Knoxville Raceway Knoxville, Iowa (June 1, 2019)— McKay Group/West Bend Insurance night at Knoxville Raceway was kicked off with the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame Banquet earlier in the day. The late Jason Johnson was the highlight of the induction. Jason made several appearances with our series in 2013 and 2014 before going on tour with the World of Outlaws. He had several top 5 finishes with our organization with 2 of those being runner-up finishes at I-80 Speedway and Eagle Raceway.
The evening of racing brought 48 360ci sprints to the famous 1/2 mile oval in Knoxville, Iowa. Tonights event was a weekly Knoxville racing event in addition to a co-sanctioned show with our series and the Midwest Power Series. Brooke Tatnell, who won the 360 event last night at Jackson Motorplex, was the only driver eligible for the $3000 “double down” bonus if he won tonight, but what seemed like handling issues with the car, kept him in the B feature and ended a spot short from transferring to the A feature.
The night started with time trials as Ryan Giles became the overall #1 fastest car between both groups. The four heat race winners were Thomas Kennedy, Jon Agan, Ryan Bowers, and Clint Garner. A six lap dash consisted of the top four in 4 passing points between each qualifying group, was won by Tasker Phillips making him the Saldana Racing Products Pole Winner for the 18 lap A main but Lee Grosz finished 2nd. Lee Grosz had to finish in the top two spots of the A main in order to claim a $1500 bonus as he finished 2nd last night at Jackson Motorplex. The two “B” Features transferred the top 2 finishers consisting of 11 laps. Travis Rilat and Cody Ledger transferred to the A feature from B feature #1 and Ayrton Gennetten and Kelby Watt transferred to the A feature from B feature #2.
Tasker Phillips, the Saldana Racing Products pole winner, brought the field to the green flag with Lee Grosz to his outside. Phillips got a great start but Thomas Kennedy jumped from 5th to 2nd by turn 2. Kennedy, on the high side, vaulted past Tasker Philips to take the lead on lap coming to lap #3. Thomas Kennedy extended his lead to a dozen cars by lap 5 but the action was happening for the 6th spot as Terry McCarl and Jon Agan battled for that spot. The yellow came as Ryan Leavitt spun in turn 4 restocking the cars with 12 laps to go.
On the restart, Thomas Kennedy went high in turn one and Tasker Phillips went low. Lee Grosz was able to get by Terry McCarl for the 5th spot on lap 10. Kennedy’s lead extended to 3/4 of a straightaway as Carson McCarl made his was by Tasker Phillips for the 2nd spot but the red came out as Ryan Leavitt ended up on his lid in turn #2 with 7 laps remaining. The top 5 were Thomas Kennedy, Tasker Phillips, Carson McCarl, Ryan Giles, and Lee Grosz.
Thomas Kennedy went high on the restart in turn one but Tasker Phillips had company as Ryan Giles began to battle him for 2nd. Giles was able to get by Phillips with 5 to go. The yellow flew again as Christian Bowman spun in turn 4 with 4 laps to go.
On the restart, Ryan Giles went low in turn 1 and overtook the #1 spot from Kennedy in turn 2. The battle was for the lead and Kennedy continued his high run in all turns and Giles ran the low side. Kennedy got a great run coming to the white flag as he again went high and Giles went low but Giles was able to hold on the last lap for the win and $3000!
Time Trials Group 1 (Results)
Ryan Giles 16.517
Jon Agan 16.816
Calvin Landis 16.852
Carson McCarl 16.854
Thomas Kennedy 16.873
Matt Moro 16.963
Jack Dover 17.031
Christian Bowman 17.046
Tom Lenz 17.068
Brooke Tatnell 17.082
Kaleb Johnson 17.252
Rob Kubli 17.266
Travis Rilat 17.269
John Klabunde 17.294
Cody Ledger 17.396
Jason Martin 17.500
Alan Zoutte 17.582
Tyler Drueke 17.642
Brad Comegys 17.697
Jayce Jenkins 17.987
Ben Woods 18.091
Jamey Ogston 18.501
Reed Allex 18.536
Colton Fisher 18.829
Time Trials Group 2 (Results)
Terry McCarl 16.801
Matt Juhl 16.950
Ryan Leavitt 16.952
Ryan Roberts 17.091
Trey Starks 17.101
Joe Beaver 17.105
Tasker Phillips 17.110
Lee Grosz 17.203
Kelby Watt 17.215
Clint Garner 17.291
Ryan Bowers 17.297
Nathan Mills 17.298
Ayrton Gennetten 17.318
McKenna Haase 17.445
Shayle Bade 17.670
Josh Higday 17.699
James Broty 17.746
Chase Viebrock 17.816
Rob Weuve 17.970
Nicholas Howard 18.008
Casey Greubel 18.112
Jon Hughes 18.193
Rich Cerveny 18.762
John Anderson 18.799
Heat Race #1 Results (7 Laps)
Thomas Kennedy
Tom Lenz
Jack Dover
Ryan Giles
Kaleb Johnson
Travis Rilat
Calvin Landis
Cody Ledger
Brad Comegys
Alan Zoutte
Ben Woods
Reed Allex
Heat Race #2 Results (7 Laps)
Jon Agan
Rob Kubli
Carson McCarl
Matt Moro
Christian Bowman
Brooke Tatnell
Jason Martin
Tyler Drueke
Jayce Jenkins
John Klabunde
Jamey Ogston
Colton Fisher
Heat Race #3 Results (7 Laps)
Ryan Bowers
Tasker Phillips
Terry McCarl
Kelby Watt
Trey Starks
Shayle Bade
Ryan Leavitt
Ayrton Gennetten
James Broty
Casey Greubel
Rob Weuve
Rich Cerveny
Heat Race #4 Results (7 Laps)
Clint Garner
Lee Grosz
Matt Juhl
Joe Beaver
Ryan Roberts
Nate Mills
McKenna Haase
Josh Higday
Nicholas Howard
Chase Viebrock
John Anderson
Jon Hughes
Dash Results (6 Laps)
Tasker Phillips
Lee Grosz
Carson McCarl
Ryan Giles
Thomas Kennedy
Jon Agan
Matt Juhl
Terry McCarl
B Feature #1 Results (10 Laps) Top 2 Transfer
Travis Rilat
Cody Ledger
Brooke Tatnell
Jason Martin
Tyler Drueke
Brad Comegys
John Klabunde
Jayce Jenkins
Ben Woods
Jamey Ogston
Colton Fisher
Reed Allex
Kaleb Johnson
Alan Zoutte
B Feature #2 Results (10 Laps) Top 2 Transfer
Aryton Gennetten
Kelby Watt
Nicholas Howard
Rob Weuve
Shayle Bade
Casey Greubel
Chase Viebrock
John Anderson
Rich Cerveny
Josh HIgday
James Broty
Nate Mills
McKenna Haase
A Feature Results (20 Laps)
Ryan Giles
Thomas Kennedy
Tasker Phillips
Carson McCarl
Matt Juhl
Lee Grosz
Terry McCarl
Calvin Landis
Clint Garner
Travis Rilat
Jon Agan
Trey Starks
Jack Dover
Rob Kubli
Cody Ledger
Ryan Roberts
Matt Moro
Joe Beaver
Kelby Watt
Ryan Bowers
Ayrton Gennetten
Christian Bowman
Ryan Leavitt
Tom Lenz
Points (As of June 1, 2019)
Pos Driver Points Gap
1 Jack Dover 617 -
2 Jason Martin 570 47
3 Matt Juhl 555 62
4 Lee Grosz 523 94
5 Ryan Roberts 518 99
6 Cody Ledger 508 109
7 Tyler Drueke 442 129
8 John Klabunde 434 175
9 Shayle Bade 425 183
10 Jody Rosenboom 406 192
Next Saturday June 8, we will venture to the central part of Nebraska to Junction Motor Speedway in McCool Junction, Nebraska! The driver’s meeting is at 6:15, hot laps at 6:30 and racing at 7. For more information visit www.junctionmotorspeedway.com
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