Wayne Johnson wins 18th Annual 360 Knoxville Nationals
By Stacy Ervin
Wayne Johnson won the 18th Annual Arnold Motor Supply 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Vermeer. The win came in the ASCS sanctioned event at the Knoxville Raceway on Saturday, August 2, and gave Johnson a $10,000 payday.
Front-row starters Jason Johnson and Gary Wright went three wide with fourth starter Wayne Johnson on the first lap through turns one and two. Wright came out with the initial lead but there was a caution for debris after one lap had been completed.
When the race went green again, Wright held the point while Billy Alley got around Wayne Johnson for third. By the fourth lap, Jason Johnson was side-by-side with Wright for the lead and by the time they came to the flag stand on the fifth lap, Jason Johnson had the lead. He would hold it for only one more lap before there was a yellow flag for Scott Winters, who hit the turn two fence.
While the caution was still out, Wright gave up his second place run when he pulled to his pit with a broken wing mount. When the race went back to green, Wayne Johnson stole the lead away from Jason Johnson by using the high groove in turn two.
Wayne Johnson held the lead from lap seven on, but it was not an easy victory. He hit an apparent rut in turn two a couple of times and nearly jumped the cushion, but managed to maintain the lead. Behind him, Jason Johnson was having his own struggles, falling back in position. Brian Brown was the man on the move, after having won the B-Main, as he moved up to sixth by lap 12.
By lap 14, Wayne Johnson had jumped the cushion another time and that allowed Alley to close in from his second spot. By the next time around, Brown was up to fourth and the leaders were in heavy lapped traffic. Wayne Johnson held on though and used the traffic to build his lead.
The excitement was then behind him as Brown moved to third on lap 23 and took second on the white-flag lap. Alley settled for third. Brooke Tatnell, who had minutes before won the night’s 410 feature, was fourth. Tyler Walker was fifth.
In victory lane, Wayne Johnson credited his win to his crew members on the Maxim/Fisher machine. He noted he kept watching the scoreboard to see if anyone was close behind, but he didn’t see anyone.
“I about knocked the fence down in turn two,” Johnson said.
Brown, in victory lane, apologized to all of his fans because he “gave up an opportunity to win this thing last night.” But, he said, a lot of those guys were getting worn out and he and Alley just kept their elbows up.
Natalie Sather won the eight-lap E-Main with a pass on early leader Cody Petersen on the white-flag lap. Trey Robb won the D-Main, leading all 10 laps. Sather also made a charge in the D-Main to get a transfer spot to the C. Her night ended in the C-Main, though, when she went for a tumble in turn one on the second attempt at a start after her passing of several cars on the original start was negated by a yellow for debris.
Lee Jacobs won the 12-lap C-Main after taking the lead on the third lap from Matt Tiffany, who finished second and transferred to the B. Brown won the 15-lap B-Main after taking the lead from Garry Lee Maier on the third circuit.
By Bob Wilson
Tatnell wins Knoxville’s Pre-Nationals Sprint show
KNOXVILLE, Iowa (August 2) – Brooke Tatnell formerly of Australia and now calling Minnesota home, captured the 20-lap feature at Knoxville Raceway Saturday night during the finals of the 360 Arnold Motor Supply 360 Knoxville Nationals. The win was Tatnell’s third career 410 win at the central Iowa race facility as the 410 division ran a companion program to the evening’s festivities.
Dusty Zomer, the pole sitter, took the early lead and set the pace with Tatnell in close pursuit. Both drivers kept their cars on the high cushion in turns three and four but split in turns one and two when Tatnell stayed on the top and Zomer dove to the deep bottom.
On lap eight, when Zomer dove to the low side in turn one, a lap car also chose the same route, impeding Zomer and allowing Tatnell to take the lead as he drove through turn two and down the backstretch. Once Zomer cleared the lap car Tatnell had put a good distance between them
By lap ten Tatnell had roared out to a half-chute advantage on a track which had seen much racing on this night. Behind him Zomer was fending off the advances of Danny Lasoski, a third row starter. Those two and Tatnell rode the high cushion when not in lap traffic. But, by lap fourteen Tyler Walker had come into the mix as well as into contention.
As the laps wound down, no one had anything for Tatnell’s Barry Lewis/Cool which swept to the win by a full straightaway advantage. Zomer was able to keep his runner-up position, Lasoski took third and Walker, who is in town to compete in the Nationals competition was fourth. Justin Henderson finished fifth. Rounding out the top ten were Davey Heskin, Billy Alley, Wayne Johnson, Kaley Gharst and Tim Kaeding, who started dead last after transferring from the B Main.
A total of 129 sprinters crowed into the pits (forty-four 410s and eighty-five 360s).
KNOXVILLE RACEWAY, Knoxville, IA
August 2, 2008
410 RESULTS
Time Trial, 1. Tyler Walker, Encino CA, 15.236; 2. Danny Lasoski, Dover MO, 15.383; 3. Bronson Maeschen, Knoxville IA, 15.391; 4. Davey Heskin, St. Michael MN, 15.42; 5. Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust. , 15.43; 6. Dean Jacobs, Wooster OH, 15.458; 7. Dusty Zomer, Brandon SD, 15.461; 8. Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls SD, 15.471; 9. Kaley Gharst, Decatur IL, 15.49; 10. Billy Alley, Lincoln NE, 15.548; 11. Justin Zimmerman, Royce City TX, 15.551; 12. Ryan Anderson, Charter Oak IA, 15.588; 13. Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks ND, 15.598; 14. Brian Paulus, Mechanicsburg PA, 15.601; 15. Don Droud Jr., Lincoln NE, 15.603; 16. Wayne Johnson, Knoxville IA, 15.614; 17. Brock Mayes, Bucyrus OH, 15.658; 18. Jake Peters, Sioux Falls SD, 15.674; 19. Rager Phillips, Pleasantville IA, 15.689; 20. John VanDenBerg, Albia IA, 15.692; 21. Ricky Logan, Little Rock AR, 15.694; 22. Josh Schneiderman, (R) West Burlington IA, 15.722; 23. Calvin Landis, Knoxville IA, 15.742; 24. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO, 15.749; 25. Jonathan Allard, Chico CA, 15.761; 26. Bob Weuve, Newton IA, 15.835; 27. Toni Lutar, White Rock, BC, Can. , 15.856; 28. Lee Jacobs, Wooster OH, 15.864; 29. Tim Kaeding, San Jose CA, 15.902; 30. Dion Hindi, (R) Albuquerque NM, 15.921; 31. Jesse Hockett, Warsaw MO, 15.949; 32. Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City IA, 15.949; 33. Danny Smith, Danville IN, 16.058; 34. Chad Meyer, Sioux Falls SD, 16.267; 35. Seth Brahmer, Wisner NE, 16.301; 36. Scott Uttech, New Berlin WI, 16.304; 37. Larry Pinegar II, Des Moines IA, 16.417; 38. Ben Gregg, Glendale AZ, 16.474; 39. Mike Moore, Des Moines IA, 16.496; 40. Matt Wasmund, Jackson MN, 16.709; 41. Corey Haigh, Auckland, NI, NZ , 16.743; 42. Steve Dyer, Vancouver, BC, Can. , 16.806; 43. Tony Shilling, Knoxville IA, No Time; 44. Skip Jackson, Sydney, NSW, Aust. , No Time;
Heat 1, 8 laps, 2:10.2: 1. Ricky Logan, Little Rock AR; 2. Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks ND; 3. Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust. ; 4. Kaley Gharst, Decatur IL; 5. Tyler Walker, Encino CA; 6. Tim Kaeding, San Jose CA; 7. Brock Mayes, Bucyrus OH; 8. Jonathan Allard, Chico CA; 9. Larry Pinegar II, Des Moines IA;
Heat 2, 8 laps, No Time: 1. Brian Paulus, Mechanicsburg PA; 2. Josh Schneiderman, (R) West Burlington IA; 3. Billy Alley, Lincoln NE; 4. Danny Lasoski, Dover MO; 5. Jake Peters, Sioux Falls SD; 6. Dion Hindi, (R) Albuquerque NM; 7. Bob Weuve, Newton IA; 8. Chad Meyer, Sioux Falls SD; 9. Dean Jacobs, Wooster OH; 10. Ben Gregg, Glendale AZ; 11. Steve Dyer, Vancouver, BC, Can. ;
Heat 3, 8 laps, 2:11.3: 1. Don Droud Jr., Lincoln NE; 2. Calvin Landis, Knoxville IA; 3. Dusty Zomer, Brandon SD; 4. Rager Phillips, Pleasantville IA; 5. Bronson Maeschen, Knoxville IA; 6. Jesse Hockett, Warsaw MO; 7. Skip Jackson, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 8. Justin Zimmerman, Royce City TX; 9. Seth Brahmer, Wisner NE; 10. Mike Moore, Des Moines IA; 11. Toni Lutar, White Rock, BC, Can. ;
Heat 4, 8 laps, 2:11.3: 1. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO; 2. Wayne Johnson, Knoxville IA; 3. John VanDenBerg, Albia IA; 4. Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls SD; 5. Davey Heskin, St. Michael MN; 6. Lee Jacobs, Wooster OH; 7. Ryan Anderson, Charter Oak IA; 8. Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City IA; 9. Matt Wasmund, Jackson MN; 10. Scott Uttech, New Berlin WI;
B Feature, 12 laps, No Time: 1. Tim Kaeding, San Jose CA; 2. Dean Jacobs, Wooster OH; 3. Brock Mayes, Bucyrus OH; 4. Justin Zimmerman, Royce City TX; 5. Dion Hindi, (R) Albuquerque NM; 6. Bob Weuve, Newton IA; 7. Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City IA; 8. Jesse Hockett, Warsaw MO; 9. Jonathan Allard, Chico CA; 10. Lee Jacobs, Wooster OH; 11. Larry Pinegar II, Des Moines IA; 12. Chad Meyer, Sioux Falls SD; 13. Danny Smith, Danville IN; 14. Mike Moore, Des Moines IA; 15. Toni Lutar, White Rock, BC, Can. ; 16. Seth Brahmer, Wisner NE; 17. Matt Wasmund, Jackson MN; 18. Scott Uttech, New Berlin WI; 19. Ben Gregg, Glendale AZ; 20. Corey Haigh, Auckland, NI, NZ ; 21. Ryan Anderson, Charter Oak IA;
A Feature, 20 laps, 6:19.3: 1. Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust. ; 2. Dusty Zomer, Brandon SD; 3. Danny Lasoski, Dover MO; 4. Tyler Walker, Encino CA; 5. Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls SD; 6. Davey Heskin, St. Michael MN; 7. Billy Alley, Lincoln NE; 8. Wayne Johnson, Knoxville IA; 9. Kaley Gharst, Decatur IL; 10. Tim Kaeding, San Jose CA; 11. Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks ND; 12. Bronson Maeschen, Knoxville IA; 13. Brian Paulus, Mechanicsburg PA; 14. Jake Peters, Sioux Falls SD; 15. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO; 16. Justin Zimmerman, Royce City TX; 17. Brock Mayes, Bucyrus OH; 18. Don Droud Jr., Lincoln NE; 19. John VanDenBerg, Albia IA; 20. Josh Schneiderman, (R) West Burlington IA; 21. Ricky Logan, Little Rock AR; 22. Calvin Landis, Knoxville IA; 23. Rager Phillips, Pleasantville IA; 24. Dean Jacobs, Wooster OH. Lap Leaders: Zomer 1-7; Tatnell 8-20
18th annual Arnold Motor Supply360 Knoxville Nationals RESULTS
E Feature, 8 laps, No Time: 1. Natalie Sather, Fargo ND; 2. Cody Petersen, (R) Hermosa SD; 3. Jason Eckard, Okoboji IA; 4. RJ Johnson, (R) Tampa FL; 5. Kevin Ingle, Huron SD; 6. Jack Potter, Kansas City MO; 7. Josh Padellford, Pleasantville IA; 8. Kyle McCutcheon, Alamogordo NM; 9. Justin Carver, Millington TN; 10. Butch Hanssen, Sioux Falls SD; 11. Samantha Taylor, Bonney Lake WA; 12. Kenneth Walker, Sapulpa OK; 13. Bryn Gohn, Malabar FL; 14. Alan Zoutte, Knoxville IA; 15. Jared Peterson, Stanwood WA; 16. Curtis Evans, Norborne MO; 17. DJ Brink, Sturgis SD; 18. Travis Porter, Rock Island IL; 19. Brian Parker, Midlothian TX;
D Feature, 10 laps, No Time: 1. Trey Robb, Newcastle OK; 2. Joe Ramaker, Boise ID; 3. JD Johnson, Goddard KS; 4. Don Young, Bartlett TN; 5. Natalie Sather, Fargo ND; 6. Eric Baldaccini, Keller TX; 7. Nate Mosher, Prairie City IA; 8. Tim Sernett, Burnsville MN; 9. Jack Potter, Kansas City MO; 10. Kenneth Walker, Sapulpa OK; 11. Scott Lehman, Hutchinson KS; 12. Danny Heskin, St. Michael MN; 13. Kyle McCutcheon, Alamogordo NM; 14. Eric Lutz, Sioux Falls SD; 15. RJ Johnson, (R) Tampa FL; 16. Justin Carver, Millington TN; 17. Kevin Ingle, Huron SD; 18. Jason Eckard, Okoboji IA; 19. Samantha Taylor, Bonney Lake WA; 20. Butch Hanssen, Sioux Falls SD; 21. Josh Padellford, Pleasantville IA; 22. Cody Petersen, (R) Hermosa SD;
C Feature, 12 laps, 3:44.3: 1. Lee Jacobs, Wooster OH; 2. Matt Tiffany, Daytona Beach FL; 3. Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls SD; 4. Jon Agan, Knoxville IA; 5. Dustin Daggett, Portland MI; 6. Ryan Roberts, Aurora NE; 7. Matt Covington, Glenpool OK; 8. Ron Blair, Troy OH; 9. Danny Martin Jr., Sarasota FL; 10. Dave Hall, Des Moines IA; 11. Trey Robb, Newcastle OK; 12. Pete Crall, DeSoto KS; 13. Brock Lemley, Bellingham WA; 14. Joe Wood Jr., Oklahoma City OK; 15. Eric Baldaccini, Keller TX; 16. Joe Ramaker, Boise ID; 17. JD Johnson, Goddard KS; 18. George White, Fort Worth TX; 19. Don Young, Bartlett TN; 20. Natalie Sather, Fargo ND; 21. Chad Meyer, Sioux Falls SD; 22. AJ Selenke, Wichita KS;
B Feature, 15 laps, 4:44.7: 1. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO; 2. Garry Lee Maier, Cimarron KS; 3. Matt Moro, Ankeny IA; 4. Scott Winters, Butterfield MN; 5. Jason Solwold, Mt. Vernon WA; 6. Russ Hall, Des Moines IA; 7. Randy Martin, California MO; 8. Tim Crawley, Benton AR; 9. Jake Peters, Sioux Falls SD; 10. Don Droud Jr., Lincoln NE; 11. Nick Smith, Broken Arrow OK; 12. Jared Ridge, Snohomish WA; 13. Joe Beaver, Knoxville IA; 14. Lee Jacobs, Wooster OH; 15. Ricky Montgomery, Lakewood CO; 16. Lee Grosz, Harwood ND; 17. JJ Hickle, Quilcene WA; 18. Dustin Selvage, Indianola IA; 19. Glenn Borden, Raymond WA; 20. Lee Sowell, Nesbit MS; 21. Matt Tiffany, Daytona Beach FL; 22. Brad Bowden, Hernando MS;
A Feature, 25 laps, No Time: 1. Wayne Johnson, Knoxville IA; 2. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO; 3. Billy Alley, Lincoln NE; 4. Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust. ; 5. Tyler Walker, Encino CA; 6. Travis Rilat, Forney TX; 7. Jesse Hockett, Warsaw MO; 8. Bronson Maeschen, Knoxville IA; 9. Jesse Giannetto, Cedar Rapids IA; 10. Jonathan Allard, Chico CA; 11. Skip Jackson, Knoxville IA; 12. Jason Johnson, Eunice LA; 13. Zach Chappell, Talala OK; 14. Clint Garner, Sioux Falls SD; 15. Garry Lee Maier, Cimarron KS; 16. Roger Crockett, Medford OR; 17. Matt Moro, Ankeny IA; 18. Scott Winters, Butterfield MN; 19. Jonathan Cornell, Sedalia MO; 20. Gary Taylor, Sapulpa OK; 21. Gregg Bakker, Sioux Falls SD; 22. Jack Dover, Springfield NE; 23. Kenny Adams, Malabar FL; 24. Gary Wright, Hooks TX. Lap Leaders: Wright 1-4; J. Johnson 5-6; W. Johnson 7-25