Kenny Wallace Pays Annual Visit to Sauble Speedway; Scott McTeer takes Dash for Cash Victory
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[/media-credit]In what is becoming a tradition, Kenny Wallace made his annual trip to Sauble Speedway (Sauble Beach, Ontario) on Wednesday night to take part in the Dash for Cash presented by Butchart Automotive Service & Transmission. The event featured a 50-lap Late Model feature, 40-lap Thunder Car feature and 30-lap Mini Stock feature.
Despite the start-stuttered field, Sauble Speedway’s own Scott McTeer would take the victory.
The night would start off with an hour autograph session featuring Wallace, along with NASCAR Canadian Tire Series drivers Mark Dilley and Scott Steckly. Many of the Canadian stock car fans were out to get Wallace’s autograph, taking advantage of the opportunity. For both years that Wallace has joined the show, fan have been appreciative due to not being able to always get to the races in the U.S.
When it came time for Late Model qualifying race action, all three drivers would taking part, driving Late Models that are normally driven weekly there by other competitors. Wallace would jump behind the wheel of the No. 88 driven by Tim Schreinert, Dilley would drive Nick Goetz’s No. 24 Jeff Gordon look-a-like late model while Steckly drove the No. 68.
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[/media-credit]In the first round of heats, 2011 track champion Jason Parker would win the opening heat while Dilley would take the win in the second heat. Steckly finished fourth in the second heat with Wallace fifth.
In the second round of heats, Sauble regulars Jason Tremble and Andy Kamrath would be victorious. Steckly finished second with Dilley third and Wallace fifth.
When it came time to features, Sauble’s own Marvin Frieburger would have pole, while Dilley started second, followed by Jason Parker, Jason Tremble and McTeer. Steckly would start sixth with Wallace starting 12th.
There’d be a scary moment on lap three when Mel Preibe would flip over on his roof after going three-wide with Tommy Robb and Cole Weber. Weber may not had known that Preibe was on his outside and slid up coming out of turn two to go out to the wall, pushing Preibe up on the wall and over. Preibe would get out of his car and would be okay.
Under that same yellow, Jennifer Hatch would stop her car just before turn three on the backstretch with the car leaking water. She’d be done.
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[/media-credit]On the restart, Frieburger and Parker would battle side-by-side for the lead and stay that way till the caution at lap seven for Tremble stopping on the front stretch. At that point, the top five was Parker, Frieburger, Dilley, McTeer and Josh Stade.
On the restart, Parker would jump in front of Frieburger with the lead while McTeer would pass Dilley for third. On lap 10 while Parker continued to lead, McTeer would get alongside Freiburger on lap 10, completing the pass on lap 12.
McTeer would begin to look for a way around Parker at lap 16, getting underneath him on lap 19. Though the caution would come out the next lap as when Dilley, Kamrath and Stade went three-wide for fourth, it bottle-necked the field up and Roy Wilkie went for a spin. Brittney Gressel, meanwhile, would pull her car to the infield.
On the restart, Parker would have the lead, ahead of McTeer, Frieburger, Dilley and Kamrath. On lap 21, Dilley would get alongside Frieburger, completing the pass for third on lap 28. Kamrath would then pass Frieburger for fourth on lap 33. On lap 39 with 11 laps to go, Kamrath and Dilley would get alongside for third, with Kamrath completing the pass with eight to go.
In the final sprint to the finish, Scott McTeer would find his way past Jason Parker to take the victory in the Dash for Cash presented by Sauble Speedway and Butchart Automotive Service & Transmission Late Model feature. Andy Kamrath would finish third, followed by Mark Dilley and Josh Stade. Steckly and Wallace would battle for most of the race mid-pack, finishing eighth and ninth respectively.
Shawn Chenoworth would win the Thunder Car feature with a pass on Joe Adams on lap 24.
Kevin Bridge would win the Mini Stock feature with a pass on Billy Swartzenburg on lap six.
Tyler Clary wants to race, but not only in the pool
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[/media-credit]When you think of Olympic swimming, you think of guys like Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte. Michael Phelps is now the most decorated Olympian in history, and Lochte is of course his rival. But what about Tyler Clary? The 2012 games in London were Clary’s first. He beat out Ryan Lochte for the gold in the 200-meter backstroke event and set a new Olympic record. Clary is going to be a very successful Olympic swimmer throughout his career. But what about his dream career? That would be driving race cars.
In an interview with Dave Despain on the SPEED program Wind Tunnel, Clary shared his thoughts of being a driver. He said “100-percent true. I want to take a serious shot at being a professional race car driver after swimming’s over. It’s funny because when you initially tell people that, you get laughs, complete surprise, but I know that this is something I could be really good at and, like I said, I want to take a serious shot at it.” Clary also said he’s been around auto racing for a long time, his family got him into it. He’s been to several auto races. But what are the odds of someone becoming a race car driver?
It’s obviously very tough. Nobody can just say “I want to go drive race cars for a living.” It’s not that simple. You really have to work for it, start at a young age, and you must have a desire to win. Tyler Clary already has a desire to win by racing in the pool, so he can take that desire to auto racing as well. But he must work for it. He has to get noticed. He said he’s been spending time with the CEO of Skip Barber Racing School hoping to get in on some of their programs. He also hopes to try out some regional races in his off time from swimming.
If he ever did make it big, which series would he drive in? Dave Despain also asked him that on Wind Tunnel. His answer: “If I had a way of saying, as far as racing goes, ‘this is what I’ll be doing after swimming is over,’ I’d be in a Formula One car. But I’m the type of guy that’s … Just get me in a car and I’ll be happy. If it’s an Indy car, a rally car, a stock car, off-road racing would be amazing, too. Any of that stuff. I just really have a passion for auto racing and I really want to drive.”
In conclusion, it’s not everyday you see an Olympic swimmer go from being in the pool to on the track. But that’s what US swimmer Tyler Clary wants to do when he hangs up his Speedo. Whether it’s Formula One, IndyCar, NASCAR, or Off-Road, he just wants to drive, and hopes to have success doing it.
Do you see Tyler Clary driving race cars in the future?
Larson Capitalizes On Night 1 of Goodyear Knoxville Nationals
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[/media-credit]KNOXVILLE, Iowa – Aug. 8, 2012 – He’s done it again.
Kyle Larson, the phenom who wins in anything and everything he races, claimed the opening night of the 52nd annual Goodyear Knoxville Nationals on a stormy Wednesday at Knoxville Raceway in his first attempt in the prestigious event.
“Getting a win at Knoxville is so big, but it’s only a prelim night,” Larson said after winning the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series event. “It’s going to be tough for sure, but tonight gave me a lot of confidence going into Saturday.”
Larson took the checkered flags for the first time at the famed half mile around 1 a.m. to complete the weather-delayed opener in the biggest weekend in sprint car racing. Night Two of qualifying is Thursday with Opening Ceremonies scheduled for 8 p.m.
On Wednesday, a vicious storm blanketed the area with rain, wind and lightning around 4:20 p.m. The facility was under a severe thunderstorm warning during the storm, which lasted more than an hour before tractors began to work the soggy grounds. Cars first touched the track around 9 p.m. – approximately two hours late.
The weather also set up for a fast track and conditions that made it tough to pass most of the night. Eight of the top 10 qualifiers failed to advance out of the heats and it didn’t get any easier in the 25-lap main event.
Polesitter Davey Heskin dominated the first half of the race before the first caution on lap 14 for Mike Reinke, who stopped in turn four. At the same time the caution waved, second-running Randy Hannagan went up in smoke on the frontstretch after a fitting broke. His car caught fire under caution and had to be extinguished in the work area to cap Hannagan’s night.
Jason Sides utilized a near-perfect slide job on Heskin for the lead in turn two on the restart and Larson slid Heskin for the runner-up position in turn four. The trio entered traffic in a tight battle with seven laps remaining and a lap later, Sides’ left rear tire exploded in turn two. He spun around and ended up tipping over, which gave Larson the lead.
Sides was able to continue, but stopped in turn four with four laps remaining to set up another late restart. This time Brian Paulus was on Larson’s tail after narrowly passing Heskin on the previous lap. However, Paulus slowed dramatically while running second as he was facing the white flag and eventually brought out the final caution, which set up a green-white-checkered finish.
Larson sailed to the lead on the restart and Heskin held off Donny Schatz for second place after the duo traded slide jobs in the closing laps.
“I was just lucky to get back by Schatz,” Heskin said.
Schatz, the defending Goodyear Knoxville Nationals champion and the winner in five of the last six events, joked about being the elder of the podium finishers and praised Larson for the big win.
“This kid’s got a lot of talent in everything he drives,” Schatz said. “It’s good to see the younger guys come up.”
Craig Dollansky charged from 22nd to finish fourth and Lucas Wolfe ended fifth. Brooke Tatnell was sixth, 23rd-starter Shane Stewart placed seventh, 21st-starter Joey Saldana finished eighth, Dustin Selvage was ninth and Jonathan Allard rounded out the top 10.
52nd annual Goodyear Knoxville Nationals Night 1 Statistical Report; Knoxville Raceway; Knoxville, Iowa; Aug. 8, 2012
A Feature (25 laps) – 1. Kyle Larson (3); 2. Davey Heskin (1); 3. Donny Schatz (5); 4. Craig Dollansky (22); 5. Lucas Wolfe (7); 6. Brooke Tatnell (11); 7. Shane Stewart (23); 8. Joey Saldana (21); 9. Dustin Selvage (10); 10. Jonathan Allard (8); 11. Jeff Swindell (13); 12. Austin McCarl (14); 13. Don Droud Jr. (16); 14. Paul McMahan (24); 15. Ed Lynch Jr. (20); 16. Glen Saville (18); 17. AJ Moeller (12); 18. Brian Paulus (6); 19. Lee Sowell (15); 20. Jason Sides (4); 21. Casey Mack (17); 22. Randy Hannagan (2); 23. Kerry Madsen (9); 24. Mike Reinke (19).
Qualifying – 1. 9, Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, IN (28), 14.715; 2. 7, Craig Dollansky, Elk River, MN (10), 14.768; 3. 0, Jonathan Allard, Chico, CA (22), 14.813; 4. 13x, Paul McMahan, Nashville, TN (2), 14.832; 5. 82, Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls, SD (12), 14.847; 6. 89G, David Gravel, Watertown, CT (13), 14.851; 7. 57, Shane Stewart, Bixby, OK (3), 14.88; 8. 51, Fred Rahmer, Salfordville, PA (8), 14.891; 9. 5w, Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, PA (31), 14.901; 10. 63, Chad Kemenah, Findlay, OH (20), 14.905; 11. 28, Brian Paulus, Mooresville, IN (32), 14.94; 12. 15, Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND (11), 14.948; 13. 6R, Ryan Bunton, Morton, IL (4), 14.958; 14. 2x, Dustin Morgan, Tulsa, OK (15), 14.97; 15. 11, Steve Kinser, Bloomington, IN (48), 14.97; 16. 26, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, TX (27), 14.981; 17. 7s, Jason Sides, Bartlett, TN (19), 14.987; 18. 13v, Seth Brahmer, Wisner, NE (6), 15.002; 19. 1K, Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA (5), 15.005; 20. 1x, Randy Hannagan, Pittsboro, IN (16), 15.017; 21. 56, Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN (38), 15.023; 22. 12, Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City, IA (36), 15.024; 23. 29, Kerry Madsen, St. Marys, NSW, Aus (17), 15.027; 24. 59, Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, OH (30), 15.067; 25. 7x, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (1), 15.093; 26. D4, Danny Holtgraver, Pittsburgh, PA (23), 15.106; 27. 99, Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, OK (24), 15.124; 28. 81, Austin Johnson, Shakopee, MN (14), 15.132; 29. 49, Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA (25), 15.135; 30. 71, Kevin Swindell, Charlotte, NC (21), 15.157; 31. 98, Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aus (43), 15.175; 32. 20, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (26), 15.182; 33. 7K, Jeff Swindell, Bartlett, TN (46), 15.195; 34. 17A, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA (9), 15.224; 35. 2s, Lee Sowell, Lake Cormorant, MS (35), 15.228; 36. 47, Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE (34), 15.23; 37. 8, Casey Mack, East Grand Forks, ND (45), 15.231; 38. 75, Glen Saville, Razorback, NSW, Aust (42), 15.273; 39. 2L, Ed Lynch Jr., Apollo, PA (39), 15.276; 41. 9P, Rager Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (47), 15.311; 42. 88, Jarrod Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (37), 15.49; 43. 47AU, Trevor Reynolds, Perth, WA, Aust. (33), 15.593; 44. 4D, Danny Smith, Chillicothe, OH (44), 15.635; 45. 7c, Critter Malone, Speedway, IN (7), 15.714; 46. 20PK, Ron Krysl, Atkinson, NE (29), 16.22; 47. 2K, Kevin Ingle, Huron, SD (41), 16.247; 48. 54, Cap Henry, Bellevue, OH (40), No Time.
Heat 1 (10 laps) – 1. Brooke Tatnell (2); 2. Don Droud Jr. (1); 3. Brian Paulus (6); 4. Davey Heskin (4); 5. Danny Holtgraver (3); 6. Joey Saldana (8); 7. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (5); 8. David Gravel (7); 9. Rager Phillips (9); 10. Ron Krysl (10).
Heat 2 (10 laps) – 1. AJ Moeller (2); 2. Donny Schatz (6); 3. Jason Sides (5); 4. Casey Mack (1); 5. Lynton Jeffrey (4); 6. Craig Dollansky (8); 7. Shane Stewart (7); 8. Brady Bacon (3); 9. Jarrod Schneiderman (9); 10. Kevin Ingle (10).
Heat 3 (10 laps) – 1. Kerry Madsen (4); 2. Jonathan Allard (8); 3. Glen Saville (1); 4. Jeff Swindell (2); 5. Ryan Bunton (6); 6. Fred Rahmer (7); 7. Trevor Reynolds (9); 8. Seth Brahmer (5); 9. Austin Johnson (3); 10. Cap Henry (10).
Heat 4 (10 laps) – 1. Ed Lynch Jr. (1); 2. Austin McCarl (2); 3. Kyle Larson (5); 4. Lucas Wolfe (7); 5. Brad Sweet (3); 6. Paul McMahan (8); 7. Danny Smith (9); 8. Dustin Morgan (6); 9. Jac Haudenschild (4).
Heat 5 (10 laps) – 1. Lee Sowell (2); 2. Mike Reinke (1); 3. Dustin Selvage (4); 4. Randy Hannagan (5); 5. Steve Kinser (6); 6. Kevin Swindell (3); 7. Justin Henderson (8); 8. Chad Kemenah (7); 9. Critter Malone (9).
C Feature (8 laps) – 1. Rager Phillips (3); 2. Jarrod Schneiderman (4); 3. Kevin Ingle (7); 4. Ron Krysl (6); 5. Critter Malone (5); 6. Jac Haudenschild (1); 7. Austin Johnson (2); 8. Cap Henry (8).
B Feature (12 laps) – 1. Joey Saldana (1); 2. Craig Dollansky (2); 3. Shane Stewart (6); 4. Paul McMahan (3); 5. Justin Henderson (4); 6. David Gravel (5); 7. Chad Kemenah (8); 8. Steve Kinser (11); 9. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (12); 10. Fred Rahmer (7); 11. Brady Bacon (16); 12. Kevin Swindell (18); 13. Brad Sweet (17); 14. Ryan Bunton (9); 15. Danny Holtgraver (15); 16. Rager Phillips (21); 17. Jarrod Schneiderman (22); 18. Trevor Reynolds (19); 19. Lynton Jeffrey (14); 20. Dustin Morgan (10); 21. Kevin Ingle (23); 22. Seth Brahmer (13); 23. Ron Krysl (24); 24. Danny Smith (20).
52nd annual Goodyear Knoxville Nationals Points Standings (After Night 1)
1. Craig Dollansky, 477; 2. Jonathan Allard, 475; 3. Donny Schatz, 471; 4. Joey Saldana, 471; 5. Lucas Wolfe, 467; 6. Kyle Larson, 458; 7. Shane Stewart, 458; 8. Paul McMahan, 453; 9. Davey Heskin, 449; 10. Brian Paulus, 440; 11. Brooke Tatnell, 430; 12. Dustin Selvage, 430; 13. Jason Sides, 424; 14. Justin Henderson, 416; 15. Kerry Madsen, 412; 16. Randy Hannagan, 411; 17. Austin McCarl, 409; 18. David Gravel, 409. 19. Jeff Swindell, 407; 20. A.J. Moeller, 406. 21. Don Droud Jr., 403; 22. Fred Rahmer, 403; 23. Chad Kemenah, 399; 24. Ed Lynch Jr., 396; 25. Lee Sowell, 396; 26. Steve Kinser, 396; 27, Glen Saville, 390; 28. Ryan Bunton, 388; 29. Sam Hafertepe Jr., 386; 30. Casey Mack, 379; 31. Mike Reinke, 373; 32. Dustin Morgan, 365; 33. Danny Holtgraver, 360; 34. Lynton Jeffrey, 360; 35. Brad Sweet, 358; 36. Brady Bacon, 357; 37. Kevin Swindell, 355; 38. Seth Brahmer, 355; 39. Jac Haudenschild, 320; 40. Rager Phillips, 316; 41. Trevor Reynolds, 314; 42. Jarrod Schneiderman, 312; 43. Austin Johnson, 310; 44. Danny Smith, 300; 45. Kevin Ingle, 291; 46. Ron Krysl, 289; 47. Critter Malone, 280; 48. Cap Henry, 265.
