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410s (25 Cars)

Welcome Mat

The Dude (5), Matthew Reed (92v) via Melbourne Australia, John Miller (24M), Bryan Dobesh in the 1

MIA

Wade Nygaard, Mike Sitzmann Jr. after his wreck at Jackson, Zomer, Boles, Robert Bell

Time Trials (1 lap each)

Track looked to get faster throughout qualifications. Lasoski stomps the clocks at 10.883 at over 124MPH. Henderson (D1) 2^nd quick, Lambertz (12L) a solid 3^rd (all three under 11 seconds). Rest of the order through the heat invert of 18^th: Peters (57x), Schliemann (4), Bakker (11x), Cressman (56), Alley (22), Garner (40), Jones (9M), Runge (28), Dobmeier (13), Vogelaar (33), DeWall (16), Meyer (1w), Reed, Jeffrey (12), Dobesh

Time Trials Grade: D because the scoreboard didn't work for the 2^nd straight week and could not hear the announcers over the roar of the engines a few times when reading off the times.

Heats (Top 6 Inverted from TT, Top 6 to the A with Top 4 Inverted in the A)

Heat 1 Finish: Vogelaar, Peters, Reed, Lasoski, Winters (23w), Rosenboom (6)

Heat 2 Finish: Alley, Jeffrey, DeWall, Henderson, Schliemann, Ballenger (2D)

Heat 3 Finish: Meyer, Dobmeier, Bakker, Lambertz, Garner, Bickett (17B)

Heat Grade: A-. Track was very racey with passing going on for the transfer spot of 6^th and the invert spot of 4^th. Track was getting wide setting up a good track for the rest of the night.

B Feature (Top 2 Tag the A)

Starting Order: Martens (51), McGillivray (101), Dobesh (1), Miller (24M), Cressman (56), Runge (28), Jones (9M)

Finish: Miller and Runge transferred through in a "loaded" B Feature. Cressman misses out on the 410 A again. Electrical issues in the heat forced him to the B again and he just didn't have enough time.

B Feature Grade: C since Huset's doesn't line up the B on qualifying times but instead on the finishing order of the heats and if you DNF in the heat you have to start at the back of the B as well. Dumb system.

A Feature (25 Laps)

Starting Order: 33 13 22 11x 57x 12L D1 5 16 1w 92v 12 23w 4 40 6 2D 17B 24M 28

Initial start called back TWICE for false starts by each of the front row members. Warnings issued and both stayed on front row, another dumb rule we'll address in a bit. The official start saw Dobmeier take the point and absolutely set sail from the rest of the field on the high side. Alley worked his way up to 2^nd for a bit, but lost his momentum on a few laps and saw Henderson, Dude, and Bakker fly by in that order. Pretty good racing going on for 2^nd through 6^th with those 4 and Peters. Dude had a chance to get by Henderson a few times and couldn't seal the deal. Only 1 caution in the race on lap 19 for Schliemann who stopped at the bottom of turn 2. Restart order saw Dobmeier leading Henderson, Dude, Bakker, & Alley for the last 6 laps. Dobmeier checked out to notch his 21^st career victory in a 410 at Huset's and the $2500 victory. He led all 25 laps as well.

Finish: 13 D1 5 11x 22 57x 23w 40 16 12L 12 1w 28 2D 92v 4 6 33 17B 24M

A Feature Grade: B- a lot of passing going on right away but just way too many fast cars at the front and it stabilized after 15 laps.

360s (18 cars)

Brock Dump (12) passes Rosenboom (27) outta 4 to take the victory in one of the best features we'll see all year. They switched the lead a handful of times in the corners the last few laps and Dump went low in 3 and 4 on the last lap to get it back passed Jody. Its great to see someone beat the 27 with the amount of money they have under the hood for a 360. Cody Hansen, Casey Abbas, & Ryan Bickett rounded out the Top 5. Eric McGillivray led laps 1-13, Dump 14-18.

FOAW: Dobmeier gets the notch tonight after fixing whatever was wrong last week. FYI he already has 1 WoO win under his belt at Wilmot in 2006.

VIP: Wertz MIA once again, even with the Dude in attendence, as he's in Flori-duh on vacation. Also heard through the grapevine that BT24 doesn't think the Big J Report is as big as rubbish as he posted last week. The lovely Natalie Sather also in the area watching the racing action.

WTF: Huset's needs to implement the rule the Outlaws have for a false start and sending a car back a row if they jump it. Looks pathetic when the front row jumps TWICE and neither get penalized. Also, legitimate car count for 2008 with 27 and now 25 cars to start the year and great cars at that.

"Home of the Professionals" Moment of the Night: 1 tow truck once again and there were 3 cars that needed a hook during the 360 feature. Took over 10 minutes to clean the mess and it shoulda took 5 minutes.

Head Scratcher: The Dude not being as fast as a lot predicted in the heat and in the feature. They'll prob. take a 3^rd for the first night out at the track, but gotta feel they can do better.

Thumbs Up: Great drivers and cars in the 410 division. This summer is shaping up to one of the best, if not the best, at the track. And one of the best 360 features I've ever witnessed with Dump taking the win.

Thumbs Down: The aforementioned 1 tow truck, has to be changed for next week.

Stat of the Night: Winters goes 13^th to 7^th presumably with a 360 under the hood.

BIG J

"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity."

Thanks for the report! I don't care what other people think about it, some of us who don't live there anymore still appreciate reading about the weekly results on here... especially the same night. Keep it up...

Fenders are like vacuums... they both suck.

Where are the Hobby Stock and B-Mod results you tool?

Thanks J. Congrats Mark and Dave.

Savage

This is a sprint car forum... check NMRA !!!!! You tool... LOL

Fenders are like vacuums... they both suck.

excellent report again...remember, folks that do not like race reports DO NOT HAVE TO READ THEM!

Lincoln 1845 ft/.35 mile T1=118MPH 
Eldora 2287 ft/.43mile T3=135MPH
Port 2716 ft/.51 mile T3=TBD
Grove 2792 ft/.53 mile T3=135MPH
Selinsgrove 2847 ft/.54 mile T1=136MPH
"I didn't move to PA from El Paso in search of better 
weather." Van May

It's great to see Brock win a race, he ran a good race and it was fun to be a part of. There's less money under that 27 hood right now than you'd think.....it runs good, but not necessarily a high dollar piece....actually less than atleast a couple of other cars in that class for sure. Love your commentary at the end....it's worth reading....keep it coming!

Quate of the night during the 360 a main. Shawn Nesteidt " And Chuck McGivialry gets the restart of his life till he hits the cone"

Just to let you know Bill Boles Sold his 410 and will not be racing there this year.

Chad Meyer's and Gary DeWall's cars look about identical. Anybody know whats up with that?

Any keloland videos of the race?

Fenders are like vacuums... they both suck.

found them.

http://www.keloland.com/NewsDetail6162.cfm?Id=0,69363

Fenders are like vacuums... they both suck.

Big J, Goofy says hello.

LMAO.. give Goofy and the rest of the 'boys' my best.

BIG J

"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity."

Thanks for the report Big J! It's hard for some us to make that Sunday night show.

If Dude calls again to say he will be at Huset's this Sunday I may make the trip down but I wouldn't hold be breath.

I wish you would hold your breath...for like 20 minutes.

no we did not sell our 410, we will see what the season brings??

I'm sure the Dude calls YOU when he is going to Husets...... Does he ask for your permission to race there?

exhaustpipe- Acually he does so stick that in your tail pipe and smoke it.