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Dover Uses Lapped Traffic for NCRA Sprint Laurels!

FOR IMMEIDATE RELEASE – McCool Junction, Nebraska – September 7, 2013 - Jack Dover used lapped traffic to his advantage coming down the front stretch on the final lap to win the thrilling National Championship Racing Association of Park City, Kansas presented by Precise Racing Products 360-ci sprint car feature finale Saturday night at Junction Motor Speedway in McCool Junction, Nebraska in a combined event with the Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest Region.

Wyatt Burks and Greg Bakker started on the front row for the twenty-five lap feature with Bakker taking the lead as the green flag fell. Burks would take the lead one lap later with a slide job with Bakker pulling off the same move in the corners, only to see Burks get credited with each lap.

The pace of the race slowed on lap three when Jordan Boston came to a stop on the track.

On the restart it was Burks, followed by Bakker, Don Droud, Jr., Jake Martens and C.J. Johnson giving chase. Burks kept the pace out front and kept it there until lap seven when sixth starting Droud dove under him to take the apparent lead. However the pass was all for naught as Billy Alley hit the wall in turns three and four hard and flipped to bring out the red flag. He was uninjured.

With Burks back out front on the restart, Droud kept his pressure on the leader and on lap twelve, would execute a slide job to take the lead. Burks would return the favor to retake the top spot one lap later, only to see Droud take the lead for good on lap fourteen.

Passing was at a premium throughout the field before the caution would wave with eight laps to go when Rocky Klabunde brought out the caution for a spin.

Two lapped cars were placed between Droud and seventh starting Dover, who over took Burks for the runner up position two laps before the final caution.

With four laps to go Droud began approaching lapped traffic with Dover a full straight-a-way behind. Dover, aboard the family owned #53 Certified Transmission/Home Pride Companies/The Oil Medics/Trail Performance sponsored, Roush/Yates powered Eagle chassis, began to close in on the leader and with Droud bottled up by slower cars entering turns three and four for the final time, Droud was forced low as sailed the cushion to victory.

Droud settled for second with early leader Burks taking home third. Seth Brahmer came from his tenth starting spot to finish fourth while eleventh starting Tyler Drueke rounded out the top five.

The four, eight lap heat races for the thirty car field were won by Jake Martens, Gregg Bakker, Jack Dover and Wyatt Burks while Billy Alley claimed the ten lap “B” feature.

Sprint car veteran Mike Peters of Wichita, Kansas, who came into the night second in NCRA sprint car points, suffered a bad flip in his fourth heat race. Peters would later be taken by ambulance to the hospital with back pain.

The tour will roll up to Lincoln, Nebraska tonight (Sunday) with the Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest Region and Eagle Raceway for the annual running of the “Nebraska Cup” that pays $5000 to win plus lap money.

NCRA Sprints
Junction Motor Speedway/McCool Junction, Nebraska
September 7, 2013
30 Cars

1st Heat: 1) 48 Jake Martens; 2) 1B Robby Wolfgang; 3) 5M Miranda Arnold; 4) 12 Tyler Drueke; 5) 91 Jeff Stasa; 6) 2J-Zach Blurton; 7) 81 Jon Freeman; DNS: 1P Curtis Evans

2nd Heat: 1) 11X Gregg Bakker; 2) 2 Don Droud, Jr.; 3) 18R Ryan Roberts; 4) 3 Billy Alley; 5) 4 Jordan Boston; 6) 77 John Klabunde; 7) 24B Jeremy Campbell; 8) 17 Gage Dorr

3rd Heat: 1) 53 Jack Dover; 2) 28 Rocky Klabunde; 3) 13V Seth Brahmer; 4) 98J J.D. Johnson; 5) 36 Jason Martin; 6) 52 Nick Bryan; 7) 17B Jason Becker

4th Heat: 1) 11W Wyatt Burks; 2) E85 C.J. Johnson; 3) 2F Frank Galusha; 4) 35 Trevor Grossenbacher; 5) 45 Jeff Lowery; DNF: 19 Tadd Holliman. 51 Mike Peters

B Feature: 1) 3 Billy Alley; 2) 35 Trevor Grossenbacher; 3) 36 Jason Martin; 4( 24B Jeremy Campbell; 5) 91 Jeff Stasa; 6) 81 Jon Freeman; 7) 2J Zach Blurton; 8) 52 Nick Bryan; 9) 17B Jason Becker; 10) 17 Gage Dorr; DNS: 77 John Klabunde, 19 Tadd Holliman, 51 Mike Peters, 1P Curtis Evans

A Feature: 1) 53 Jack Dover; 2) 2 Don Droud, Jr.; 3) 11W Wyatt Burks; 4) 13V Seth Brahmer[10]; 5) 12 Tyler Drueke; 6) 1B Robby Wolfgang; 7) 11X Gregg Bakker; 8) E85 C.J. Johnson; 9) 36 Jason Martin; 10) 4 Jordan Boston; 11) 18R Ryan Roberts; 12) 35 Trevor Grossenbacher; 13) 48 Jake Martens; 14) 98J J.D. Johnson; 15) 2F Frank Galusha; 16) 24B Jeremy Campbell; 17) 5M Miranda Arnold; 18) 45 Jeff Lowery; 19) 28 Rocky Klabunde; DNF: 3 Billy Alley

Danny Lasoski wins the Nebraska Cup

Bryan Hulbert - EAGLE, Neb. (September 8, 2013) Slide jobs was the word of the night at Eagle Raceway with the Speedway Motors Midwest Region on Sunday night with Danny Lasoski utilizing a green, white, checkered restart to get the pass on Jason Johnson for the $5,000 Nebraska Cup championship check.
The field chased Jack Dover at the start with Danny Lasoski jumping to the runner up spot to begin the night’s 30 lap feature.

Finding slower traffic by Lap 8, Lasoski was quickly joined by Jason Johnson and Tony Bruce, Jr. as the trio chased down Dover.

Going three wide for the lead on Lap 10 with the back markers, Dover held off the charging Lasoski with the caution waving on Lap 11.

At speed, Lasoski and Dover proceeded to exchange slide jobs for the next two laps with Dover swapping the lead four times with the No. 1m before finally getting some breathing room. In the mix, Jason Johnson picked off the second spot on the fourteenth circuit.

Working from fifteenth, Brian Brown tracked down Lasoski on Lap 18 as Dover began working heavy traffic; allowing Johnson to close the gap with Lasoski and Brown going at each other for third.

Working the bottom groove, Jason Johnson threw slide jobs on the No. 53 starting on Lap 21. Over and over, the pair traded the lead with Johnson finally taking the point with six laps to run. Trying to mount a charge, Jack Dover’s night ended on Lap 25 with mechanical problems sidelining the Home Pride No. 53.
Caution coming to the final lap reset the field to a two lap dash.

Underway, Lasoski dove the Burch Motorsports No. 1m to the inside line entering turn one, taking the lead down the back straight-a-way for his third victory in as many nights. Brian Brown grabbed the runner up spot on the final lap with Jason Johnson ending up third. Tony Bruce, Jr. and C.J. Johnson from fourteenth completed the top five.

The Speedway Motors Midwest Region return to competition for the 2013 Season Finale at the I-80 Speedway with the second annual Fall Brawl on Friday, September 20 and Saturday, September 21.
More information can be found at http://www.ascsracing.com

Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest Region
Eagle Raceway - Eagle, Neb. - Nebraska Cup
Sunday, September 8, 2013
Car Count: 43

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 1M-Danny Lasoski[3]; 2. 48-Jake Martens[1]; 3. 11X-Gregg Bakker[2]; 4. 2J-Zach Blurton[5]; 5. 21K-Ryan Kitchen[7]; 6. 81-Jon Freeman[8]; 7. 31-Mark Pace[9]; 8. 03-Shayle Bade[6]; 9. 17B-Jason Becker[4]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 18-Tony Bruce Jr[3]; 2. 45-Jeff Lowery[1]; 3. 14G-Gene Ackland[2]; 4. E85-C.J. Johnson[6]; 5. 1B-Robby Wolfgang[7]; 6. 17W-Cole Wood[5]; 7. 91-Jeff Stasa[4]; 8. 52-Nick Bryan[9]; DNF 32-Adam Gullion[8]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 53-Jack Dover[4]; 2. 77-John Klabunde[1]; 3. 41-Jason Johnson[7]; 4. 11W-Wyatt Burks[2]; 5. 51-Mike Boston[3]; 6. 21-Brian Brown[8]; 7. 76-Jay Russell[9]; 8. 12-Tyler Drueke[5]; 9. 24B-Jeremy Campbell[6]

Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 4X-Jason Danley[2]; 2. 18R-Ryan Roberts[1]; 3. 35-Trevor Grossenbacher[4]; 4. 5M-Miranda Arnold[5]; 5. 1-Doug Lovegrove[8]; 6. 2F-Frank Galusha[3]; 7. 98-J.D. Johnson[7]; 8. 17-Gage Dorr[6]

Heat 5 (8 Laps): 1. 4-Jordan Boston[3]; 2. 14-Josh Riggins[7]; 3. 71-Tige Jensen[8]; 4. 6G-Bryan Gossel[2]; 5. 28-Rocky Klabunde[1]; DNF 23-Seth Bergman[4]; DNF 36-Jason Martin[5]; DNF 21V-Justin Henderson[6]

B Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. 21-Brian Brown[6]; 2. 23-Seth Bergman[9]; 3. 1B-Robby Wolfgang[4]; 4. 1-Doug Lovegrove[1]; 5. 5M-Miranda Arnold[3]; 6. 6G-Bryan Gossel[5]; 7. 14G-Gene Ackland[2]; 8. 51-Mike Boston[7]; 9. 2F-Frank Galusha[11]; 10. 21V-Justin Henderson[13]; 11. 32-Adam Gullion[14]; DNF 17B-Jason Becker[15]; DNF 28-Rocky Klabunde[8]; DNF 03-Shayle Bade[12]; DNS 36-Jason Martin

B Feature 2 (12 Laps): 1. 11X-Gregg Bakker[1]; 2. 11W-Wyatt Burks[4]; 3. 98-J.D. Johnson[6]; 4. 76-Jay Russell[9]; 5. 17W-Cole Wood[8]; 6. 12-Tyler Drueke[13]; 7. 2J-Zach Blurton[2]; 8. 81-Jon Freeman[5]; 9. 24B-Jeremy Campbell[14]; 10. 21K-Ryan Kitchen[3]; 11. 31-Mark Pace[7]; 12. 17-Gage Dorr[12]; 13. 91-Jeff Stasa[10]; DNF 52-Nick Bryan[11]

A Feature (30 Laps): 1. 1M-Danny Lasoski[4]; 2. 21-Brian Brown[15]; 3. 41-Jason Johnson[6]; 4. 18-Tony Bruce Jr[2]; 5. E85-C.J. Johnson[14]; 6. 48-Jake Martens[9]; 7. 11W-Wyatt Burks[18]; 8. 14-Josh Riggins[3]; 9. 4X-Jason Danley[8]; 10. 23-Seth Bergman[17]; 11. 4-Jordan Boston[7]; 12. 71-Tige Jensen[5]; 13. 1B-Robby Wolfgang[19]; 14. 45-Jeff Lowery[10]; 15. 11X-Gregg Bakker[16]; 16. 18R-Ryan Roberts[12]; 17. 98-J.D. Johnson[20]; DNF 53-Jack Dover[1]; DNF 35-Trevor Grossenbacher[13]; DNF 77-John Klabunde[11]