Pete Crall, (R) DeSoto KS; 18. Brant OBanion, Norfolk NE;
A Feature, 25 laps, 6:53.8 NEW TRACK RECORD: 1. Terry McCarl, Altoona IA; 2. Donny Schatz, Fargo ND; 3. Kraig Kinser, Bloomington IN; 4. Steve Kinser, Bloomington IN; 5. Jason Sides, Bartlett TN; 6. Jason Meyers, Clovis CA; 7. Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg PA; 8. Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque NM; 9. Don Droud Jr., Lincoln NE; 10. Tim Kaeding, San Jose CA; 11. Danny Lasoski, Dover MO; 12. Kerry Madsen, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 13. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO; 14. Joey Saldana, Brownsburg IN; 15. Billy Alley, Lincoln NE; 16. Wayne Johnson, Knoxville IA; 17. Craig Dollansky, Elk River MN; 18. Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale TX; 19. Jac Haudenschild, Wooster OH; 20. Dusty Zomer, Brandon SD; 21. Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City IA; 22. Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks ND; 23. Brian Ellenberger, Butler PA; 24. Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington IA; 25. Seth Brahmer, Wisner NE; 26. Calvin Landis, Knoxville IA; Lap Leaders: McCarl 1-25
360 RESULTS
Heat 1, 7 laps, 1:55.1: 1. Chad Humston, (R) Giltner NE; 2. Travis Cram, Snohomish WA; 3. Matt Moro, Ankeny IA; 4. Nate Van Haaften, Otley IA; 5. Dennis Moore Jr., Grinnell IA; 6. Josh Padellford, (R) Pleasantville IA; 7. Jeff Heffner, Denver CO; 8. Nate Mosher, Prairie City IA; 9. Lou Kennedy Jr., Winnipeg, MB, Can. ;
Heat 2, 7 laps, 1:54.8: 1. Ryan Roberts, Aurora NE; 2. Dustin Selvage, Indianola IA; 3. Clint Garner, Sioux Falls SD; 4. Rod Richards, Runnells IA; 5. CJ Houseman, Norwalk IA; 6. Mike Houseman Jr., Des Moines IA; 7. Jay Russell, (R) Elwood KS; 8. Dan Thornburg, Des Moines IA; 9. Bryan Dobesh, Sioux Falls SD;
Heat 3, 7 laps, No Time: 1. Gregg Bakker, Sioux Falls SD; 2. Jon Agan, Knoxville IA; 3. Alan Zoutte, Knoxville IA; 4. Jon Corbin, Carrollton MO; 5. Tom Lenz, Marion IA; 6. Ryan Bickett, Ramona SD; 7. Tyler Thompson, Des Moines IA; 8. Dylan Peterson, Sioux Falls SD; 9. John Hall, Marion IA;
Heat 4, 7 laps, 1:55.0: 1. Dave Hall, Des Moines IA; 2. Tasker Phillips, (R) Pleasantville IA; 3. Joe Beaver, Knoxville IA; 4. Jonathan Cornell, (R) Sedalia MO; 5. Brett Mather, Ames IA; 6. Johnny Anderson, Indianola IA; 7. Ricky Montgomery, (R) Lakewood CO; 8. Chad Heimbaugh, (R) Pleasant Hill IA;
B Feature, 10 laps, No Time: 1. Brett Mather, Ames IA; 2. Tom Lenz, Marion IA; 3. Ricky Montgomery, (R) Lakewood CO; 4. Jay Russell, (R) Elwood KS; 5. CJ Houseman, Norwalk IA; 6. Josh Padellford, (R) Pleasantville IA; 7. Johnny Anderson, Indianola IA; 8. Nate Mosher, Prairie City IA; 9. Tyler Thompson, Des Moines IA; 10. Mike Houseman Jr., Des Moines IA; 11. Rod Richards, Runnells IA; 12. Lou Kennedy Jr., Winnipeg, MB, Can. ; 13. Ryan Bickett, Ramona SD; 14. Dan Thornburg, Des Moines IA; 15. Jeff Heffner, Denver CO; 16. Dylan Peterson, Sioux Falls SD; 17. John Hall, Marion IA; 18. Chad Heimbaugh, (R) Pleasant Hill IA;
A Feature, 15 laps, No Time: 1. Clint Garner, Sioux Falls SD; 2. Tasker Phillips, (R) Pleasantville IA; 3. Nate Van Haaften, Otley IA; 4. Jonathan Cornell, (R) Sedalia MO; 5. Dustin Selvage, Indianola IA; 6. Dave Hall, Des Moines IA; 7. Matt Moro, Ankeny IA; 8. Dennis Moore Jr., Grinnell IA; 9. Jon Agan, Knoxville IA; 10. Gregg Bakker, Sioux Falls SD; 11. Joe Beaver, Knoxville IA; 12. Ryan Roberts, Aurora NE; 13. Brett Mather, Ames IA; 14. Ricky Montgomery, (R) Lakewood CO; 15. Alan Zoutte, Knoxville IA; 16. Travis Cram, Snohomish WA; 17. Jay Russell, (R) Elwood KS; 18. Tom Lenz, Marion IA; 19. Jon Corbin, Carrollton MO; 20. Chad Humston, (R) Giltner NE; Lap Leaders: Phillips 1-3; Garner 4-15