Bill Wright / Bryan Hulbert- KNOXVILLE, Ia. (August 1, 2013) The all-time winning driver in the history of the Knoxville Raceway proved why that is in Thursday night’s Arnold Motor Supply 360 Knoxville Nationals opener as Danny Lasoski piloted the Parker Burch No. 1m to victory.
Edging out Kyle Larson by less than a half car length after trading the lead four times over the course of the final lap, Lasoski gave credit to Larson in victory lane, “There’s a reason he got the nickname “Yung Money”. The kid did a great job for not being here as much as he has to race me clean. He didn’t give an inch, I didn’t give an inch but I hope the fans all enjoyed that because that was one hell of race.”
Going the distance under non-stop green flag laps, slower traffic played into the fight for the lead, with the pair also trading the point on Lap 14. “When you’re lapping cars, you just go where they’re not and you don’t know where the second place guy is” commented Lasoski.
“I couldn’t thank Mark Burch and all these guys on this car. Phil Durst and Brian Durst, these guys help us on this car and we get to race very little in a 360 and it sure is a pleasure to race this car.”
The Dover, Mo. veteran crossed a slim 0.126 second ahead of Kyle Larson with Wayne Johnson charging from eighth to complete the podium and position the two time Arnold Motor Supply 360 Knoxville National winning No. 77x atop the night’s point standing; ten markers off a perfect score at 490 points.
Brad Sweet crossed fourth with Lee Grosz completing the top five.
Jonathan Cornell earned sixth after a nearly half race battle with Davey Heskin and Jason Johnson with Heskin crossing seventh and Johnson eighth. Randy Hannagan grabbed night with Jon Agan advancing a pair of spots to complete the top ten.
The 23rd running of the Arnold Motor Supply 360 Knoxville Nationals continues on Friday, August 2 with Hot Laps getting underway at 6:45 P.M. (CDT). For more news and information, log ontohttp://www.knoxvilleraceway.com.
360 Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 77x, Wayne Johnson, Knoxville, IA (9), 16.561; 2. 41, Jason Johnson, Eunice, LA (3), 16.574; 3. 49K, Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA (10), 16.622; 4. o5, Brad Loyet, Sunset Hills, MO (1), 16.637; 5. 7K, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (29), 16.669; 6. 53, Joe Beaver, Knoxville, IA (12), 16.698; 7. 5J, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (8), 16.701; 8. 45x, Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque, NM (5), 16.702; 9. 51, David Hall, Des Moines, IA (7), 16.780; 10. 1m, Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO (18), 16.803; 11. 68, Mike Houseman Jr., Des Moines, IA (6), 16.804; 12. 4J, Lee Grosz, Harwood, ND (36), 16.842; 13. 1K, Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA (35), 16.865; 14. 48D, Danny Dietrich, Gettysburg, PA (17), 16.925; 15. 28, Jonathan Cornell, Sedalia, MO (26), 16.932; 16. 56, Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN (16), 16.936; 17. 09, Matt Juhl, Estherville, IA (39), 16.973; 18. 49, Shawn Dancer, Delphos, OH (21), 16.978; 19. 7, Darren Long, Elida, OH (14), 16.994; 20. 22H, Randy Hannagan, Pittsboro, IN (42), 16.994; 21. 4, Jon Agan, Knoxville, IA (11), 17.001; 22. 14, Randy Martin, California, MO (30), 17.027; 23. 95, Matt Covington, Glenpool, OK (32), 17.060; 24. 2m, Matt Moro, Polk City, IA (37), 17.064; 25. 11, Roger Crockett, Medford, OR (45), 17.076; 26. 98J, JD Johnson, Wichita, KS (44), 17.108; 27. 6, Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, PA (22), 17.110; 28. 2L, Logan Forler, Lake Havasu City, AZ (13), 17.111; 29. 7TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (23), 17.118; 30. 93, Dustin Morgan, Tulsa, OK (40), 17.183; 31. 10V, Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA (20), 17.191; 32. 2J, Zach Blurton, Great Bend, KS (41), 17.197; 33. 90, Randi Miller, Rapid City, SD (27), 17.213; 34. 18, Ryan Roberts, Aurora, NE (25), 17.229; 35. 2K, Kevin Ingle, Huron, SD (15), 17.232; 36. 44, Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA (31), 17.269; 37. 2, Casey Friedrichsen, Arthur, IA (24), 17.294; 38. 1J, Danny Jennings, Norman, OK (38), 17.304; 39. 2MF, Brad Foster, Melbourne, VIC, Aust. (2), 17.311; 40. 4x, Shawn Petersen, Irving, TX (19), 17.320; 41. 4c, Tim Crawley, Benton, AR (47), 17.397; 42. 99, Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, OK (34), 17.430; 43. 93L, Derrik Lusk, Jackson, MN (48), 17.489; 44. 17w, Cole Wood, Auburn, CA (28), 17.537; 45. 9m, Ricky Montgomery, Lakewood, CO (43), 17.616; 46. 39x, Alan Ambers, Knoxville, IA (46), 18.099; 47. 41P, Jeff Carlson, Wayne, NE (4), 18.792; 48. 71B, Robert Bell, Colfax, IA (33), NT.
Heat one (started), 8 laps, 2:17.3: 1. Jon Agan (2); 2. Davey Heskin (3); 3. Wayne Johnson (6); 4. JD Johnson (1) / 5. Joe Beaver (5); 6. Mike Houseman Jr. (4); 7. Alan Ambers (10); 8. Carson McCarl (7) / 9. Tim Crawley (9); 10. Chris Martin (8)
Heat two (started), 8 laps, 2:19.6: 1. Randy Martin (2); 2. Tim Shaffer (1); 3. Jason Johnson (6); 4. Lee Grosz (4) / 5. Brady Bacon (9); 6. Matt Juhl (3); 7. Jamie Ball (5); 8. Zach Blurton (7) / 9. Casey Friedrichsen (8); 10. Jeff Carlson (10)
Heat three (started), 8 laps, 2:20.1: 1. Kyle Larson (4); 2. Brad Sweet (6); 3. Logan Forler (1); 4. Matt Covington (2) / 5. Johnny Herrera (5); 6. Shawn Dancer (3); 7. Derrik Lusk (9); 8. Randi Miller (7) / 9. Danny Jennings (8) DNS – Robert Bell
Heat four (started), 8 laps, 2:20.7: 1. Tasker Phillips (1); 2. Matt Moro (2); 3. Brad Loyet (6); 4. Danny Dietrich (4) / 5. Darren Long (3); 6. David Hall (5); 7. Ryan Roberts (7); 8. Cole Wood (9) / 9. Brad Foster (8)
Heat five (started), 8 laps, NT: 1. Roger Crockett (2); 2. Jonathan Cornell (4); 3. Randy Hannagan (3); 4. Danny Lasoski (5) / 5. Dustin Selvage (6); 6. Dustin Morgan (1); 7. Ricky Montgomery (9); 8. Shawn Petersen (8) / 9. Kevin Ingle (7)
C main (started), 5 laps, NT: 1. Danny Jennings (4); 2. Chris Martin (2); 3. Tim Crawley (6); 4. Casey Friedrichsen (3) / 5. Jeff Carlson (7); 6. Brad Foster (5) DNS – Kevin Ingle, Robert Bell
B main (started), 12 laps, NT: 1. Dustin Selvage (1); 2. Joe Beaver (2); 3. Johnny Herrera (4); 4. David Hall (5) / 5. Jamie Ball (3); 6. Mike Houseman Jr. (6); 7. Dustin Morgan (10); 8. Brady Bacon (16); 9. Shawn Dancer (8); 10. Derrik Lusk (17); 11. Cole Wood (18); 12. Matt Juhl (7); 13. Randi Miller (13); 14. Tim Crawley (23); 15. Zach Blurton (12); 16. Ryan Roberts (14); 17. Danny Jennings (21); 18. Chris Martin (22); 19. Casey Friedrichsen (24); 20. Shawn Petersen (15); 21. Darren Long (9); 22. Ricky Montgomery (19); 23. Carson McCarl (11); 24. Alan Ambers (20)
A main (started), 20 laps, 6:36.7: 1. Danny Lasoski (4); 2. Kyle Larson (2); 3. Wayne Johnson (8); 4. Brad Sweet (6); 5. Lee Grosz (3); 6. Jonathan Cornell (9); 7. Davey Heskin (10); 8. Jason Johnson (7); 9. Randy Hannagan (11); 10. Jon Agan (12); 11. Matt Covington (14); 12. Brad Loyet (5); 13. Danny Dietrich (1); 14. Roger Crockett (16); 15. Tasker Phillips (20); 16. Dustin Selvage (21); 17. Johnny Herrera (23); 18. Joe Beaver (22); 19. Matt Moro (15); 20. Logan Forler (19); 21. David Hall (24); 22. Randy Martin (13); 23. JD Johnson (17); 24. Tim Shaffer (18).
Lap Leader: Lasoski (1-20)
Hard-charger: Herrera.
Point Standings After Thursday Night
77x, Wayne Johnson 490 49, Brad Sweet 487 41, Jason Johnson 478 1K, Kyle Larson 474 1m, Danny Lasoski 473 O5, Brad Loyet 466 4J, Lee Grosz 461 28, Jonathan Cornell 459 56, Davey Heskin 455 7K, Dustin Selvage 450 53, Joe Beaver 444 4, Jon Agan 442 45x, Johnny Herrera 442 48D, Danny Dietrich 441 22H, Randy Hannagan 440 51, David Hall 429 95, Matt Covington 427 11, Roger Crockett 426 7TAZ, Tasker Phillips 416 14, Randy Martin 416 2m, Matt Moro 415 5J, Jamie Ball 412 68, Mike Houseman Jr. 405 2L, Logan Forler 402 6, Tim Shaffer 399 98J, JD Johnson 397 49, Shawn Dancer 385 09, Matt Juhl 381 93, Dustin Morgan 365 7, Darren Long 362 99, Brady Bacon 342 90, Randi Miller 341 2J, Zach Blurton 339 18, Ryan Roberts 336 98L, Derrik Lusk 330 10V, Carson McCarl 325 17w, Cole Wood 323 4c, Tim Crawley 320 1J, Danny Jennings 320 44, Chris Martin 319 2, Casey Friedrichsen 318 4x, Shawn Peterson 313 9m, Ricky Montgomery 302 39x, Alan Ambers 296 2K, Kevin Ingle 296 2MF, Brad Foster 290 41P, Jeff Carlson 273 71B, Robert Bell 265Photo Credit: Tim Aylwin