The Sprint Invaders welcome back
Brockway Mechanical & Roofing as their title sponsor for the 2014 season. We would like to thank Mark Brockway and his entire company for their continued support of 360 sprint car racing in our area.
The Brockway Mechanical & Roofing Sprint Invaders held their awards and recognition banquet on Saturday, November 23.
The following awards were given:
2013 Owner Point Champion - Skillz Motorsports (45c)
2013 Driver Point Champion - Russ Hall (45c)
2013 Rookie of the Year - Chase Wanner (85)
2013 Hall of Fame Inductee - GRIT Motorsporst Family (3)
Peer Awards (Voted on by the membership):
Rich DeReu Memorial Owner of the Year: Skillz Motorsports (45c)
Brian Hetrick Memorial Driver of the Year: Russ Hall (45c)
Walt Rockhold Memorial Mechanic of the Year: Jesse Smith (36)
Hard Luck Award: Harold Pohren (50P)
Olson Brothers Stoneking Memorial Sportsmanship Award: Dave Getchell (83)
Kevin Doty Perserverence Award: Matt Krieger (56)
Maxim Most Improved Driver: Daniel Bergquist (9B)
100% Club: Russ Hall (45c), Paul Nienhiser (9), Dustin Selvage (73), Ryan Jamison (51J), Tim Moore (10T), Dave Getchell (83)
Jimmy Davies (99), Daniel Bergquist (9B)
Bud Taeger Memorial Official of the Year: Amy Laue
2013 Owners eligible for points fund.
Back row: Kenny Bragg, Gary Sutton, Jimmy Davies, Mitchell Alexander, Harold Pohren, Jim Newberry, Dave Getchell, Terry Jamison
Front row: Bart Schneiderman, Bobby Mincer, Chase Wanner, John Greenwood, Skillz Motorsports (Hall), Andy Huston, Daniel Bergquist, Paul Nienhiser. Not pictured: Matt Krieger
A tentative 15 race schedule for 2014 will be posted soon.
Dustin Selvage Wins Feature,
Russ Hall Wins Championship!
(Bill W) September 21, 2013 – Dustin Selvage won the battle. Russ Hall won the war. At 34 Raceway in West Burlington, Iowa on Saturday night, Selvage, of Indianola, Iowa, won the season championship 30-lap feature over Hall. But all the Pleasant Hill, Iowa native Hall needed to do to clinch the 2013 Brockway Mechanical& Roofing Sprint Invaders season championship was take the green.
CJ Houseman, making his first sprint car start of 2013, led early from the pole position in the 30-lapper with Hall and Selvage in tow. The lead trio hit traffic and on lap seven, Selvage slipped by Hall for the second spot. Two laps later, Houseman stumbled, allowing Selvage by for the lead. Houseman would cruise over the turn one berm, bringing a caution, while Tim Moore flipped in turn three. Both were uninjured, and Houseman would rejoin the field at the tail.
On the restart, Selvage led Hall, Joe Beaver, Jarrod Schneiderman and Jon Agan. When the green fell, Schneiderman shot by Beaver into the show position and pursue the leaders. The next fifteen laps went non-stop with Selvage guiding the Kenny Bragg #73 on the cushion through lapped traffic.
Joey Moughan was battling Bobby Mincer for sixth when he tried to squeeze between Mincer and the lapped car of Jimmy Davies on lap 23. He caught Davies left front wheel and the caution came out. Davies amazingly stayed right side up in the collision, and it set up a seven lap Dash to the finish.
Selvage would pull away for his third career Sprint Invaders win, and second of the season at 34 Raceway. He would finish second in the season standings to Hall, who would hold onto second. Schneiderman finished third, ahead of Beaver and hard-charger, Paul Nienhiser. Moughan, Agan, Mincer, Matt Sutton and Matt Krieger would round out the top ten.
Beaver, Agan, Selvage and Schneiderman were heat race winners. Moughan claimed the B main and Beaver also won the Dash.
“I felt like I was getting through the lapped traffic pretty well, then I would get hung up on a couple of cars,” said Selvage in Victory Lane. “I saw Russ there a few times, and I didn’t know how he was getting through traffic. The restart late helped us I think, because we had clean air at that point. This car is owned by Kenny Bragg and Chris McGraw. They decided over the winter to do this whole Sprint Invaders deal, and I was the lucky one to get to drive it.”
“I’d like to thank all the fans for coming out tonight, and for supporting us all year,” said a happy Hall. “This Sprint Invaders series is the best one going. I get to run with a lot of organizations, but this is definitely my favorite. It has the best drivers and the cleanest drivers. Unfortunately, my Dad couldn’t make it tonight. He sacrificed everything for this team. I wish he could have been here.”
“We kind of got behind trying to get by some of the guys that started in front of us,” said the third place Schneiderman. “When we got to lapped traffic, we kind of reeled the leaders back in. The yellow came out and we were behind some lapped cars, so they were able to get out by themselves. We were alright tonight.”
A Main (started), 30 laps: 1. 73, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (4) 2. 45c, Russ Hall, Pleasant Hill, IA (2) 3. 14s, Jarrod Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (6) 4. 53, Joe Beaver, Knoxville, IA (3) 5. 9, Paul Nienhiser, Chapin, IL (15) 6. 15m, Joey Moughan, Springfield, IL (16) 7. 4, Jon Agan, Knoxville, IA (5) 8. 15, Bobby Mincer, Burlington, IA (9) 9. 3, Matt Sutton, Macomb, IL (11) 10. 56, Matt Krieger, Burlington, IA (10) 11. 44, Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA (8) 12. 2, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (13) 13. 36, Justin Newberry, West Burlington, IA (7) 14. 8, Laney Feight, Indianola, IA (12) 15. 40, Andy Huston, Roseville, IL (17) 16. 80x, CJ Houseman, Des Moines, IA (1) 17. 83, Dave Getchell, Sperry, IA (pr., 19) 18. 99, Jimmy Davies, Oquawka, IL (18) 19. 95, Tommy Rockwell, Towanda, IL (21) 20. 10T, Tim Moore, Rock Island, IL (14) 21. 2x, Pat Moore, Moline, IL (20) DNS – 51J, Ryan Jamison, Mediapolis, IA, 9D, Daniel Bergquist, Burlington, IA. Lap Leaders: CJ Houseman 1-8, Selvage 9-30. KSE Hard Charger: Nienhiser.
Advanced Plumbing & Mechanical Heat one (started, top four to A main, top two to Dash, 8 laps): 1. Joe Beaver (2) 2. CJ Houseman (1) 3. Chris Martin (3) 4. Laney Feight (5) / 5. Joey Moughan (7) 6. 1, Jayson Ditsworth, Gladstone, IL (6) 7. 20T, Corey Timmerman, Burlington, IA (8) 8. 6, Mitchell Alexander, Knoxville, IA (4)
Huston Land Improvement Heat two (started, top four to A main, top two to Dash, 8 laps): 1. Jon Agan (4) 2. Justin Newberry (2) 3. Bobby Mincer (6) 4. Josh Schneiderman (7) / 5. Andy Huston (3) 6. 50P, Harold Pohren, Lowell, IA (5) 7. 1st, John Greenwood, Woodward, IA (1) 8. Tommy Rockwell (8)
CenPeCo Heat three (started, top four to A main, top two to Dash, 8 laps): 1. Dustin Selvage (2) 2. Ryan Jamison (4) 3. Matt Krieger (3) 4. Tim Moore (6) / 5. Pat Moore (5) 6. Jimmy Davies (8) 7. Dave Getchell (1) 8. 43, Dillan Roth, Burlington, IA (7)
Brockway Mechanical & Roofing Heat four (started, top four to A main, top two to Dash, 8 laps): 1. Jarrod Schneiderman (1) 2. Russ Hall (3) 3. Matt Sutton (6) 4. Paul Nienhiser (7) / 5. Daniel Bergquist (4) 6. 85, Chase Wanner, Agency, IA (2) 7. 9B, Richard Brod, Downers Grove, IL (8) 8. 24, Josh Higday, Des Moines, IA (5)
Budweiser “King of Beers” Shake-up Dash (started, 6 laps): 1. Joe Beaver (4) 2. Dustin Selvage (3) 3. Jon Agan (6) 4. Jarrod Schneiderman (5) 5. CJ Houseman (1) 6. Russ Hall (7) 7. Justin Newberry (2) 8. Ryan Jamison (8)
B main (started, top six to A main, 12 laps): 1. Joey Moughan (1) 2. Daniel Bergquist (4) 3. Andy Huston (2) 4. Jimmy Davies (6) 5. Pat Moore (3) 6. Tommy Rockwell (13) / 7. Dave Getchell (10) 8. Chase Wanner (7) 9. John Greenwood (9) 10. Richard Brod (11) 11. Harold Pohren (5) 12. Mitchell Alexander (12) 13. Corey Timmerman (8) DNS – Jayson Ditsworth, Dillon Roth, Josh Higday
Contingencies
Weld – Dave Getchell
Saldana Racing Products – Pat Moore
SBI – Jimmy Davies
DOC 360 – Chris Martin, Justin Newberry, Andy Huston
Moughan and Hall Double the Fun
on “Night of the Twins”!
(Bill W) August 17, 2013 – On the “Night of the Twins” for the Brockway Mechanical & Roofing Sprint Invaders, Joey Moughan and Russ Hall were the show. Moughan swept his heat the Dash and the first feature, while Hall put on a show in the second main event, winning from the 17th starting spot at the 34 Raceway in West Burlington, Iowa.
After winning his heat and the Dash, Moughan, of Springfield, Illinois, drew a two to start outside row one of the first feature aboard the Wilson Brothers Motorsports #15m. The only caution in the 20-lapper flew on lap five, for a slowing Matt Krieger. Moughan stormed away on the restart ahead of Miranda Arnold, Dustin Selvage, Russ Hall and Paul Nienhiser.
While Nienhiser, who won the season opener at 34 Raceway climbed to third by lap 13, Hall was close behind him and took the spot on lap 16. He would grab second from Arnold two laps later, but Moughan had a straightaway lead, and captured his second Sprint Invaders win at the 3/8-mile oval and fourth overall with the series. Hall was second ahead of Arnold, Nienhiser and Josh Schneiderman. Selvage, Matt Sutton, Justyn Cox, Chris Martin and Jarrod Schneiderman rounded out the top ten.
“Clean air and a good draw really helped us tonight,” said Moughan in Victory Lane. “I think I’ll go to the casino tonight. The engine really ran well when I could get it cleaned out. I struggled when I slowed down. I can’t say enough for the people who help me: Maxim, DMI, Butlerbuilt, Simpson Race Products, TI64 and all the guys who helped us get here. We didn’t know if we’d even come today, so this is neat. I’d pretty much run anything with wheels here at this track. It’s a great facility. It has high speed and finesse. Most tracks don’t have that diversity.”
Amazingly, eighteen drivers finished the first feature on the lead lap, putting Moughan and Hall in row nine on the inversion for the second main event. Ryan Jamison started outside row one and took the advantage early over pole-sitter Mike Houseman Jr. and Jimmy Davies.
Just past the halfway mark, the only caution of the event came for Krieger’s flat left rear tire. Jamison led Davies, Justin Newberry, Jarrod Schneiderman and Houseman back to green. Hall had made his way to seventh, and on the restart passed four cars on the high side. The start was called back, however, when Arnold slowed with a flat tire.
The high line remained open for Hall on the second try as well, and within three laps, he had Jamison in his sights, passing him for the point to complete lap fourteen. Jamison retired soon thereafter, while Hall cruised to his first career win in exciting fashion at 34 Raceway. It was his third career series’win and unofficially put him 100 points ahead of second place Selvage heading into the season finale. Davies held onto second, ahead of Jarrod Schneiderman, Newberry and Selvage. Nienhiser, Moughan, Daniel Bergquist, Houseman and Andy Huston rounded out the top ten.
“The caution definitely helped,” said Hall. “We had the first restart, and we went to the top and went by three or four of them. I thought for sure a couple guys would jump to the top on the second restart, but they didn’t. That was the key to our victory, running the top and them running the bottom. This Schnee chassis has been incredible all year. It’s been flawless. I have to thank my crew. They worked their tails off, especially after the first feature. With our 2014 season kind of in doubt, I hope things like this can turn some heads for us and we can get some help.”
Joining Moughan as heat race winners were Hall, Huston and Selvage. Krieger won the B main. John Greenwood was the lone flip victim of the night in heat race number three. He was uninjured, but done for the night.
The Brockway Mechanical & Roofing Sprint Invaders conclude their 2013 campaign in their Season Championship at the 34 Raceway on Saturday night, September 21.
A Main #1 (started), 20 laps: 1. 15m, Joey Moughan, Springfield, IL (2) 2. 45c, Russ Hall, Pleasant Hill, IA (4) 3. 5m, Miranda Arnold, Sedalia, MO (1) 4. 9, Paul Nienhiser, Chapin, IL (6) 5. 2, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (10) 6. 73, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (3) 7. 3, Matt Sutton, Macomb, IL (5) 8. 5H, Justyn Cox, Clarksburg, CA (11) 9. 44, Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA (12) 10. 14s, Jarrod Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (9) 11. 40, Andy Huston, Roseville, IL (8) 12. 36, Justin Newberry, West Burlington, IA (15) 13. 39x, Alan Ambers, Knoxville, IA (14) 14. 15, Bobby Mincer, Burlington, IA (16) 15. 9D, Daniel Bergquist, Burlington, IA (21, prov.) 16. 99, Jimmy Davies, Oquawka, IL (20) 17. 51J, Ryan Jamison, Mediapolis, IA (19) 18. 68, Mike Houseman Jr., Des Moines, IA (18) 19. 7H, John Hall, Marion, IA (7) 20. 50P, Harold Pohren, Lowell, IA (13) 21. 56, Matt Krieger, Burlington, IA (17). Lap Leader: Moughan 1-20.KSE Hard Charger: Bergquist.
A Main #2 (started), 20 laps: 1. Russ Hall (17) 2. Jimmy Davies (3) 3. Jarrod Schneiderman (9) 4. Justin Newberry (7) 5. Dustin Selvage (13) 6. Paul Nienhiser (15) 7. Joey Moughan (18) 8. Daniel Bergquist (4) 9. Mike Houseman Jr. (1) 10. Andy Huston (8) 11. Josh Schneiderman (14) 12. Chris Martin (10) 13. Justyn Cox (11) 14. Matt Sutton (12) 15. Harold Pohren (20) 16. John Hall (19) 17. Ryan Jamison (2) 18. Miranda Arnold (16) 19. Matt Krieger (21) 20. Bobby Mincer (5) 21. Alan Ambers (6). Lap Leaders: Jamison 1-13, R. Hall 14-20. KSE Hard Charger: R. Hall.
Advanced Plumbing & Mechanical Heat one (started, top four to A main, top two to Dash, 8 laps): 1. Russ Hall (1) 2. Paul Nienhiser (4) 3. Jarrod Schneiderman (6) 4. Harold Pohren (2) / 5. Jimmy Davies (5) 6. 83, Dave Getchell, Sperry, IA (3) DNS – 1, Jayson Ditsworth, Gladstone, IL
Huston Land Improvement Heat two (started, top four to A main, top two to Dash, 8 laps): 1. Andy Huston (2) 2. John Hall (1) 3. Josh Schneiderman (3) 4. Alan Ambers (7) / 5. 2x, Pat Moore, Moline, IL (6) 6. 7, Nick Guernsey, Burlington, IA (5) 7. Mike Houseman Jr. (4)
CenPeCo Heat three (started, top four to A main, top two to Dash, 8 laps): 1. Joey Moughan (1) 2. Matt Sutton (5) 3. Justyn Cox (7) 4. Justin Newberry (2) / 5. Matt Krieger (3) 6. 10T, Tim Moore, Rock Island, IL (6) 7. 1st, John Greenwood, Woodward, IA (4)
Brockway Mechanical & Roofing Heat four (started, top four to A main, top two to Dash, 8 laps): 1. Dustin Selvage (2) 2. Miranda Arnold (1) 3. Chris Martin (3) 4. Bobby Mincer (6) / 5. Ryan Jamison (5) 6. Daniel Bergquist (7) 7. 85, Chase Wanner, Agency, IA (4)
Budweiser “King of Beers” Shake-up Dash (started, 6 laps): 1. Joey Moughan (2) 2. Dustin Selvage (1) 3. Russ Hall (6) 4. Matt Sutton (4) 5. Paul Nienhiser (3) 6. Miranda Arnold (5) 7. John Hall (7) 8. Andy Huston (8)
B main (started, top four to A main, 12 laps): 1. Matt Krieger (3) 2. Mike Houseman Jr. (10) 3. Ryan Jamison (4) 4. Jimmy Davies (1) / 5. Daniel Bergquist (8) 6. Pat Moore (2) 7. Dave Getchell (5) 8. Nick Guernsey (6) 9. Chase Wanner (11) 10. Tim Moore (7) 11. Jayson Ditsworth (9) DNS – John Greenwood
Contingencies
Weld – Ryan Jamison, Harold Pohren
Saldana Racing Products – Andy Huston, Matt Sutton
SBI – Justin Newberry, Bobby Mincer
Josh Schneiderman Roars to Bloomfield Win!
(Bill W) August 16, 2013 – Josh Schneiderman is known as “The Professor” and he took some drivers to school on Friday night in a convincing win at the Bloomfield Speedway in Iowa with the Brockway Mechanical & Roofing Sprint Invaders. The 25-lap feature win was the fourth of Schneiderman’s career with the Sprint Invaders and paid the West Burlington, Iowa native $1,200.
Before a lap could be completed in the main event, Chris Martin got sideways and collected veteran, Jimmy Davies, who tipped over. Amazingly, Davies continued, while Martin was done. Once underway, Jon Agan shot out to a lead from outside row one. With a lap in the books, Tasker Phillips spun, bringing out the caution flag.
As Agan led the field back to green, Russ Hall, the point leader heading into the night worked his way from row five to third on lap five. On a lap six restart for a stopped Jarrod Schneiderman, he claimed second from Mike Houseman Jr. and began reeling in the leader.
As Hall approached Agan on the low side of turns one and two, Josh Schneiderman appeared on the cushion and blew around the lead pair to take the point. Agan would retire shortly thereafter, with Hall left to chase the new leader.
Hall pulled even with the pace setter on a couple of occasions in traffic, but his pursuit was halted with a red flag. Evan Martin got upside down after tangling with Phillips with twenty laps in the books. Schneiderman cruised the last five laps to hold onto the win over Hall, hard-charger Justyn Cox, Paul Nienhiser and Dustin Selvage. Houseman, Miranda Arnold, Bobby Mincer, Ryan Jamison and Daniel Bergquist rounded out the top ten.
Jarrod Schneiderman, Agan, Phillips and Randy Martin won heat races. Arnold became the first female to claim a checkered flag at Bloomfield Speedway when she won the Dash. Chris Martin claimed the B main. Randy Martin was unable to make the call in the A main after tangling with Phillips and a tractor tire in the Dash. He was uninjured. Matt Sutton and Mitchell Alexander were both early scratches with motor issues.
“We had a good racecar all night long,” said Schneiderman. “We just couldn’t get going on the start. I knew if I could get to the cushion, I could get those guys. They got to battling in front of me, and I just got around them before they could get up there. I just drove her in there for all she was worth! The car just got better and better the harder I drove in there. I have to thank my guys. Dad was in a hospital bed two weeks ago fighting off a bacteria…it’s just good to have him back.”
“I ended up following Jon on the bottom, and (Schneiderman) got around us on the top,” said Hall. “I knew better, but he had a better car than me. It was plain and simple. In clean air, he was gone. We were hurt by the last red that came out. We weren’t good after that, so I was happy with second. We definitely padded our points a little, and we’ll look for good things tomorrow night at Burlington.”
“We finally got some laps in and built some speed with the gear we had,”said Cox. “I never ran here, so I had to figure it out. It was a really good track. I was stuck back in sixth or seventh for most of the race. Lapped traffic came into play and I was able to pass two or three cars in turn two. The track was awesome. It was a perfect slide job track and I’d love to come back.”
The Brockway Mechanical & Roofing Sprint Invaders hit the 34 Raceway,Saturday night, August 17 for the “Night of the Twins” featuring Twin Features.
A Main (started), 25 laps: 1. 2, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (3) 2. 45c, Russ Hall, Pleasant Hill, IA (9) 3. 5H, Justyn Cox, Clarksburg, CA (12) 4. 9, Paul Nienhiser, Chapin, IL (4) 5. 73, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (8) 6. 68, Mike Houseman Jr., Des Moines, IA (1) 7. 5m, Miranda Arnold, Sedalia, MO (5) 8. 15, Bobby Mincer, Burlington, IA (10) 9. 51J, Ryan Jamison, Mediapolis, IA (11) 10. 9D, Daniel Bergquist, Burlington, IA (15) 11. 36, Justin Newberry, West Burlington, IA (14) 12. 40, Andy Huston, Roseville, IL (13) 13. 10T, Tim Moore, Rock Island, IL (19) 14. 4x, Evan Martin, California, MO (17) 15. 7TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (7) 16. 99, Jimmy Davies, Oquawka, IL (20) 17. 4, Jon Agan, Knoxville, IA (2) 18. 14s, Jarrod Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (6) 19. 56, Matt Krieger, Burlington, IA (18) 20. 44, Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA (16) DNS – 14, Randy Martin, California, MO. Lap Leaders: Agan 1-7, Josh Schneiderman 8-25. KSE Hard Charger: Hall. Hard-charger: Cox.
Advanced Plumbing & Mechanical Heat one (started, top four to A main, top two to Dash, 8 laps): 1. Jarrod Schneiderman (4) 2. Josh Schneiderman (3) 3. Dustin Selvage (1) 4. Justyn Cox (6) / 5. Chris Martin (5) 6. Evan Martin (7) 7. Matt Krieger (2)
Huston Land Improvement Heat two (started, top four to A main, top two to Dash, 8 laps): 1. Jon Agan (3) 2. Miranda Arnold (4) 3. Russ Hall (7) 4. Andy Huston (5) / 5. 50P, Harold Pohren, Lowell, IA (6) 6. 6, Mitchell Alexander, Knoxville, IA (1) 7. 1st, John Greenwood, Woodward, IA (2)
CenPeCo Heat three (started, top four to A main, top two to Dash, 8 laps): 1. Tasker Phillips (5) 2. Mike Houseman Jr. (3) 3. Bobby Mincer (7) 4. Justin Newberry (2) / 5. Tim Moore (1) 6. 83, Dave Getchell, Sperry, IA (4) 7. 85, Chase Wanner, Agency, IA (6)
Brockway Mechanical & Roofing Heat four (started, top four to A main, top two to Dash, 8 laps): 1. Randy Martin (2) 2. Paul Nienhiser (1) 3. Ryan Jamison (3) 4. Daniel Bergquist (4) / 5. 12G, Kelly Graham, Hedrick, IA (5) DNS – Jimmy Davies, 3, Matt Sutton, Macomb, IL
Budweiser “King of Beers” Shake-up Dash (started, 6 laps): 1. Miranda Arnold (1) 2. Jarrod Schneiderman (3) 3. Mike Houseman Jr. (2) 4. Jon Agan (8) 5. Josh Schneiderman (5) 6. Paul Nienhiser (6) 7. Tasker Phillips (4) 8. Randy Martin (7)
B main (started, top five to A main, 12 laps): 1. Chris Martin (1) 2. Evan Martin (5) 3. Matt Krieger (7) 4. Tim Moore (3) 5. Jimmy Davies (8) / 6. Harold Pohren (2) 7. John Greenwood (4) 8. Dave Getchell (6) 9. Chase Wanner (9) DNS – Kelly Graham, Mitchell Alexander, Matt Sutton
Contingencies:
Weld – Matt Krieger,
Saldana Racing Products – Jimmy Davies,
SBI – Tim Moore
Back To Form, Sutton Scores Sprint Invaders Win at Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Illinois – Former series champion Matt Sutton has been in a slump and was starting to doubt his abilities, but that self doubt was erased on Friday night as Sutton went flag-to-flag for the Brockway Mechanical and Roofing Sprint Invaders win at the Jacksonville Speedway.
In preliminary action it looked as though the night would belong to the current Sprint Invaders point leader Russ Hall as after making the long tow down from the Des Moines area, Hall dominated both his heat and the Budweiser “King of Beers” Shake Up dash. And after rolling a two to put himself on the front row for the twenty-five lap main event, Hall seemed poised to make it a clean sweep.
Matt Sutton had other ideas though as following a no-start that saw series regular Andy Huston get upside down in turn one, Sutton used his pole position start to take the lead at the drop of the green. Only one lap would be scored though before Tim Moore and Brian Armitage tangled in turn one and the caution waved again on lap six when a broken right front sent Patrick Moore for a spin in turn four.
On the restart Jerrod Hull worked past Hall to take the second spot and he did his best to keep pace with Sutton as the leaders navigated lapped traffic. The caution waved one last time on lap seventeen when Armitage spun in turn one and it was during this caution period that misfortune struck the top two drivers in the point standings. Having run over something on the track, Hall suffered tire issues and drove to the pit area while Ryan Jamison was now fighting steering issues. Jamison was able to stay on the track, but was no longer at speed after running just outside the top five throughout.
Once back to green Hull made one strong run at Sutton diving to the bottom in turns one and two, but the leader shook off that challenge and then maintained at least a five car-length advantage over the final laps to score the $1,200 victory. “I just haven’t been very good lately so the crew said we’ll handle the setup and you handle the driving,” said an elated Sutton in victory lane after executing a perfect 360 in celebration. Jerrod Hull would settle for the runner-up money, Korey Weyant finished third and after fighting mechanical issues in his heat race Jimmy Hurley drove from nineteenth up to fourth. Dustin Selvage who came into the night ranked third in the Invaders point standings closed the gap on the leaders by finishing fifth.
Ryan Blakeman started fifteenth and finished sixth, Paul Nienheiser came in seventh, eighth went to Jimmy Davies, Dave Getchell was ninth and hometown driver Caelb Wankel completed the top ten.
The Brockway Mechanical and Roofing Sprint Invaders return to action for a double-header weekend on Friday August 16th at the Bloomfield Speedway before moving to 34 Raceway near Burlington on Saturday August 17th for the “Night of the Twins”.
A Main (started), 25 laps: 1. 3, Matt Sutton, Macomb IL (1) 2. 12, Jerrod Hull, Sikeston MO (3) 3. 99w, Korey Weyant, Springfield IL (5) 4. 35, Jimmy Hurley, Springfield IL (19) 5. 73, Dustin Selvage, Indianola IA (4) 6. 10K, Ryan Blakeman, Jacksonville IL (15) 7. 9, Paul Nienheiser, Chapin IL (6) 8. 99, Jimmy Davies, Oquawka IL (13) 9. 83, Dave Getchell, Sperry IA (10) 10. 5, Caleb Wankel, Jacksonville IL (11) 11. 10T, Tim Moore, Rock Island IL (14) 12. 51J, Ryan Jamison, Mediapolis IA (8) 13. 45c, Russ Hall, Pleasant Hill IA (2) 14. 9D, Daniel Bergquist, Burlington IA (16) 15. 84, Brian Armitage, Athens IL (17) 16. 20, Steven Russell, Springfield IL (18) 17. 2x, Patrick Moore, Moline IL (12) 18. 15M, Joey Moughan, Springfield IL (9) 19. 40, Andy Huston, Roseville IL (7) Lap Leader: Sutton 1-25. KSE Hard Charger: Davies
Advanced Plumbing & Mechanical Heat One (started, top two to Dash, 8 laps): 1. Jerrod Hull (1) 2. Korey Weyant (3) 3. Andy Huston (2) 4. Dave Getchell (4) 5. Jimmy Davies (5) 6. Daniel Bergquist (6) 7. Steven Russell (7)
Huston Land Improvement Heat Two (started, top two to Dash, 8 laps): 1. Russ Hall (1) 2. Paul Nienheiser (4) 3. Ryan Jamison (5) 4. Caleb Wankel (2) 5. Tim Moore (6) 6. Jimmy Hurley (3)
CenPeCo Heat Three (started, top two to Dash, 8 laps): 1. Matt Sutton (2) 2. Dustin Selvage (4) 3. Joey Moughan (1) 4. Patrick Moore (3) 5. Ryan Blakeman (5) 6. Brian Armitage (6)
Budweiser “King of Beers” Shake-Up Dash (started, 6 laps): 1. Russ Hall (1) 2. Jerrod Hull (4) 3. Paul Nienheiser (2) 4. Dustin Selvage (3) 5. Korey Weyant (5) 6. Matt Sutton (6)
Contingencies: Weld Racing – Tim Moore, Saldana Racing Products – Daniel Bergquist, SBI-Dave Getchell
Points leader Russ Hall wins Budweiser Shake-Up Dash at Jacksonville
Paul Nienhiser First to Repeat for Sprint Invaders at Donnellson!
(Bill W) July 12, 2013 – Sixteen year old Paul Nienhiser became the first
repeat winner for the Brockway Mechanical & Roofing Sprint Invaders by
winning at the Lee County Speedway in Donnellson, Iowa on Friday night during
the Lee County Fair. It was the youngster’s
second win with the Sprint Invaders this season.
Jon Agan, who swept his heat, the Dash and the feature in
Donnellson in
June, led early in the 25-lapper after starting in row two. He again
captured his heat and the Dash. On lap three, Harold Pohren spun,
collecting,
Dave and Damian Getchell, bringing the yellow flag. At the time, Agan
led Nienhiser Matt Sutton,
Jimmy Davies and Shawn Petersen.
Davies shot under Sutton on the restart to take third. Agan and Nienhiser separated themselves from
the pack, and the latter worked his way under Agan on lap eleven, finding some
rubber in turns one and two. At the
halfway point, Nienhiser led Agan, Davies, Ryan Jamison and Sutton. Two laps later, Jamison continued his charge
into the third spot.
One final caution came out on lap 16, when Justin Newberry suffered a flat
right rear tire. Agan made a late bid, sticking
his nose beside Nienhiser on the frontstretch, but he was thwarted and
Nienhiser held on for the win ahead of Agan, Jamison, Josh Schneiderman and
Davies. Bobby Mincer, Sutton, Jarrod
Schneiderman, Chris Martin and Petersen rounded out the top ten.
Russ Hall, who led the points coming in, won his heat convincingly from row
three. He was running second in the Dash
when his motor let go, ending his night.
Josh Schneiderman joined Agan and Hall as a heat winner.
“What it came down to…I passed five cars or so the first couple of laps,”
said Nienhiser. “That really
helped. Once I got close to Jon…my motor’s
been lying down lately and getting hot…I was just able to get by him and
concentrate on my motor. We found the
rubber pretty early, and all in all, we just had a great car. I don’t know that I ever really found it in
turn four.”
“It’s kind of tough to lead sometimes, and Paul did a good job
finding that
rubber before we did,” said Agan. “Usually
it’s game over at that point, but we rolled him back in there. The
driver screwed up twice. First, he didn’t find the rubber soon enough,
and second, he showed his nose to the leader too soon. It’s a lot
better than it could have
been. We hope to get a couple more wins
with these Invaders this year.”
“It’s where we need to be when we think about points,” said
Jamison. “It was a tragedy with Russ’s car. That kind of opens a
door. I didn’t know that the track would lay rubber
as quickly as it would, but we were ready for it. Starting in the fifth
row and ending up third…I
feel good about that.”
The Brockway Mechanical & Roofing Sprint Invaders are back in action on
Friday, July 19 at the Jacksonville Speedway in Jacksonville, Illinois.
A Main (started), 25 laps: 1. 9, Paul Nienhiser, Chapin, IL
(7) 2. 4, Jon Agan, Knoxville, IA (3) 3. 51J, Ryan Jamison, Mediapolis, IA (9)
4. 2, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (5) 5. 99, Jimmy Davies, Oquawka,
IL (4) 6. 15, Bobby Mincer, Burlington, IA (15) 7. 3, Matt Sutton, Macomb, IL
(2) 8. 14s, Jarrod Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (8) 9. 44, Chris Martin,
Ankeny, IA (6) 10. 4x, Shawn Petersen, Irving, TX (1) 11. 2x, Patrick Moore,
Moline, IL (18) 12. 9D, Daniel Bergquist, Burlington, IA (13) 13. 6, Mitchell
Alexander, Knoxville, IA (14) 14. 73, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (19) 15.
10T, Tim Moore, Rock Island, IL (16) 16. 83, Dave Getchell, Sperry, IA (17) 17.
40, Andy Huston, Roseville, IL (11) 18. 36, Justin Newberry, West Burlington,
IA (10) 19. 83D, Damian Getchell, Sperry, IA (20) 20. 50P, Harold Pohren,
Lowell, IA (12) DNS – 45c, Russ Hall, Pleasant Hill, IA. Lap Leaders: Agan 1-10, Nienhiser 11-25.
KSE Hard Charger: Mincer.
Advanced Plumbing & Mechanical Heat one (started, top two to
Dash, 8 laps): 1. Josh Schneiderman (1) 2. Shawn Petersen (2) 3. Paul
Nienhiser (3) 4. Jarrod Schneiderman (6) 5. Daniel Bergquist (4) 6. Mitchell
Alexander (5) 7. Dustin Selvage (7)
Huston Land Improvement Heat two (started, top two to Dash, 8 laps):
1. Jon Agan (2) 2. Jimmy Davies (1) 3. Chris Martin (6) 4. Andy Huston
(3) 5. Harold Pohren (4) 6. Dave Getchell (7) 7. Patrick Moore (5)
CenPeCo Heat three (started, top two to Dash, 8 laps): 1. Russ
Hall (5) 2. Matt Sutton (1) 3. Ryan Jamison (3) 4. Justin Newberry (2) 5. Bobby
Mincer (4) 6. Tim Moore (6) 7. Damian Getchell (7)
Budweiser “King of Beers” Shake-up Dash (started, 6 laps): 1.
Jon Agan (1) 2. Matt Sutton (2) 3. Josh Schneiderman (3) 4. Jimmy Davies (5) 5.
Shawn Petersen (6) 6. Russ Hall (4)
Bobby Mincer Scratches Three-year Itch at Tipton!
(Bill W) July 11, 2013 – Bobby Mincer won for the first time in three years
with the Brockway Mechanical & Roofing Sprint Invaders at the Tipton
International Speedway in Tipton, Iowa on Thursday night. The win came at the Cedar County Fair and was
the first for the Burlington, Iowa pilot since a score on July 3, 2010 at the
West Liberty Speedway. It was the ninth
in his Sprint Invaders career, moving him into third place on the all-time
list.
The 25-lap feature had trouble getting started. Before a lap
could be completed, Jimmy Davies
and Jon Agan were done. The incident
also stacked up Andy Huston, Dave Getchell and Shawn Peterson. Agan
ended up tipping over in the fray. On the second try, Peterson and
Mitchell
Alexander got together, with both retiring.
Once green, the feature went non-stop.
Mincer led Ryan Jamison and Jarrod Schneiderman early on. Russ Hall slid by Schneiderman for third on
lap nine, with the latter going over the berm and losing several spots. At the halfway mark, Mincer led Jamison,
Hall, Paul Nienhiser and Dustin Selvage on the ¼-mile oval.
As traffic thickened, the battle for second through fourth heated up. On lap thirteen, Hall got by Jamison in
traffic for second. A lap later,
Nienhiser followed suit into third. On
lap 18, Nienhiser and Jamison both passed Hall for second and third. As the trio battled, Mincer shot off to a
commanding lead.
Jamison and Hall both found their way by Nienhiser again for second and
third, but Mincer had checked out, winning by a half lap. At the checkers, he led Jamison, Hall,
Nienhiser and Selvage. Matt Sutton,
Jarrod Schneiderman, Josh Schneiderman, Huston and Tim Moore rounded out the
top ten.
“I wondered if I was getting too old to do this,” said Mincer in Victory
Lane. “I really figured Russ or Ryan or
one of those guys were straight on my can and I thought, ‘Don’t screw up in the
corner, ‘cause they’re right there. I
just kept the car underneath me, and kept going. I could feel the track rubbering up exiting
the corners. The car kept going and I
just did the best I could.”
“That had to be fun to watch,” said Jamison of the battle for second. “I tried running the bottom early on, and
decided this was not the night for that.
I brought it back to the top. I
messed with a lapped car and let the 45c and 9 cars catch me. We were lucky enough for them to get caught
up too and we got back by them. We
always like coming to Tipton. The track
matches our whole program.”
“We got up to second there and the track hadn’t quite laid rubber yet,” said
Hall. “We got stuck behind a lapped car
and fell back to fourth. We made it up
to third. All in all, it was a good
night. We had the whole family here, and
we had a good time in Tipton.”
Jarrod Schneiderman, Hall and Jamison won heats, while Jamison also won the
Shake-up Dash. The next action for the
Sprint Invaders will be Friday night, July 12 at the Lee County Speedway in
Donnellson, Iowa.
A Main (started), 25 laps: 1. 15, Bobby Mincer, Burlington,
IA (1) 2. 51J, Ryan Jamison, Mediapolis, IA (3) 3. 45c, Russ Hall, Pleasant
Hill, IA (4) 4. 9, Paul Nienhiser, Chapin, IL (6) 5. 73, Dustin Selvage,
Indianola, IA (9) 6. 3, Matt Sutton, Macomb, IL (10) 7. 14s, Jarrod
Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (2) 8. 2, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington,
IA (11) 9. 40, Andy Huston, Roseville, IL (7) 10. 10T, Tim Moore, Rock Island,
IL (18) 11. 36, Justin Newberry, West Burlington, IA (17) 12. 2x, Patrick
Moore, Moline, IL (19) 13. 9D, Daniel Bergquist, Burlington, IA (14) 14. 1st,
John Greenwood, Woodward, IA (12) 15. 83, Dave Getchell, Sperry, IA (15) 16. 6,
Mitchell Alexander, Knoxville, IA (16) 17. 4x, Shawn Peterson, Irving, TX (8)
18. 99, Jimmy Davies, Oquawka, IL (5) 19. 4, Jon Agan, Knoxville, IA (13) DNS –
22P, Kyle Peterson, Gladstone, IL, 85, Chase Wanner, Agency, IA. Lap
Leader: Mincer 1-25.
KSE Hard
Charger: T. Moore.
Advanced Plumbing & Mechanical Heat one (started, top two to
Dash, 8 laps): 1. Jarrod Schneiderman (2) 2. Bobby Mincer (5) 3. Andy
Huston (4) 4. Matt Sutton (7) 5. Jon Agan (6) 6. Mitchell Alexander (3) 7. Kyle
Peterson (1)
Huston Land Improvement Heat two (started, top two to Dash, 8 laps):
1. Russ Hall (3) 2. Jimmy Davies (2) 3. Shawn Peterson (4) 4. Josh
Schneiderman (7) 5. Daniel Bergquist (1) 6. Justin Newberry (6) 7. Patrick
Moore (5)
CenPeCo Heat three (started, top two to Dash, 8 laps): 1. Ryan
Jamison (1) 2. Paul Nienhiser (4) 3. Dustin Selvage (6) 4. John Greenwood (2)
5. Dave Getchell (5) 6. Tim Moore (3) DNS – Chase Wanner
Budweiser “King of Beers” Shake-up Dash (started, 6 laps): 1.
Ryan Jamison (2) 2. Russ Hall (4) 3. Jimmy Davies (1) 4. Paul Nienhiser (6) 5. Bobby Mincer (5) 6. Jarrod Schneiderman (3)
Contingencies
Weld Racing – Mitchell Alexander
Saldana Racing Products – Justin
Newberry
SBI – Josh Schneiderman
Dustin Selvage Wins “Shocker” with Sprint Invaders at 34 Raceway!
Selvage shot out to an early lead in the 34-lapper from his pole starting position ahead of Matt Krieger and Alan Ambers. Ryan Jamison was moving up through the field on the low side and picked up third from Ambers on lap four. A lap later, Ambers would spin, bringing the caution flag.
On the restart, Jamison drove under Krieger for second, but that spot was swapped again. Tony Shilling spun over the turn two berm with seven laps in the books. The restart saw Selvage ahead of Krieger, Jamison, Jon Agan and Matt Sutton. When Krieger jumped the turn two berm on that restart, Jamison capitalized to move into second.
Ambers spun for a second time on lap 13, ending his night. Krieger, Sutton and Russ Hall, up from the 17th starting position, were battling three-wide for third at the time of the caution. Jamison worked the low side until moving by Selvage for the lead on lap sixteen. Meanwhile, Jarrod Schneiderman moved up from 19th to take third from Krieger on the same lap.
With 20 laps in the books, the race’s scheduled pit stop took place. Jamison led Selvage, Jarrod Schneiderman, Krieger and Hall at the time. The leaders raced side by side when the green fell again, with Selvage on the high side and Jamison down low. Selvage took the lead in a furious battle on lap 23, only to have Jamison reclaim it five laps later. Selvage carried his momentum on the top again to take the point for good on lap 29 in heavy traffic.
Krieger exited late in the going while running fourth. Hall, also utilizing the cushion ran by Jamison on the white flag lap to claim second. Jamie Veal drove from 14th to 4th, while Jarrod Schneiderman completed the top five. Bobby Mincer, Josh Schneiderman, Agan, Sutton and Daniel Bergquist rounded out the top ten.
“That was a lot of fun,” said Selvage. “I felt really good on the top the first ten laps or so. We had a restart, and one of my guys told me to go to the bottom. We were absolutely terrible down there. I let Jamison get by. I knew the car was good on top, so I figured out where I needed to run it, and where I could push it. We just got in a good rhythm. Lapped traffic definitely worked for us. They were all running down there in Jamison’s line.”
“That’s the best I’ve ever felt here at Burlington,” said Hall. “I think it may have been the result of having to run the B main, which I hate. But if we had to run it, tonight was definitely the night. This Waterfront Seafood Market car is the best we’ve ever had here, and I can’t wait to come back.”
“Lapped traffic didn’t do us any favors,” said Jamison. “We didn’t change much, just a little air pressure. Sometimes it’s better to be second or third than it is in the lead. Sometimes, you’re a bit of a sitting duck. It was an interesting format, but it didn’t do me much good. It was a good points night for us.”
While Hall won the B and came in leading the points, Paul Nienhiser came in second, but was a casualty after suffering motor issues in his heat. Harold Pohren got upside down in his heat and scratched for the night. Agan, Sutton, Josh Schneiderman and Jamison won heats, while Agan also took the Dash.
The Sprint Invaders will compete in a doubleheader next weekend. On Thursday, July 11, they’ll be at the Cedar County Raceway in Tipton, Iowa and on Friday, July 12, they’ll move down to the Lee County Speedway in Donnellson, Iowa.
A Main (started), 34 laps: 1. 73, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (1) 2. 45c, Russ Hall, Pleasant Hill, IA (17) 3. 51J, Ryan Jamison, Mediapolis, IA (7) 4. 35AU, Jamie Veal, Warrnambool, VIC, Aust. (14) 5. 14s, Jarrod Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (19) 6. 15, Bobby Mincer, Burlington, IA (11) 7. 2, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (4) 8. 4, Jon Agan, Knoxville, IA (6) 9. 3, Matt Sutton, Macomb, IL (5) 10. 9D, Daniel Bergquist, Burlington, IA (13) 11. 84, Dustin Whiting, Burlington, IA (8) 12. 83, Dave Getchell, Sperry, IA (20) 13. 28, Tony Shilling, Knoxville, IA (12) 14. 5J, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (16) 15. 2x, Patrick Moore, Moline, IL (10) 16. 56, Matt Krieger, Burlington, IA (3) 17. 68, Mike Houseman Jr., Des Moines, IA (15) 18. 40, Andy Huston, Roseville, IL (9) 19. 39x, Alan Ambers, Knoxville, IA (2) 20. 16HD, Donnie Steward, West Burlington, IA (18) DNS – 1, Jayson Ditsworth, Gladstone, IL. Lap Leaders: Selvage 1-15, Jamison 16-22, Selvage 23-27, Jamison 28, Selvage 29-34. KSE Hard Charger: Hall.
Advanced Plumbing & Mechanical Heat one (started, top two to Dash, top four to A, 8 laps): 1. Jon Agan (4) 2. Alan Ambers (3) 3. Andy Huston (2) 4. Daniel Bergquist (6) / 5. 10T, Tim Moore, Rock Island, IL (1) 6. Dave Getchell (5) 7. 6, Mitchell Alexander, Knoxville, IA (8) 8. 85, Chase Wanner, Agency, IA (7) 9. 7x, Brady Bennett, Burlington, IA (9)
Huston Land Improvement Heat two (started, top two to Dash, top four to A, 8 laps): 1. Matt Sutton (3) 2. Dustin Whiting (6) 3. Patrick Moore (5) 4. Jamie Veal (8) / 5. Jarrod Schneiderman (7) 6. 59, Jacob Glasgow, West Burlington, IA (1) 7. 9, Paul Nienhiser, Chapin, IL (4) 8. 50P, Harold Pohren, Lowell, IA (2)
CenPeCo Heat three (started, top two to Dash, top four to A, 8 laps): 1. Josh Schneiderman (1) 2. Matt Krieger (2) 3. Bobby Mincer (3) 4. Mike Houseman Jr. (6) / 5. Russ Hall (5) 6. Jamie Ball (4) 7. 99, Jimmy Davies, Oquawka, IL (7) 8. 36, Justin Newberry, West Burlington, IA (8)
Brockway & Mechanical Heat four (started, top two to Dash, top four to A, 8 laps): 1. Ryan Jamison (2) 2. Dustin Selvage (3) 3. Tony Shilling (5) 4. Jayson Ditsworth (4) / 5. Donnie Steward (6) 6. 1st, John Greenwood, Woodward, IA (1) 7. 43, Dillan Roth, Burlington, IA (8) 8. 9B, Richard Brod, Downers Grove, IL (7) DNS – 88, John Schulz, Danville, IA
Budweiser “King of Beers” Shake-up Dash (started, 6 laps): 1. Jon Agan (2) 2. Dustin Selvage (4) 3. Alan Ambers (1) 4. Matt Krieger (6) 5. Josh Schneiderman (8) 6. Matt Sutton (7) 7. Ryan Jamison (3) 8. Dustin Whiting (5)
B main (started, top five to A, 12 laps): 1. Russ Hall (3) 2. Jamie Ball (7) 3. Jarrod Schneiderman (2) 4. Donnie Steward (4) 5. Dave Getchell (5) / 6. John Greenwood (8) 7. Justin Newberry (15) 8. Jimmy Davies (11) 9. Chase Wanner (13) 10. Dillan Roth (10) 11. Tim Moore (1) 12. Mitchell Alexander (9) 13. Brady Bennett (14) 14. Richard Brod (12) 15. Jacob Glasgow (6) DNS – Paul Nienhiser, Harold Pohren, John Schulz
Contingencies
Weld Racing – Matt Sutton
Saldana Racing Products – Matt Krieger
SBI – Alan Ambers
1st Non-Qualifier – John Greenwood
DOC 360 Mystery Spot – Daniel Bergquist
DOC 360 Mystery Spot – Dave Getchell
Jon Agan Scores First Ever Sprint Invaders Win at Lee County Speedway!
(Bill W) June 20, 2013 – Knoxville, Iowa’s Jon Agan broke through with a clean sweep of his heat, the Dash and the feature at the Lee County Speedway in Donnellson, Iowa Thursday night. It was his first career win with the Brockway Mechanical & Roofing Sprint Invaders and paid him $1,200.
After winning the Shake-up Dash, Agan drew the pole for the feature and led right away in the 25-lapper with Russ Hall in tow. Tasker Phillips had a folded front end with seven laps in. It was the end of a long night after he broke down on the way to the track. He started at the back of his heat and climbed to fifth before winning the B.
The restart saw Agan ahead of Hall, Josh Schneiderman, Dustin Selvage and Randy Martin. Selvage shot into to third on the restart, while Agan and Hall continued to lead the pack. They were getting into lapped traffic again with seventeen laps in the books, when Selvage came to a stop on the frontstretch. Schneiderman, who had been running fourth behind Selvage, also retired with a flat right rear tire.
With eight laps to go, Agan held his advantage over Hall and hard-charger, Wayne Johnson, who climbed from eighteenth. Johnson had missed the call in his heat and drove from 13th to second in the B. Martin and Ryan Jamison followed. Austin McCarl, Joey Moughan, Paul Nienhiser, Matt Krieger and Bobby Mincer rounded out the top ten.
“We’ve won the heat race and we’ve won the Dash before,” said Agan. “But we just haven’t won the feature. We wanted to make sure we did that tonight, and we did. I have to thank my guys who work hard, and Dee Zee Manufacturing, DMB Supply, Terp’s Automotive and Ostrich Racing Engines.”
“We’re running good with these guys every week,” said Hall, who is the Sprint Invaders point leader. “Jon just got a better start than we did. I think that was the difference in the race. Here in two weeks (July 3), we’re hoping to put this thing in Victory Lane.”
“We made a bonehead move missing the heat race,” said Johnson. “It would have been a lot easier not to have to pass all of those cars (24), but we had fun. We’ve been struggling and we’re finally moving forward, and that’s why we came here.”
Joining Agan as heat race winners were Martin, Selvage and Hall.
The Sprint Invaders will be in action on Friday, July 3 at the 34 Raceway in West Burlington, Iowa.
A Main (started), 25 laps: 1. 4, Jon Agan, Knoxville, IA (1) 2. 45c, Russ Hall, Pleasant Hill, IA (2) 3. 77x, Wayne Johnson, Knoxville, IA (18) 4. 14, Randy Martin, California, MO (4) 5. 51J, Ryan Jamison, Mediapolis, IA (5) 6. 17A, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA (11) 7. 15m, Joey Moughan, Springfield, IL (12) 8. 9, Paul Nienhiser, Chapin, IL (16) 9. 56, Matt Krieger, Burlington, IA (7) 10. 15, Bobby Mincer, Burlington, IA (9) 11. 22, Bret Tripplett, Lincoln, IL (20) 12. 3, Matt Sutton, Macomb, IL (13) 13. 2x, Patrick Moore, Moline, IL (15) 14. 99, Jimmy Davies, Oquawka, IL (10) 15. 5J, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (19) 16. 6, Mitchell Alexander, Knoxville, IA (14) 17. 73, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (6) 18. 2, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (3) 19. 7TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (17) 20. 40, Andy Huston, Roseville, IL (8). Lap Leader: Agan 1-25. Hard Charger: Johnson. KSE Hard Charger: .
Advanced Plumbing & Mechanical Heat one (started, top two to Dash, top four to A, 8 laps): 1. Randy Martin (2) 2. Andy Huston (1) 3. Bobby Mincer (5) 4. Matt Sutton (6) / 5. Bret Tripplett (3) 6. 44, Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA (7) 7. 10T, Tim Moore, Rock Island, IL (4)
Huston Land Improvement Heat two (started, top two to Dash, top four to A, 8 laps): 1. Dustin Selvage (1) 2. Ryan Jamison (3) 3. Jimmy Davies (2) 4. Mitchell Alexander (4) / 5. Jamie Ball (6) 6. 1st, John Greenwood, Woodward, IA (5) DNS – Wayne Johnson
CenPeCo Heat three (started, top two to Dash, top four to A, 8 laps): 1. Jon Agan (2) 2. Josh Schneiderman (4) 3. Austin McCarl (7) 4. Patrick Moore (1) / 5. 36, Justin Newberry, Burlington, IA (5) 6. 83, Dave Getchell, Sperry, IA (6) 7. 50P, Harold Pohren, Lowell, IA (3)
Brockway & Mechanical Heat four (started, top two to Dash, top four to A, 8 laps): 1. Russ Hall (2) 2. Matt Krieger (1) 3. Joey Moughan (5) 4. Paul Nienhiser (4) / 5. Tasker Phillips (8) 6. 88, Jarrod Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (3) 7. 9D, Daniel Bergquist, Burlington, IA (6) 8. 85, Chase Wanner, Agency, IA (7)
Budweiser “King of Beers” Shake-up Dash (started, 6 laps): 1. Jon Agan (1) 2. Russ Hall (2) 3. Josh Schneiderman (4) 4. Randy Martin (8) 5. Ryan Jamison (7) 6. Dustin Selvage (5) 7. Matt Krieger (6) 8. Andy Huston (3)
B main (started, top four to A, 12 laps): 1. Tasker Phillips (4) 2. Wayne Johnson (13) 3. Jamie Ball (2) 4. Bret Tripplett (1) / 5. Jarrod Schneiderman (8) 6. Justin Newberry (3) 7. Harold Pohren (10) 8. Daniel Bergquist (11) 9. Chase Wanner (12) 10. Chris Martin (5) 11. Tim Moore (9) 12. Dave Getchell (7) 13. John Greenwood (6)
Contingencies
Weld Racing – Mitchell Alexander
Saldana Racing Products – Matt Sutton
SBI – Jamie Ball
McCarl Returns after 16 Years to
Win at Independence!
Thanks to John Vass for the use of
his picture.
(Bill W) April 13, 2013 – The Brockway Mechanical & Roofing Sprint Invaders became the first winged sprint car group to run at Independence Motor Speedway in Independence, Iowa in sixteen years Saturday night, and it was Terry McCarl standing in Victory Lane at the end of the night. The Altoona, Iowa driver had a little redemption on his mind, as his last visit in 1997 ended in a crash with the IRA series. The win was the seventh in his career with the Sprint Invaders and was worth $1,200.
Jamie Ball paced the first lap of the 25-lap main event. Meanwhile, McCarl, who started seventh, stuck his A.R.T. chassis to the low side of turns one and two to move into third behind Dustin Selvage. He then passed him for second on the second lap. A lap later, Lucas Wolfe would follow him into third.
McCarl shot by Ball into the lead on lap five. A lap later, John Greenwood got over the turn two berm and flipped. He was uninjured. McCarl led Ball, Wolfe, Selvage and Russ Hall back to green flag racing. Wolfe and Hall drover under Ball for second and third before the youngster spun over turn four with nine laps in the books.
On the restart, Matt Krieger took a wild ride down the frontstretch taking out the turn one fence. He was unhurt, but the incident required some serious excavation. Once underway, the last 16 laps went uninterrupted.
McCarl’ s lead was only shortened when he was slowed in heavy traffic. Wolfe trailed about ten car lengths behind, with Hall a distant third. A strong fifth place run by Mike Houseman Jr. ended when he pulled in on lap 22.
McCarl won ahead of Wolfe, Hall, Agan and Josh Schneiderman. Paul Nienhiser, hard-charger Ryan Jamison, Jimmy Davies, Tim Moore and Patrick Moore completed the top ten. Kaley Gharst, Selvage and Wolfe won heat races. Hall won the Dash. Gharst went up in smoke in the Dash, ending his night.
“This track was awesome,” said McCarl in Victory Lane. “I want to thank the fans for coming. Hopefully, they’ll have us back. This was a perfect track. There was a top and bottom…it was smooth. It’s just my son Austin and I here. I have to thank him for all his hard work on this racecar.”
Wolfe, who has run across the country with many sanctions this season also praised the track. “This may have been the best track I’ve run on this year. I think I may have been a little better than (McCarl) in one and two, but it was never quite enough. It’s cool to come to these new tracks. This is a really nice one.”
“We got beat by two Outlaw drivers, so we can’t feel too bad about that,”said Hall. “We weren’t far behind. I have to thank my Dad Roger, Fluff (Mike Waddell) and Dirty Red. I also need to give a shout out to Ron with Northtown Motors.”
The Sprint Invaders will be in action this Sunday, May 26 at the 34 Raceway in West Burlington, Iowa.
A Main (started), 25 laps: 1. 24, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (7) 2. 82, Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, PA (4) 3. 45c, Russ Hall, Pleasant Hill, IA (5) 4. 4, Jon Agan, Knoxville, IA (9) 5. 2, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (3) 6. 9, Paul Nienhiser, Chapin, IL (11) 7. 51J, Ryan Jamison, Mediapolis, IA (14) 8. 99, Jimmy Davies, Oquawka, IL (10) 9. 10T, Tim Moore, Rock Island, IL (6) 10. 2x, Patrick Moore, Moline, IL (13) 11. 9D, Daniel Bergquist, Burlington, IA (17) 12. 73x, Dustin Whiting, Burlington, IA (16) 13. 83, Dave Getchell, Sperry, IA (20) 14. 85, Chase Wanner, Agency, IA (15) 15. 68, Mike Houseman Jr., Des Moines, IA (6) 16. 88, Jarrod Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (19) 17. 73, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (2) 18. 56, Matt Krieger, Burlington, IA (21) 19. 92c, Cody Ambers, Knoxville, IA (18) 20. 5J, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (1) 21. 1st, John Greenwood, Woodward, IA (12) DNS – 6, Kaley Gharst, Decatur, IL, 50P, Harold Pohren, Lowell, IA, 7H, John Hall, Marion, IA. Lap Leaders: Ball 1-4, McCarl 5-25. KSE Hard Charger: Jamison.
Heat one (started, top two to Dash, 8 laps): 1. Kaley Gharst (4) 2. Russ Hall (3) 3. Terry McCarl (6) 4. Tim Moore (1) 5. Patrick Moore (2) 6. Ryan Jamison (8) 7. Jarrod Schneiderman (5) 8. Cody Ambers (7)
Heat two (started, top two to Dash, 8 laps): 1. Dustin Selvage (1) 2. Josh Schneiderman (2) 3. Mike Houseman Jr. (6) 4. Paul Nienhiser (4) 5. John Greenwood (5) 6. Daniel Bergquist (3) 7. Dustin Whiting (7) 8. Dave Getchell (8)
Heat three (started, top two to Dash, 8 laps): 1. Lucas Wolfe (1) 2. Larry Ball Jr. (4) 3. Jon Agan (5) 4. Jimmy Davies (7) 5. Chase Wanner (6) 6. Harold Pohren (3) 7. Matt Krieger (2) DNS – John Hall
Dash (started, 6 laps): 1. Russ Hall (1) 2. Lucas Wolfe (5) 3. Jamie Ball (4) 4. Dustin Selvage (6) 5. Josh Schneiderman (2) 6. Kaley Gharst (3)
Contingencies
Weld Racing – Dave Getchell
Saldana Racing Products – Jimmy Davies
SBI – John Greenwood
Paul Nienhiser Sweeps Sprint Invaders
Frostbuster!
(Bill W) March 30, 2013 – Sixteen year old Paul Nienhiser took to the track in a 360 for the first time, but looked like a veteran at the DOC 360 Frostbuster opener for the Brockway Mechanical & Roofing Sprint Invaders at 34 Raceway in West Burlington, Iowa Saturday. The youngster put on a clean sweep of his heat, the Dash and led all 25 laps in the main event.
Nienhiser, aboard the Mason Sound #9 sprinter, enlisted the help of fellow driver, Joey Moughan, as crew chief for the night. He utilized the same Claxton power plant that Moughan used to a win of his own at the speedway last season. It proved a winning combination.
Nienhiser streaked by front row starters, Bret Tripplett and Jon Agan on the first circuit. Agan settled in behind. With two laps complete, Tripplett tried to make a pass to the low side of Agan and contacted the Dee Zee #4, upending both cars. In turn three, Dave Getchell tipped over as well.
It would prove to be the final stoppage before the checkers. Nienhiser led going back to green flag racing, ahead of Scotty Thiel, Bobby Mincer, Josh Schneiderman and Russ Hall. Soon the fans eyes turned towards Matt Krieger, who started the event 14th. Shortly after the restart, he used the high side on a choppy cushion to jet into the top five.
Krieger disposed of Hall, Mincer and then Schneiderman to move into third. Meanwhile, up front, Nienhiser was navigating lapped traffic. Thiel came within a few car lengths on a pair of occasions. Slowly Krieger reeled in Thiel and passed him for second with five to go. Thiel would come back, however, and the two would duel to the end. Coming into turn three on the final lap, Krieger got over the cushion and was sucked into the wall ending his night.
Nienhiser had taken the checkers by then with Thiel in tow. Reverting back to the last completed lap, Schneiderman, Hall and Alan Ambers rounded out the top five. Hard-charger Ryan Jamison, Mincer, Tony Shilling, Krieger and Mike Houseman Jr. completed the top ten.
“On the way up here, Joey (Moughan) was saying how much he likes this place,” said Nienhiser in Victory Lane. “I kind of like it too! We are planning on running with the Sprint Invaders this year, and we’re looking forward to it.”
“We had a good car at the end,” said second place Thiel. “I was a little leery about turn three. I drove underneath it and it worked. Maybe I could have driven it a little harder and made it happen. I’m kicking myself a little bit for that. (Krieger) gave me the encouragement to try up top, but by then we were short of laps. I’m not sure what happened to him at the end.”
Josh Schneiderman explained his third place run. “It’s a good way to start the season. We had a great race (with Hall). With probably about ten to go, we lost the brakes. The car was a bit on the snug side, so I really needed them to turn the car. With five or six to go, I was just trying to hold on.”
Next week marks a doubleheader for the Sprint Invaders. On Friday, they will head to the Lee County Speedway in Donnellson, Iowa before venturing up to the quarter-mile Davenport Speedway on Saturday.
Results
Brockway Mechanical & Roofing A main (started), 25 laps: 1. 9, Paul Nienhiser, Chapin, IL (3) 2. 64, Scotty Thiel, Sheboygan, WI (5) 3. 2, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (6) 4. 45c, Russ Hall, Pleasant Hill, IA (10) 5. 39x, Alan Ambers, Knoxville, IA (8) 6. 51J, Ryan Jamison, Mediapolis, IA (17) 7. 15, Bobby Mincer, Burlington, IA (4) 8. 47T, Tony Shilling, Knoxville, IA (16) 9. 56, Matt Krieger, Burlington, IA (14) 10. 68, Mike Houseman Jr., Des Moines, IA (20) 11. 3, Matt Sutton, Macomb, IL (9) 12. 9D, Daniel Bergquist, Burlington, IA (18) 13. 73, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (13) 14. 50P, Harold Pohren, Lowell, IA (7) 15. 85, Chase Wanner, Agency, IA (15) 16. 6, Mitchell Alexander, Knoxville, IA (19) 17. 99, Jimmy Davies, Oquawka, IL (12) 18. 4, Jon Agan, Knoxville, IA (2) 19. 22, Bret Tripplett, Lincoln, IL (1) 20. 83, Dave Getchell, Sperry, IA (11) 21. 10T, Tim Moore, Rock Island, IL (21, pr.). Lap Leader: Nienhiser 1-25. KSE Hard-charger: Jamison.
Advanced Plumbing & Machine Heat one (started), 8 laps, top two to Dash, top four to A main: 1. Paul Nienhiser (6) 2. Harold Pohren (1) 3. Matt Sutton (8) 4. Dustin Selvage (4) / 5. Daniel Bergquist (5) 6. Mike Houseman Jr. (2) 7. 40, Andy Huston, Roseville, IL (3) 8. 27, John Schulz, Danville, IA
Huston Land Improvement Heat two (started), 8 laps, top two to Dash, top four to A main: 1. Bobby Mincer (1) 2. Jon Agan (3) 3. Russ Hall (7) 4. Matt Krieger (2) / 5. Ryan Jamison (8) 6. 53H, Matt Harms, Lacon, IL (5) 7. 5J, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (6) 8. 36, Justin Newberry, Burlington, IA (4)
CenPeCo Lubricants Heat three (started), 8 laps, top two to Dash, top four to A main: 1. Scotty Thiel (4) 2. Alan Ambers (1) 3. Dave Getchell (6) 4. Chase Wanner (3) / 5. 88, Jarrod Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (2) 6. Tim Moore (5) DNS – 1, Jayson Ditsworth, Gladstone, IL
DOC 360 Heat four (started), 8 laps, top two to Dash, top four to A main: 1. Josh Schneiderman (4) 2. Bret Tripplett (1) 3. Jimmy Davies (2) 4. Tony Shilling (6) / 5. Mitchell Alexander (3) 6. 1st, John Greenwood, Woodward, IA (5) 7. 16, Dustin Clark, Agency, IA (7)
Budweiser “King of Beers” Shake-up Dash (started), 6 laps: 1. Paul Nienhiser (1) 2. Bobby Mincer (2) 3. Scott Thiel (6) 4. Josh Schneiderman (4) 5. Bret Tipplett (7) 6. Jon Agan (5) 7. Harold Pohren (3) 8. Alan Ambers (8)
DOC 360 B main (started), 12 laps, top four to A main: 1. Ryan Jamison (2) 2. Daniel Bergquist (1) 3. Mitchell Alexander (4) 4. Mike Houseman Jr. (3) / 5. Tim Moore (5) 6. Matt Harms (6) 7. Justin Newberry (11) 8. John Schulz (10) 9. Dustin Clark (9) 10. Jamie Ball (8) 11. Andy Huston (7) DNS – Jarrod Schneiderman, John Greenwood, Jayson Ditsworth
Contingencies Weld – Dustin Selvage DOC 360 – Matt Sutton
