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410s (20 Cars)

Welcome Mat
Lynton Jeffrey, Matt Wasmund, Todd Wanless, Brooke Tatnell

MIA
Marlon Jones, Wade Nygaard, Billy Alley, Bronson Maeschen, Mike Sitmann Jr.

VIP
Moved over to turn 2 again with LDA24 and a whole bunch of his family.

Time Trials (1 laps each)
Mark Dobmeier (6^th out) set his first quick time of the year at 11.135 with an average speed of 120.293. The track was lacking moisture and choppy to start the night off, with major gusts of wind during time trials. Tatnell broke a U-joint before competing a lap and scratched for the night. Jeffrey showed up late due to severe storms to the south and didn't get a lap in, as neither did John Lambertz (broke rear end in hot laps) and Jody Rosenboom. All cars getting a time in hit the heat invert: Johnn Cressman was 2^nd, followed by Jake Peters, Gregg Bakker, Justin Henderson, Scott Winters, Gary DeWall, Micah Schliemann, Gordy Vogelaar, Wasmund, Chad Meyer, Wanless, Dusty Ballenger, Mitch Runge, Chuck McGillivray, and Troy Vink

Time Trials Grade: C+; track was choppy and junk but good to see Dobmeier set quick time and taking 16 points toward the championship.

Heats (Top 8 Inverted from TT, All to the A, Top 5 Inverted to the A)
Heat 1 Starting Order: 10 Laps

Heat 1 Finish: 2D 1w 13 12L 57x/ 101 16 D1 33

Heat 1 Notes: Ballenger absolutely set sail on the field. Dobmeier was closing in on Henderson when he split the 101 and a slowing 33 down the backstretch with not a lot of room to spare. Caution on lap 3 for Vogelaar with a flat and he was done. Henderson backs the right rear full of mud for the restart and fades badly as Dobmeier, Lambertz, Peters, and the cagy veteran McGillivray fly by before he pulled in. Dobmeier was running down Meyer for 2^nd, but ran out of laps. "The Combine" got his first heat win of the year.

Heat 2 Starting Order: 10 Laps

Heat 2 Finish: 28 4w 23w 56 2/ 11x 12 4 6 77

Heat 2 Notes: Cressman had an amazing start from his outside 4^th row starting spot to get into the invert position in the first 2 laps. The track began to get really slick throughout the feature and everyone was on the top for the waning laps. Absolutely no grip on the bottom and Runge won his second heat of the year.

Heat Grades: B; some pretty good action throughout the first heat and Cressman was the class of the 2^nd heat.

B Feature (Top 2 Tag the A, 10 Laps)
Starting Order: No B Feature as all 19 cars still present made the feature.

B Feature Grade: N/A.

A Feature (25 Laps)
Starting Order: 6 Pill was drawn

Initial start was a good one with Meyer taking the point with Winters taking 2^nd in chase on a very slick track that had rubber written all over it in a few laps. It was just a matter of who was going to find it first and holding onto your spot after that. Dobmeier had a great start crossing the finish line at the conclusion of lap 1 by taking 3^rd from Wasmund. He quickly came after Winters and put a slider on him in turns 1 and 2 on lap 5 only to have Winters dive back under him on the bottom of turn 2. At the conclusion of lap 5, Cressman dumped his 56 down the frontstretch to add to the total of wrecks on the year.

The restart saw Meyer leading Winters, Dobmeier, and Wasmund to the green with 21 to go. A lap later, Dobmeier put another slider on Winters, and made it stick this time around. He would gain ground on Meyer, only to have the entire track glazed in rubber by lap 8. Wanless put a helluva move on Peters to move into the top 5 at about this time.

Meyer would not make a major mistake in traffic keeping Dobmeier behind him and using lappers as blockers. There would be no more passing the last 15 laps for anyone as it was all about burning the Hoosiers and making sure you had enough to cross the finish line with one still there. Meyer led all 25 laps again winning his 2^nd feature of the year, both of them coming on rubber-downed tracks, and it was his 16^th career 410 feature at the famed track. Dobmeier was 2^nd, Winters 3^rd, Wasmund 4^th, and Wanless was 5^th in his first ever appearance at the track.

Finish: 1w 13 23w 4w 2 57x 12L 11x 28 D1/ 16 12 4 6 101 77 33 56 2D

A Feature Grade: D-; the only reason its getting this instead of an F is from the action Dobmeier and Winters gave the big crowd early on. Other than that, it was your classic choo-choo fest the rest of the way. Thank God for the season pass from work otherwise the Report would really be upset after that POS feature.

360s (19 Cars)
Eric McGillivray took off with the lead on a beautiful track that warranted a top and bottom line, with a very slick middle imbetween. Cody Hansen misfired on a slider on lap 5 on the leader and would spin out after contact in turn 2. Then with 6 to go Kevin Flowers through a pretty slider on McGillivray to take the lead coming to the finish line. One lap later, Rosenboom reared his nose, and got by Flowers on the bottom over in 3 and 4. A caution a lap later for McGillivray would give the crowd a restart but Rosenboom went on for his 8^th victory of the year in the 360 class. Flowers was 2^nd, Brock Dump 3^rd, Ryan Bickett 4^th, and Casey Abbas 5^th.

360 Finish: 27 42 12 17B 17v 21v 3D 1 11 24/ 3J 11K 76 35 9K 1z 23 4 21

FOAW: Robby Wolfgang looked DAMN good tonight in a 360 for Loren Barstad. This has to be only his about 6^th start in a winged 360 and he came from 19^th to 8^th in the feature. He was running the cushion right up against the concrete wall and was executing a pretty dive-job coming off the cushion in 4 to get around cars.

Crowd Pleasing Moment #1: Doug Clark sending Rosenboom to the back for jumping the start of his 360 heat. Not the smartest move in a world to get on the gas early would you would win by a full straightaway if you lay back.

Crowd Pleasing Moment #2: To Huset's letting of a "bomb" after the national anthem. They used to do this regularly as far back as I can remember but stopped doing it about the turn of the century. Scared the ba-jeebers out of many, including the Report, so keep them coming.

WTF: Dobmeier's splitting of 2 other cars by going right through them during the heat on the backstretch. Damn near replica of what happened a week back. Great move nonetheless.

"Home of the Professionals" Moment of the Night: Not bringing out the grader for intermission. It was pretty obvious the track needed some help, water, hell, anything done to it. But of course, the grader sits out back and the crowd gets delighted to another rubber downed track.

Mulligan Moment: Cressman wrecking this week, again.

Head Scratcher: Track conditions. They absolutely just sucked for time trials and the 410 feature. Plain and simple as that.

Thumbs Up: Borrowed Bucks sponsoring the fireworks again this year, even though it disappointed compared to recent years' shows.

Thumbs Down: The Big J Report not getting mentioned tonight infront of the thousands in attendance. Hot Rod, I honestly thought there was hope for you, but you still can prove me wrong in the future weeks!

Prime Mover: Henderson went from 16^th, after moving up a row since Ballenger DNS, to 10^th passing a bunch of slower cars. Dobmeier 6^th to 2^nd was pretty damn impressive though in the limited amount of laps before rubber came. You still have a chance to turn me around Dobs after no-showing Thursday. Bakker also 12^th to 8^th.

Trophy Queen Grade: A whole lot better than last week, but are we starting to pick these girls straight off the high school graduation stage? Better check some IDs please!

Closing Stat of the Night: A 17 point turn around occurs tonight between Dobmeier and Henderson, sending the reigning track champ from down 8 to up 9 in just one night. Good to see it decided on the track and not time trials finally. A big baaaaaaaaaaam let out after the night was over in the VIP.

BIG J

"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity."

Hey Big J, Jody got sent to the back in the heat not the feature and the last time anyone checked you get paid for the feature which he won. If you gonna get on his case better get your story straight. "Not the smartest move" when you're gonna bash someone.

Link to your first time visitor website .No lack of cash or pedigree behind this guy neither and can wheel a car

http://www.toddwanless.com.au/

Got it fixed for you buddy 'ol pal. I had "feature" in my head after talking about what Wolfgang did in his feature from the previous paragraph. Man, its a late night, and I get hammered already for one mistake when everybody there knew what I meant. I've layed off Jody the majority of the year, but go ask his buddy Justin just how ugly it can get if you want it to get that way.

BIG J

"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity."

Thanks for the report BIG J. Glad to hear they have the big BOMB back. Does anyone know what the deal is with the Dude not showing anymore at Husets?

Talked to him Memorial Day weekend and he stated he would probably not be back for a weekly show. $500 in fuel just to get there and back. They were hoping to get a local sponsor to cover the travel expense, but that didn't work out.

Whats going on with the 410 car counts? They were drawing a great field earlier this year, and now they are falling back to the 15 mark again. I know gas is expensive, but what happened to the to end guys and why aren't they showing up?

Nice solid run by the non-Wertz sponsored 4W car of Dr. Matt Wasmund.

So, Doc fired his main man?

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I would have to agree with ya on the track conditions Big J. You can still have a decent track, even if its hot as hell. I live in Huron, so I actually went up to Watertown for the doorbanger action (little closer of a drive for me) and they worked the track at intermision and then put a splash of water on the whole track inbetween each main. Couple laps of wheelpacking before the green and it was some of the best modified and latemodel racing ive seen in the features and it took them maybe 5-10 minutes to do it between the features. I have no problem sitting there for 5-10 minutes while they add a little water to the track when they know its getting to dry. When i lived in Arizona, every night they added water to the track and there was very rarely a rubber down track. Not even when the outlaws were at Manzy. 110 degrees and a track that never took rubber during an outlaw show. It can be done.

Actually, I think that was his 8th start in a 360. Sixth start was a wingless show at Eagle last Thursday and then he ran wingless in Iowa also.

Just an FYI.

I am lucky enough to work at one of the best tracks 
anywhere.

I would guess the economy has a lot to do with the low car count, and the fact that the weekly purse has not gone.

I think Wade Nygaard made every show at Huset's last year. He has missed a bunch this year.

Does anybody know why?

O h don't worry Duane. Come nationals time the WERTZ logo will be on a couple of new cars. I'm like AIDS there just is no cure for me.

The fact your talking about it is what advertising is all about baby. The work speaks for itself, and you'll be able to see for yourself in a week's time or so!

BIG J

"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity."

Gee wing pole do you always like to be wrong? You must for being a fan of the D1 Lawn Dart.

Yes, he finally got that monkey off his back.

"now that's funny, I don't care who ya are!" lol lol lol

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