After two weeks of cancellations due to rain and other weather, the Knoxville Raceway finally had its season opener on Saturday, and as usual it did not disappoint. Matt Allen scored his first win in the Pro Sprints class as he led all 15 laps but had to survive a late race charge from Mike Mayberry. The 360 race took nearly an hour to complete due to several cautions and red flag periods. The race went so long officials allowed the drivers to use a fuel stop. Chase Randall sped away from the field on the final restart and won by over six seconds. He told KNIA/KRLS Sports they had a baseline to work with knowing it was fast.
Randall: “We were able to use our baseline package from a year ago. It was hitting super fast, so that feels good knowing we can use that in our 360 for the rest of the year.”
The 410 race was won by Aaron Reutzel as he took advantage of a late race restart to pull away from Austin McCarl. Reutzel would have possibly swept the 360 and 410 races had he not spun in turn four and tipped the car over bringing out a red flag. Next week the same three classes will run.
410 Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 27, Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA (10), 15.369; 2. 87, Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX (17), 15.441; 3. 88, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA (18), 15.460; 4. 2KS, Chase Randall, Waco, TX (23), 15.589; 5. 4W, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (4), 15.633; 6. 7, JJ Hickle, Quilcene, WA (21), 15.636; 7. 25, Matt Juhl, Tea, SD (20), 15.640; 8. 10L, Scott Bogucki, McLaren Vale, SA, Aust. (2), 15.640; 9. 2, Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust. (5), 15.647; 10. 35, Zach Hampton, Plainfield, IN (15), 15.672; 11. 20, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (1), 15.715; 12. 3P, Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (13), 15.736; 13. 3J, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (19), 15.838; 14. 1, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (6), 15.869; 15. 49, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (22), 15.921; 16. 1K, Kelby Watt, Adel, IA (12), 15.934; 17. 6W, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (3), 16.046; 18. 12X, Paul Nienhiser, Chapin, IL (25), 16.101; 19. 15JR, Cole Mincer, Burlington, IA (9), 16.228; 20. 80P, Jacob Peterson, Hartford, SD (8), 16.558; 21. 10, Brian Paulus, Six Mile, SC (11), 16.665; 22. 15, Jack Potter, Raymore, MO (16), 16.706; 23. 55, Kerry Madsen, St. Marys, NSW, Aust. (7), 16.834; 24. 44X, Scotty Johnson, Melcher-Dallas, IA (14), 17.216; 25. 9H, Landon Hansen, Newton, IA (24), NT.
Heat one (started), 8 Laps, 2:38.5: 1. Dusty Zomer (2); 2. Kelby Watt (1); 3. Scott Bogucki (4); 4. Carson McCarl (6); 5. Chase Randall (5); 6. Zach Hampton (3); 7. Jack Potter (8); 8. Cole Mincer (7); 9. Landon Hansen (9)
Heat two (started), 8 Laps, 2:20.5: 1. Tasker Phillips (2); 2. Aaron Reutzel (6); 3. Matt Juhl (4); 4. Kerry Madsen (8); 5. Jamie Ball (5); 6. Dustin Selvage (1); 7. AJ Moeller (3); 8. Jacob Peterson (7)
Heat three (started), 8 Laps, 2:49.8: 1. Lynton Jeffrey (4); 2. Sawyer Phillips (3); 3. Austin McCarl (6); 4. Josh Schneiderman (2); 5. JJ Hickle (5); 6. Paul Nienhiser (1); 7. Scotty Johnson (8)
A main (started), 20 Laps, NT: 1. Aaron Reutzel (4); 2. Austin McCarl (2); 3. Dusty Zomer (10); 4. Lynton Jeffrey (1); 5. Chase Randall (5); 6. Carson McCarl (3); 7. Matt Juhl (6); 8. Kerry Madsen (16); 9. Jamie Ball (7); 10. Scott Bogucki (8); 11. Tasker Phillips (12); 12. JJ Hickle (9); 13. Kelby Watt (13); 14. Sawyer Phillips (11); 15. Zach Hampton (14); 16. Josh Schneiderman (15); 17. Paul Nienhiser (19); 18. Cole Mincer (18); 19. Jack Potter (21); 20. Dustin Selvage (17); 21. Jacob Peterson (20); 22. Landon Hansen (23); 23. Scotty Johnson (22). Lap Leaders: Jeffrey 1-2, Reutzel 3-20. Hard-charger: Madsen.
360 Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 87, Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX (13), 15.663; 2. 70, Calvin Landis, Knoxville, IA (7), 15.762; 3. 4G, Cole Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (10), 15.778; 4. 4W, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (19), 15.781; 5. 2KS, Chase Randall, Waco, TX (29), 15.815; 6. 4, Cam Martin, Ankeny, IA (17), 15.832; 7. 53, Joe Beaver, Knoxville, IA (15), 15.856; 8. 86, Timothy Smith, Rocheport, MO (6), 15.864; 9. 99, Tony Rost, Omaha, NE (2), 15.880; 10. 24N, Nathan Mills, Bondurant, IA (16), 15.901; 11. 2M, Ryan Giles, Grimes, IA (18), 15.912; 12. 24, Kade Higday, Pleasant Hill, IA (25), 15.916; 13. 29, Emilio Hoover, Broken Arrow, OK (11), 15.975; 14. 20T, Corey Timmerman, Carmen, IL (4), 15.991; 15. 6AJ, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (20), 16.001; 16. 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (12), 16.014; 17. 01, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (28), 16.027; 18. 4C, Tuesday Calderwood, Goodyear, AZ (14), 16.066; 19. 22, Ryan Leavitt, Knoxville, IA (22), 16.070; 20. 33, Alan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA (1), 16.083; 21. 17, Tyler Groenendyk, Oskaloosa, IA (34), 16.109; 22. 7A, Jack Anderson, Newton, IA (36), 16.134; 23. 3P, Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (23), 16.150; 24. 7B, Ben Brown, Marshall, MO (32), 16.328; 25. 5A, Alex Vande Voort, Knoxville, IA (9), 16.328; 26. 1TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (35), 16.430; 27. 6N, Darin Naida, Adrian, MI (33), 16.481; 28. 83, Kurt Mueller, Reynolds, IL (27), 16.501; 29. 2J, Zach Blurton, Great Bend, KS (31), 16.596; 30. 7, Tyler Lee, Cedar Rapids, IA (3), 16.662; 31. 16, Dustin Clark, Agency, IA (24), 16.963; 32. T4, Tyler Graves, Chariton, IA (30), 17.216; 33. 38, Logan Alexander, Lacona, IA (21), 17.251; 34. 17N, Nathan Anderson, Newton, IA (26), 17.719; 35. 3R, Russell Potter, Boonville, MO (8), 17.744; 36. 14, Aidan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA (5), NT.
Heat one (started), 7 Laps, NT: 1. Terry McCarl (2); 2. Aaron Reutzel (6); 3. Chase Randall (5); 4. Tyler Groenendyk (1); 5. Tony Rost (4); 6. Alex Vande Voort (7); 7. Emilio Hoover (3); 8. Zach Blurton (8); 9. Logan Alexander (9)
Heat two (started), 7 Laps, 2:22.9: 1. Jack Anderson (1); 2. Cam Martin (5); 3. Nathan Mills (4); 4. Tasker Phillips (7); 5. Tuesday Calderwood (2); 6. Tyler Lee (8); 7. Calvin Landis (6); 8. Corey Timmerman (3); 9. Nathan Anderson (9)
Heat three (started), 7 Laps, 2:12.9: 1. Sawyer Phillips (1); 2. Ryan Giles (4); 3. Ryan Leavitt (2); 4. AJ Moeller (3); 5. Joe Beaver (5); 6. Cole Garner (6); 7. Darin Naida (7); 8. Dustin Clark (8); 9. Russell Potter (9)
Heat four (started), 7 Laps, 2:04.1: 1. Clint Garner (3); 2. Jamie Ball (6); 3. Ben Brown (1); 4. Kade Higday (4); 5. Timothy Smith (5); 6. Alan Zoutte (2); 7. Kurt Mueller (7); 8. Tyler Graves (8) DNS – Aidan Zoutte
B main (started), 10 Laps, NT: 1. Tasker Phillips (6); 2. Alex Vande Voort (5); 3. Emilio Hoover (1); 4. Ben Brown (4) / 5. Tyler Lee (10); 6. Zach Blurton (9); 7. Darin Naida (7); 8. Dustin Clark (11); 9. Russell Potter (15); 10. Kurt Mueller (8); 11. Nathan Anderson (14); 12. Logan Alexander (13); 13. Tyler Graves (12); 14. Alan Zoutte (3); 15. Corey Timmerman (2) DNS – Aidan Zoutte
A main (started), 18 Laps, NT: 1. Chase Randall (5); 2. Ryan Giles (2); 3. Terry McCarl (13); 4. Clint Garner (11); 5. Jamie Ball (7); 6. Calvin Landis (3); 7. Ryan Leavitt (18); 8. Joe Beaver (1); 9. Tyler Groenendyk (20); 10. Tasker Phillips (19); 11. Cole Garner (4); 12. Timothy Smith (10); 13. Ben Brown (23); 14. Tuesday Calderwood (17); 15. Kade Higday (14); 16. Alex Vande Voort (22); 17. Nathan Mills (9); 18. Tony Rost (12); 19. Aaron Reutzel (8); 20. Cam Martin (6); 21. Emilio Hoover (21); 22. Sawyer Phillips (16); 23. AJ Moeller (15) DNS – Jack Anderson. Lap Leaders: Beaver 1-7, Randall 8-18. Hard-charger: Leavitt.
Pro Series Results
Time Trials (Group Qualifying): 1. 0, Mike Mayberry, Fremont, IA (13), 17.109; 2. 17, Matt Allen, Norwalk, IA (1), 17.209; 3. 26, Chase Young, Des Moines, IA (3), 17.254; 4. 41, Jeff Wilke, Knoxville, IA (4), 17.364; 5. 8J, AJ Johnson, Oskaloosa, IA (2), 17.558; 6. 88, J Kinder, Linn, MO (8), 17.591; 7. 02S, Josh Jones, Knoxville, IA (16), 17.619; 8. 71, Brandon Worthington, Indianola, IA (6), 17.683; 9. 7, Rob Kubli, Milo, IA (14), 17.845; 10. 2, Casey Friedrichsen, Arthur, IA (7), 17.996; 11. 8, William Kline, Knoxville, IA (9), 18.272; 12. 55, Toby Mosher, Osceola, IA (11), 18.323; 13. 22C, Cole Campbell, Mexico, MO (15), 18.421; 14. 55KC, Bob Hildreth, Iowa Falls, IA (10), 18.533; 15. 22, Chase Fischer, Jefferson City, MO (5), 18.568; 16. 12K, Koddy Hildreth, Zearing, IA (12), 18.871.
Heat one (started), 6 Laps, 1:45.9: 1. Rob Kubli (2); 2. AJ Johnson (4); 3. Mike Mayberry (6); 4. Chase Young (5); 5. Josh Jones (3); 6. William Kline (1); 7. Cole Campbell (7); 8. Chase Fischer (8)
Heat two (started), 6 Laps, NT: 1. Casey Friedrichsen (2); 2. J Kinder (4); 3. Brandon Worthington (3); 4. Jeff Wilke (5); 5. Matt Allen (6); 6. Koddy Hildreth (8); 7. Toby Mosher (1) DNS – Bob Hildreth
A main (started), 15 Laps, NT: Matt Allen (2); 2. Mike Mayberry (6); 3. Chase Young (4); 4. AJ Johnson (5); 5. Casey Friedrichsen (8); 6. Jeff Wilke (1); 7. Josh Jones (10); 8. Koddy Hildreth (12); 9. William Kline (11); 10. Bob Hildreth (15); 11. Rob Kubli (7); 12. Brandon Worthington (9); 13. J Kinder (3); 14. Cole Campbell (13); 15. Chase Fischer (14. Lap Leader: Allen 1-15. Hard-charger: B. Hildreth.