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Dobmeier Captures Goodyear Knoxville Nationals Qualifying Victory
North Dakota racer edges Meyers for win; Sammy Swindell tops overall points
KNOXVILLE, Iowa. – Aug. 11, 2011 – Mark Dobmeier knew he let one World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series victory slip away earlier this year at Princeton (Minn.) Speedway and he wasn’t about to let Thursday night’s Goodyear Knoxville Nationals qualifying event get away from him, too.
Dobmeier charged past World of Outlaws champion on Lap 14 and held him off for the victory, putting himself solidly into the field when the green flag falls on Saturday night’s $150,000 to win main event.
“Wow, I can’t believe we’ve gotten here,” said Dobmeier, of Grand Forks, N.D. “We feel like we’ve gotten this place figured out here in recent weeks and this positioned us well for Saturday night. I let one win get away from me by picking the wrong line at Princeton. We’re pumped about this and the car worked really well al night long.”Meyers led for the majority of the 25-lap event, the second of two qualifying nights for the 51st running of the Knoxville Nationals, but Dobmeier was able to get past Meyers on the outside with 11 laps to go. Meyers held on for second in his specially designed AllStar Performance KPC with local favorite Brian Brown finishing third.
“I lost track of Mark a little bit towards the end of the race,” said Meyers, of Clovis, Calif., who spent Wednesday night and part of Thursday at a local hospital receiving intravenous fluids to combat the flu. “I knew he was coming and had a fast race car. This entire crew gave me another great car.”
Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year contender Cody Darrah was the night’s fastest qualifier, but he wasn’t able to transfer out of the Last Chance Showdown on a night when 54 cars were signed in to race. Williams Grove track champion Lance Dewease finished fourth in the A-main with Jason Johnson, of Eunice, La., rounding out the Top 5.
Overall through two qualifying nights at Knoxville, Sammy Swindell is atop the points chart with Brad Sweet, Dale Blaney, Meyers and Daryn Pittman rounding out the Top 5 in points. Steve Kinser is eighth while Donny Schatz is 13th and defending champion Tim Shaffer is 19th.
KNOXVILLE NOTES
WINNERS – There have been 40 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series A-Feature events in 2011. The winners include: Craig Dollansky – 6 (Silver Dollar Speedway on March 12, Salina Highbanks Speedway on May 3, River Cities Speedway on June 17 and 18, Dodge City Raceway Park on July 1, Lebanon Valley Speedway on July 24); Steve Kinser – 5 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 11 and 12, Pike County Raceway on Feb. 25, the Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 4, Lakeside Speedway on June 4); Sammy Swindell – 4 (Royal Purple Raceway on Feb. 26, Merced Speedway on April 1, Tri-State Speedway on April 30, Knoxville Raceway on June 11); Joey Saldana – 4 (Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 3, Thunderbowl Raceway on March 19, Eldora Speedway on May 6, Beaver Dam Raceway on July 9); Donny Schatz – 4 (Attica Raceway Park on May 20, Princeton Speedway on June 25, Limaland Motorsports Park on July 13, Bloomington Speedway on August 5); Jason Sides – 4 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 13, Calistoga Speedway on April 2, I-96 Speedway on May 30, Dodge City Raceway Park on July 2); Paul McMahan – 3 (the Dirt Track at Charlotte on May 28, Belleville Highbanks on June 3, Brockville-Ontario Speedway on July 29); Jason Meyers – 3 (Cedar Lake Speedway on July 8, Williams Grove Speedway on July 23, Autodrome Drummond on July 30); Tim Shaffer – 2 (Eldora Speedway on July 15, Lernerville Speedway on July 19); Dale Blaney – 1 (Lernerville Speedway on July 19); Greg Hodnett – 1 (Williams Grove Speedway on July 22); Daryn Pittman – 1 (Williams Grove Speedway on May 13); Tony Stewart – 1 (Oshweken Speedway on July 27); Tyler Walker – 1 (Eldora Speedway on July 16.)
KEMENAH UPDATE – Chad Kemenah, driver of the #63 Golden Flavor Sesame Sticks Maxim, was involved a vicious accident during his heat race Wednesday at the 51 st Goodyear Knoxville Nationals. Kemenah returned to the track for Thursday night as a spectator. “I’m doing alright,” said Kemenah, of Findley, Ohio. “Just a little bit stiff and sore but we’ll be good to go. Adam (Brough) and a few guys got the car back together so we should be good to go for the rest of the week.”
QUALIFYING – Cody Darrah was the quickest driver in Time Trials with a lap of 15.152 seconds around the half mile oval. Dale Blaney, Daryn Pittman, Jessica Zemken and Paul McMahan also qualified in the top 5. It completed a sweep of quick time awards for Kasey Kahne Racing as Brad Sweet, who is filling in for injured Joey Saldana in the KKR #9 Red Bull Maxim, set quick time on opening night.
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World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Statistical Report; Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway; Aug. 11, 2011
A main (25 laps): 1. Mark Dobmeier (4) 2. Jason Meyers (5) 3. Brian Brown (6) 4. Lance Dewease (17) 5. Jason Johnson (24) 6. Dale Blaney (8) 7. Brooke Tatnell (10) 8. Kraig Kinser (12) 9. Daryn Pittman (7) 10. Justin Henderson (9) 11. Kerry Madsen (23) 12. Terry McCarl (3) 13. Stevie Smith (2) 14. Paul McMahan (21) 15. Ian Madsen (11) 16. Ben Gregg (14) 17. Craig Dollansky (22) 18. Jason Solwold (15) 19. Roger Crockett (16) 20. Billy Alley (20) 21. Seth Bergman (18) 22. Ricky Logan (19) 23. Bill Balog (13) DNS – 24. Wayne Johnson (1). Lap Leaders: Terry McCarl 1, Jason Meyers 2-13, Mark Dobmeier 14-25.
Time Trials (Qualifying Order, 2 laps): 1. 91, Cody Darrah, Red Lion, PA (2) 15.153; 2. 2, Dale Blaney, Fowler, OH (5) 15.350; 3. 27, Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK (13) 15.390; 4. 1zz, Jessica Zemken, Sprakers, NY (12) 15.434; 5. 83, Paul McMahan, Nashville, TN (46) 15.451; 6. 7, Craig Dollansky, Elk River, MN (47) 15.452; 7. 92, Kerry Madsen, St. Marys, NSW, Aust. (41) 15.455; 8. 39, Greg Hodnett, Thomasville, PA (10) 15.470; 9. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO (52) 15.474; 10. 14, Jason Meyers, Clovis, CA (7) 15.509; 11. 13, Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND (28) 15.513; 12. 22H, Randy Hannagan, Pittsboro, IN (21) 15.523; 13. 55, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (33) 15.526; 14. 22, Kenny Jacobs, Holmesville, OH (4) 15.538; 15. 83JR, Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA (17) 15.558; 16. 2L, Ed Lynch Jr., Apollo, PA (34) 15.576; 17. 1s, Kevin Swindell, Charlotte, NC (43) 15.582; 18. 41, Jason Johnson, Eunice, LA (3) 15.584; 19. 1z, Stevie Smith, Broken Arrow, OK (42) 15.588; 20. 6M, Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, OH (50) 15.600; 21. 01, Wayne Johnson, Knoxville, IA (22) 15.601; 22. 35, Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls, SD (18) 15.615; 23. 04, Cap Henry, Bellevue, OH (39) 15.624; 24. 91x, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (14) 15.628; 25. 59, Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust. (26) 15.653; 26. 33, Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO (6) 15.654; 27. 28, Ian Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust. (36) 15.665; 28. 6, Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, IN (1) 15.698; 29. 17B, Bill Balog, Eau Claire, WI (53) 15.727; 30. 2M, Dustin Daggett, Portland, MI (25) 15.733; 31. 2B, Ben Gregg, Glendale, AZ (27) 15.775; 32. 55x, Jason Solwold, Mount Vernon, WA (44) 15.787; 33. 6H, Danny Heskin, St. Michael, MN (37) 15.798; 34. 23w, Scott Winters, Butterfield, MN (23) 15.833; 35. 11c, Roger Crockett, Medford, OR (40) 15.834; 36. 30c, Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, PA (50) 15.837; 37. D4, Danny Holtgraver, Pittsburgh, PA (45) 15.842; 38. 23, Seth Bergman, Snohomish, WA (35) 15.857; 39. 10P, Ricky Logan, Little Rock, AR (32) 15.859; 40. 7AB, Billy Alley, Bennet, NE (16) 15.888; 41. 7K, Robby Wolfgang, Sioux Falls, SD (38) 15.897; 42. 53, Jack Dover, Springfield, NE (48) 15.910; 43. 49, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (9) 15.923; 44. 8, Kaley Gharst, Decatur, IL (15) 16.131; 45. 19D, Donovan Peterson, Brookings, SD (11) 16.145; 46. 17x, Marty Perovich, Denham Court, NSW, Aust. (49) 16.210; 47. W20, Greg Wilson, Benton Ridge, OH (31) 16.270; 48. 21M, Brian Montieth, Phoenixville, PA (54) 16.280; 49. 56JC, Johnn Cressman, Sioux Falls, SD (29) 16.389; 50. 45, Mark Johnson, Des Moines, IA (19) 16.390; / 51. 7TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (20) 16.490; 52. 1K, Chris Shirek, Thompson, ND (30) 16.791; 53. 23x, Russel Borland, Kewaskum, WI (8) 16.889; 54. 19, Bob Weuve, Newton, IA (24) NT.
Heat 1 (10 laps): 1. Lance Dewease (1) 2. Ben Gregg (2) 3. Wayne Johnson (4) 4. Mark Dobmeier (6) / 5. Danny Lasoski (3) 6. Craig Dollansky (7) 7. Ed Lynch Jr. (5) 8. Cody Darrah (8) / 9. Marty Perovich (10) 10. Robby Wolfgang (9)
Heat 2 (10 laps): 1. Jason Solwold (2) 2. Justin Henderson (4) 3. Ian Madsen (3) 4. Dale Blaney (8) / 5. Danny Holtgraver (1) 6. Kevin Swindell (5) 7. Kerry Madsen (7) 8. Randy Hannagan (6) / 9. Jack Dover (9) 10. Greg Wilson (10)
Heat 3 (10 laps): 1. Kraig Kinser (3) 2. Terry McCarl (6) 3. Daryn Pittman (8) 4. Seth Bergman (1) / 5. Danny Heskin (2) 6. Greg Hodnett (7) 7. Jason Johnson (5) 8. Brian Montieth (10) / 9. Josh Schneiderman (9) 10. Cap Henry (4)
Heat 4 (10 laps): 1. Ricky Logan (1) 2. Bill Balog (3) 3. Brian Brown (7) 4. Stevie Smith (5) / 5. Scott Winters (2) 6. Dusty Zomer (4) 7. Kenny Jacobs (6) 8. Jessica Zemken (8) / 9. Kaley Gharst (9) 10. Johnn Cressman (10)
Heat 5 (10 laps): 1. Billy Alley (1) 2. Jason Meyers (7) 3. Roger Crockett (2) 4. Brooke Tatnell (4) / 5. Jac Haudenschild (5) 6. Tim Kaeding (6) 7. Paul McMahan (8) 8. Dustin Daggett (3) / 9. Mark Johnson (10) 10. Donovan Peterson (9)
C-main (10 laps): 1. Cap Henry (1) 2. Robby Wolfgang (2) / 3. Kaley Gharst (5) 4. Tasker Phillips (9) 5. Josh Schneiderman (4) 6. Chris Shirek (12) 7. Greg Wilson (8) 8. Mark Johnson (10) 9. Marty Perovich (7) 10. Russel Borland (11) 11. Jack Dover (3) 12. Donovan Peterson (6) DNS – John Cressman, Bob Weuve
B-main (12 laps): 1. Paul McMahan (3) 2. Craig Dollansky (4) 3. Kerry Madsen (5) 4. Jason Johnson (12) / 5. Greg Hodnett (6) 6. Tim Kaeding (9) 7. Cody Darrah (1) 8. Kevin Swindell (11) 9. Jac Haudenschild (13) 10. Jessica Zemken (2) 11. Danny Lasoski (15) 12. Kenny Jacobs (8) 13. Dusty Zomer (14) 14. Randy Hannagan (7) 15. Brian Montieth (20) 16. Scott Winters (18) 17. Danny Holtgraver (19) 18. Ed Lynch Jr. (10) 19. Cap Henry (21) 20. Danny Heskin (17) 21. Robby Wolfgang (22) 22. Dustin Daggett (16)
Total Combined Goodyear Knoxville Nationals Points
Pos. |
Car |
Driver |
Hometown |
Points |
1. |
1 |
Swindell, Sammy |
Germantown, TN |
490 |
2. |
9 |
Sweet, Brad |
Huntersville, NC |
487 |
3. |
2 |
Blaney, Dale |
Hartford, OH |
479 |
4 |
14 |
Meyers, Jason |
Scotts Valley, CA |
477 |
5 |
27 |
Pittman, Daryn |
Pittsboro, IN |
474 |
6 |
21 |
Brown, Brian |
Grain Valley, MO |
474 |
7 |
13 |
Dobmeier, Mark |
Grand Forks, ND |
471 |
8 |
11 |
Kinser, Steve |
Bloomington, IN |
470 |
9 |
51 |
Rahmer, Fred |
Salfordville, PA |
465 |
10 |
56 |
Heskin, Davey |
St. Michael, MN |
464 |
11 |
15H |
Hafertepe, Jr. |
Sam Sunnyvale, TX |
460 |
12 |
17A |
McCarl, Austin |
Altoona, IA |
457 |
13 |
15 |
Schatz, Donny |
Fargo, ND |
452 |
14 |
55 |
McCarl, Terry |
Altoona, IA |
451 |
15 |
92 |
Madsen, Kerry |
Knoxville, IA |
450 |
16 |
83 |
McMahan, Paul |
Nashville, TN |
448 |
17 |
57 |
Stewart, Shane |
Pittsboro, IN |
447 |
18 |
7 |
Dollansky, Craig |
Princeton, MN |
443 |
19 |
83X |
Shaffer, Tim |
Aliquippa, PA |
440 |
20 |
41 |
Johnson, Jason |
Eunice, LA |
440 |
21 |
35 |
Henderson, Justin |
Speedway, IN |
437 |
22 |
6 |
Kinser, Kraig |
Bloomington, IN |
432 |
23 |
1Z |
Smith, Stevie |
Broken Arrow, OK |
431 |
24 |
59 |
Tatnell, Brooke |
Forest Lake, MN |
431 |
25 |
99 |
Bacon, Brady |
Sapulpa, OK |
429 |
26 |
10 |
Phillips, Rager |
Pleasantville, IA |
427 |
27 |
14X |
Moughan, Joey |
Springfield, IL |
425 |
28 |
12 |
Jeffrey, Lynton |
Prairie City, IA |
424 |
29 |
30C |
Dewease, Lance |
Fayetteville, PA |
424 |
30 |
7X |
Selvage, Dustin |
Indianola, IA |
422 |
31 |
91 |
Darrah, Cody |
Red Lion, PA |
417 |
32 |
45X |
Herrera, Johnny |
Albuquerque, NM |
417 |
33 |
28 |
Madsen, Ian |
St. Marys, NSW, Australia |
414 |
34 |
39 |
Hodnett, Greg |
Thomasville, PA |
413 |
35 |
47 |
Droud, Jr., Don |
Lincoln, NE |
412 |
36 |
4 |
Smith, Danny |
Chillicothe, OH |
412 |
37 |
01 |
Johnson, Wayne |
Knoxville, IA |
408 |
38 |
89G |
Gravel, David |
Watertown, CT |
407 |
39 |
2B |
Gregg, Ben |
Phoenix, AZ |
407 |
40 |
1ZZ |
Zemken, Jessica |
Sprakers, NY |
405 |
41 |
18 |
Bruce, Jr., Tony |
Liberal, KS |
405 |
42 |
1J |
Maeschen, Bronson |
Pleasantville, IA |
404 |
43 |
55X |
Solwold, Jason |
Burlington, WA |
404 |
44 |
6RX |
Bunton, Ryan |
Morton, IL |
402 |
45 |
71R |
Anderson, Ryan |
Deloit, IA |
402 |
46 |
83JR |
Kaeding, Tim |
Fresno, CA |
397 |
47 |
17B |
Balog, Bill |
Brookfield, WI |
397 |
48 |
2D |
Dobesh, Bryan |
Sioux Falls, SD |
394 |
49 |
29 |
Kaeding, Bud |
Campbell, CA |
393 |
50 |
1W |
Meyer, Chad |
Harrisburg, SD |
392 |
51 |
11C |
Crockett, Roger |
Medford, OR |
390 |
52 |
1S |
Swindell, Kevin |
Charlotte, NC |
389 |
53 |
20E |
Ellenberger, Brian |
Butler, PA |
389 |
54 |
63 |
Kemenah, Chad |
Alvada, OH |
384 |
55 |
22 |
Jacobs, Kenny |
Holmesville, OH |
384 |
56 |
6M |
Haudenschild, Jac |
Wooster, OH |
384 |
57 |
7AB |
Alley, Billy |
Bennett, NE |
384 |
58 |
0 |
Allard, Jonathan |
Chico, CA |
382 |
59 |
10P |
Logan, Ricky |
Knoxville, IA |
382 |
60 |
22H |
Hannagan, Randy |
Pittsboro, IN |
381 |
61 |
68 |
Houseman, Jr., Mike |
Des Moines, IA |
381 |
62 |
23 |
Bergman, Seth |
Everett, WA |
377 |
63 |
69 |
Moore, Mike |
East Des Moines, IA |
375 |
64 |
7S |
Sides, Jason |
Bartlett, TN |
371 |
65 |
4X |
Lutar, Toni |
Richmond, BC, Canada |
369 |
66 |
02 |
Reinke, Mike |
Howards Grove, WI |
368 |
67 |
17 |
Walker, Tyler |
Hermosa Beach, CA |
368 |
68 |
2L |
Lynch, Jr., Ed |
Apollo, PA |
368 |
69 |
33 |
Lasoski, Danny |
Higginsville, MO |
368 |
70 |
19K |
King, Todd |
Sheboygan, WI |
365 |
71 |
91X |
Zomer, Dusty |
Brandon, SD |
365 |
72 |
04 |
Henry, Cap |
Bellevue, OH |
343 |
73 |
5W |
Wolfe, Lucas |
Mechanicsburg, PA |
342 |
74 |
23W |
Winters, Scott |
Butterfield, MN |
342 |
75 |
6H |
Heskin, Danny |
St. Michael, MN |
336 |
76 |
D4 |
Holtgraver, Danny |
Pittsburgh, PA |
334 |
77 |
2M |
Daggett, Dustin |
Grand Ledge, MI |
329 |
78 |
6R |
Rose, Bill |
Plainfield, IN |
326 |
79 |
9N |
Nygaard, Wade |
Grand Forks, ND |
325 |
80 |
2K |
Ingle, Kevin |
Huron, SD |
321 |
81 |
44W |
Wheatley, Austen |
Lake Stevens, WA |
319 |
82 |
21M |
Montieth, Brian |
Phoenixville, PA |
307 |
83 |
96AU |
White, Bruce |
Sydney, NSW, Australia |
306 |
84 |
20PK |
Krysl, Ron |
Atkinson, NE |
306 |
85 |
7K |
Wolfgang, Robby |
Sioux Falls, SD |
303 |
86 |
8 |
Gharst, Kaley |
Decatur, IL |
286 |
87 |
49 |
Schneiderman, Josh |
West Burlington, IA |
284 |
88 |
2X |
Higday, Josh |
Des Moines, IA |
284 |
89 |
20 |
Moeller, A.J |
Clinton, IA |
280 |
90 |
53 |
Dover, Jack |
Springfield, NE |
274 |
91 |
17X |
Perovich, Marty |
Sydney, NSW, Australia |
270 |
92 |
W20 |
Wilson, Greg |
Benton Ridge, OH |
269 |
93 |
45 |
Johnson, Mark |
Des Moines, IA |
264 |
94 |
19D |
Peterson, Donovan |
Brookings, SD |
263 |
95 |
56JC |
Cressman, Johnn |
Hartford, SD |
253 |
96 |
7TAZ |
Phillips, Tasker |
Pleasantville, IA |
244 |
97 |
1K |
Shirek, Chris |
Thompson, ND |
235 |
98 |
23X |
Borland, Russel |
Kewaskum, WI |
222 |
99 |
19 |
Weuve, Bob |
Newton, IA |
209 |
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