Danny Lasoski on Top Again in $5,000 Mid-Season Championship at Knoxville!
by Bill Wright
Knoxville, IA, June 27, 2015 – Danny Lasoski registered win number three of the season at the Knoxville Raceway and #105 in his career at the “Sprint Car Capital of the World” on Saturday night. The victory was also his third FVP National Sprint League win of 2015. The victory allowed him to stay on top of the point standings at both Knoxville and with the NSL, and it was worth $5,000 aboard the Big Game Motorsports #2.
Henderson shot out to an early lead in the 25-lap feature ahead of Ian Madsen and Lasoski. Rubber developed early in turn two, and Lasoski shot by Madsen on lap six. A lap later, Henderson was his victim in the same spot on the track.
Madsen tried to shoot inside Henderson for second in turn three, hit the brakes, and got over the infield berm when the two cars couldn’t fit in one spot. Madsen’s machine veered backwards across the track and struck the turn three wall, putting an end to his night.
Lasoski led the field back to green flag racing ahead of Henderson, Brooke Tatnell, Bronson Maeschen and Brian Brown. The top five would not change the rest of the way as a heavy layer of rubber encircled the half-mile on an uncharacteristic track at Knoxville. The only remaining caution came for Tasker Phillips, who blew his right rear with seven to go.
Lasoski carried out his win ahead of Henderson ($3,500), Tatnell ($3,000), Maeschen and Brown. Terry McCarl, Craig Dollansky, Dusty Zomer, Lynton Jeffrey and Davey Heskin rounded out the top ten. Henderson set quick time, while Bill Balog, Ryan Bunton, Josh Baughman and Dustin Selvage were heat winners. Dollansky won the B main.
“We knew he was going to be tough,” Lasoski said of the pole-sitter Henderson in Victory Lane. “My hat’s off to (crew chief) Guy Forbrook. He had this thing figured out tonight. We have a good racecar, but when August (Knoxville Nationals) comes the big boys are coming to town and we want to be ready.”
The FVP National Sprint League begins a busy month of July this Friday night the 3rd at the Huset’s Speedway near Brandon, South Dakota. The series will return to the Knoxville Raceway on the 4th of July! For more information on the FVP National Sprint League, visit www.NationalSprintLeague.com!
410 Results
Minnesota Mafia Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 1, Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls, SD (26), 15.793; 2. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO (20), 15.817; 3. 2, Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO (27), 15.854; 4. 17W, Bryan Clauson, Noblesville, IN (8), 15.991; 5. 18, Ian Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust. (2), 16.018; 6. 96, Bronson Maeschen, Pleasantville, IA (23), 16.052; 7. 55, Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust. (15), 16.167; 8. 82, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (24), 16.204; 9. 24, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (28), 16.209; 10. 2KS, Craig Dollansky, Elk River, MN (22), 16.241; 11. 56, Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN (12), 16.263; 12. 4, Dakota Hendrickson, Omaha, NE (3), 16.275; 13. 2L, Logan Forler, Boise, ID (14), 16.284; 14. 12, Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City, IA (5), 16.287; 15. 3, Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA (17), 16.304; 16. 17A, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA (7), 16.331; 17. 17B, Bill Balog, Brookfield, WI (9), 16.342; 18. 67, Christopher Bell, Norman, OK (19), 16.408; 19. 71A, RJ Johnson, Tampa, FL (10), 16.418; 20. 13, Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND (6), 16.436; 21. 49, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (1), 16.457; 22. 7R, Ryan Bunton, Morton, IL (4), 16.468; 23. 17, Josh Baughman, Odessa, TX (16), 16.553; 24. 7, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (13), 16.595; 25. 7TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (18), 16.622; 26. 44, Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA (32), 16.841; 27. 20, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (29), 16.973; 28. 23S, Stu Snyder, Waverly, NE (11), 17.06; 29. O9, Matt Juhl, Sioux Falls, SD (30), 17.076; 30. 21AU, Jordyn Brazier, Sydney, NSW, Aust. (31), 17.458; 31. 53H, Matt Harms, Chillicothe, IL (25), 18.976; 32. 19, Bob Weuve, Newton, IA (21), NT.
Fuel Safe Heat one (started), 8 Laps, 2:16.6: 1. Bill Balog (2); 2. Terry McCarl (4); 3. Josh Schneiderman (1); 4. Ian Madsen (5); 5. Justin Henderson (6) / 6. Logan Forler (3); 7. Matt Juhl (8); 8. Tasker Phillips (7)
DMI Heat two (started), 8 Laps, 2:21.3: 1. Ryan Bunton (1); 2. Christopher Bell (2); 3. Brian Brown (6); 4. Bronson Maeschen (5); 5. Lynton Jeffrey (3) / 6. Craig Dollansky (4); 7. Chris Martin (7); 8. Jordyn Brazier (8)
Kaeding Performance Heat three (started), 8 Laps, 2:24.1: 1. Josh Baughman (1); 2. Danny Lasoski (6); 3. RJ Johnson (2); 4. Davey Heskin (4); 5. Brooke Tatnell (5) / 6. Tim Kaeding (3); 7. AJ Moeller (7); 8. Matt Harms (8)
Maxim Racing Heat four (started), 8 Laps, 2:23.2: 1. Dustin Selvage (1); 2. Mark Dobmeier (2); 3. Dusty Zomer (5); 4. Austin McCarl (3); 5. Bryan Clauson (6) / 6. Dakota Hendrickson (4); 7. Stu Snyder (7) DNS – Bob Weuve
Hooker Harness B main (started), 12 Laps, 3:42.7: 1. Craig Dollansky (1); 2. Dakota Hendrickson (2); 3. Tim Kaeding (4); 4. Tasker Phillips (5) / 5. Logan Forler (3); 6. Chris Martin (6); 7. Matt Juhl (9); 8. Stu Snyder (8); 9. Jordyn Brazier (10); 10. AJ Moeller (7); 11. Matt Harms (11) DNS – Bob Weuve
FVP A main (started), 25 Laps, NT: 1. Danny Lasoski (3); 2. Justin Henderson (1); 3. Brooke Tatnell (4); 4. Bronson Maeschen (5); 5. Brian Brown (8); 6. Terry McCarl (9); 7. Craig Dollansky (10); 8. Dusty Zomer (7); 9. Lynton Jeffrey (13); 10. Davey Heskin (11); 11. Bill Balog (15); 12. Bryan Clauson (6); 13. Austin McCarl (14); 14. Christopher Bell (16); 15. Tim Kaeding (23); 16. Josh Schneiderman (19); 17. Josh Baughman (21); 18. Mark Dobmeier (18); 19. Ryan Bunton (20); 20. Dustin Selvage (22); 21. Dakota Hendrickson (12); 22. Tasker Phillips (24); 23. RJ Johnson (17); 24. Ian Madsen (2). Lap Leaders: Henderson 1-6, Lasoski 7-25. KSE Hard-charger: Kaeding.
Photo: Danny Lasoski picked up his third NSL win of the season at Knoxville on Saturday (Rob Kocak Photo)
Contingencies
Minnesota Mafia Quick Time – Justin Henderson
Fuel Safe Heat – Bill Balog
DMI Heat – Ryan Bunton
Kaeding Performance Heat – Danny Lasoski
Maxim Racing Heat – Mark Dobmeier
Hooker Harness “Locked In Award” – Craig Dollansky
Speedway Graphics “From the Tail Award” – Tasker Phillips
KSE Hard-charger Award – Tim Kaeding
Bell Helmets “Hard Luck Award” – Ian Madsen
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