Mark Dobmeier Claims Night #2 for the Knoxville Regulars at the Nationals!

From Bill Wright, image courtesy of Brad Brown.

Knoxville, IA — (August 11, 2011) – Mark Dobmeier won a battle with Jason Meyers to take night #2 of the 51st Annual Goodyear Knoxville Nationals on Thursday night.  The Grand Forks, North Dakota driver piloted the Lunstra/Dobmeier #13 machine by Meyers on lap 14 and never looked back for his eighth career win at the famous half-mile.

 

Misfortune hit the pole-sitter for the main event, when Wayne Johnson had something break in his front end, sending him into the turn one wall before the green could be thrown.  He was uninjured, but done.

 

Terry McCarl assumed the pole and led lap one, but Meyers took control on the next go-around.  On lap three, McCarl and Stevie Smith made contact on the frontstretch sending McCarl spinning to the infield and leaving Smith with a torn up nose wing.  Both would restart after brief repairs in the work area.

 

Meyers led Dobmeier, Brian Brown, Dale Blaney and Justin Henderson back to green flag racing.  Both Dobmeier and Brown kept pace with the leader until a lap seven caution for Smith, who stopped with more nose wing problems in turn four.

 

The lead trio remained the same on the restart, with Henderson having overtaken Blaney for fourth.  Lance Dewease and Craig Dollansky had moved into the top ten from deep in the pack.  Dobmeier seemed to have the momentum to shoot by Meyers going down the backstretch on the restart, but checked up behind him and remained in pursuit, while Blaney and Dewease moved by Henderson into fourth and fifth.

 

On lap fourteen, Dobmeier squeezed by Meyers at the flagstand, and shortly thereafter, Billy Balog came to a stop in turn four.  The final restart of the event saw Dobmeier leading Meyers, Brown, Blaney and Dewease with eleven laps to go.  Dollansky shot by two cars on the restart to move into fifth, and two laps later, took fourth from Blaney.  It would be for not in the end, as he retreated to seventeenth with an oil leak.

 

Dobmeier increased his lead in the final stages to win the cheers of the local faithful.  Meyers maintained second ahead of Brown.  Dewease and hard-charger, Jason Johnson completed the top five.  Blaney, Brooke Tatnell, Kraig Kinser, Daryn Pittman and Henderson rounded out the top ten.

 

“We’ve probably got one of the hardest working teams out here,” said Dobmeier in Victory Lane.  “We’re just a group of guys who likes to have fun on the weekend, and that’s what we’re doing.  I really should have got (Meyers) on the first restart there, but I hesitated.  I had to relax there for a while and look for my spot and we took it.”

 

Meyers thought his car worked well under green flag conditions, but was frustrated with the cautions periods.  “I keep getting on wrong end of those yellow flags.  Mark must have been good out there.  After the week we had and me getting sick, the guys put a great racecar under me.  These heats are really tough, and they gave me a great car.”

 

“I want to congratulate Mark Dobmeier,” said Brown.  “That’s a heck of a run for us local guys.  Jason’s a heck of a racer.  I wasn’t that good at the end.  I was cruising and decided to take third rather than stick it in the fence.”

 

Cody Darrah set quick time over the 54-car field with a lap of 15.153 seconds.  Dewease, Jason . Solwold, Kraig Kinser, Ricky Logan and Billy Alley won heat races.  Cap Henry took the C main and Paul McMahan won the B main.

 

Dale Blaney was the top point getter on the night with 479, followed closely by Meyers.  Both will start in row two of the championship event Saturday night behind pole-sitter Sammy Swindell and Brad Sweet.

 

Tomorrow night will be the Friday program for qualifiers outside of the top 50.  In addition, the Premier Chevy Dealers World Challenge will be run, along with the First Annual Race of Champions.  Both features pay $10,000 to the winner!  Tickets are available at the box office, online at www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com or by calling 641 842-5431!

 

410 Results

 

Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 91, Cody Darrah, Red Lion, PA (2) 15.153; 2. 2, Dale Blaney, Fowler, OH (5) 15.350; 3. 27, Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK (13) 15.390; 4. 1zz, Jessica Zemken, Sprakers, NY (12) 15.434; 5. 83, Paul McMahan, Nashville, TN (46) 15.451; 6. 7, Craig Dollansky, Elk River, MN (47) 15.452; 7. 92, Kerry Madsen, St. Marys, NSW, Aust. (41) 15.455; 8. 39, Greg Hodnett, Thomasville, PA (10) 15.470; 9. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO (52) 15.474; 10. 14, Jason Meyers, Clovis, CA (7) 15.509; 11. 13, Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND (28) 15.513; 12. 22H, Randy Hannagan, Pittsboro, IN (21) 15.523; 13. 55, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (33) 15.526; 14. 22, Kenny Jacobs, Holmesville, OH (4) 15.538; 15. 83JR, Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA (17) 15.558; 16. 2L, Ed Lynch Jr., Apollo, PA (34) 15.576; 17. 1s, Kevin Swindell, Charlotte, NC (43) 15.582; 18. 41, Jason Johnson, Eunice, LA (3) 15.584; 19. 1z, Stevie Smith, Broken Arrow, OK (42) 15.588; 20. 6M, Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, OH (50) 15.600; 21. 01, Wayne Johnson, Knoxville, IA (22) 15.601; 22. 35, Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls, SD (18) 15.615; 23. 04, Cap Henry, Bellevue, OH (39) 15.624; 24. 91x, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (14) 15.628; 25. 59, Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust. (26) 15.653; 26. 33, Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO (6) 15.654; 27. 28, Ian Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust. (36) 15.665; 28. 6, Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, IN (1) 15.698; 29. 17B, Bill Balog, Eau Claire, WI (53) 15.727; 30. 2M, Dustin Daggett, Portland, MI (25) 15.733; 31. 2B, Ben Gregg, Glendale, AZ (27) 15.775; 32. 55x, Jason Solwold, Mount Vernon, WA (44) 15.787; 33. 6H, Danny Heskin, St. Michael, MN (37) 15.798; 34. 23w, Scott Winters, Butterfield, MN (23) 15.833; 35. 11c, Roger Crockett, Medford, OR (40) 15.834; 36. 30c, Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, PA (50) 15.837; 37. D4, Danny Holtgraver, Pittsburgh, PA (45) 15.842; 38. 23, Seth Bergman, Snohomish, WA (35) 15.857; 39. 10P, Ricky Logan, Little Rock, AR (32) 15.859; 40. 7AB, Billy Alley, Bennet, NE (16) 15.888; 41. 7K, Robby Wolfgang, Sioux Falls, SD (38) 15.897; 42. 53, Jack Dover, Springfield, NE (48) 15.910; 43. 49, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (9) 15.923; 44. 8, Kaley Gharst, Decatur, IL (15) 16.131; 45. 19D, Donovan Peterson, Brookings, SD (11) 16.145; 46. 17x, Marty Perovich, Denham Court, NSW, Aust. (49) 16.210; 47. W20, Greg Wilson, Benton Ridge, OH (31) 16.270; 48. 21M, Brian Montieth, Phoenixville, PA (54) 16.280; 49. 56JC, Johnn Cressman, Sioux Falls, SD (29) 16.389; 50. 45, Mark Johnson, Des Moines, IA (19) 16.390; / 51. 7TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (20) 16.490; 52. 1K, Chris Shirek, Thompson, ND (30) 16.791; 53. 23x, Russel Borland, Kewaskum, WI (8) 16.889; 54. 19, Bob Weuve, Newton, IA (24) NT.

 

Heat one (started), 10 laps, NT: 1. Lance Dewease (1) 2. Ben Gregg (2) 3. Wayne Johnson (4) 4. Mark Dobmeier (6) / 5. Danny Lasoski (3) 6. Craig Dollansky (7) 7. Ed Lynch Jr. (5) 8. Cody Darrah (8) / 9. Marty Perovich (10) 10. Robby Wolfgang (9)

 

Heat two (started), 10 laps, NT: 1. Jason Solwold (2) 2. Justin Henderson (4) 3. Ian Madsen (3) 4. Dale Blaney (8) / 5. Danny Holtgraver (1) 6. Kevin Swindell (5) 7. Kerry Madsen (7) 8. Randy Hannagan (6) / 9. Jack Dover (9) 10. Greg Wilson (10)

 

Heat three (started), 10 laps, 2:45.4: 1. Kraig Kinser (3) 2. Terry McCarl (6) 3. Daryn Pittman (8) 4. Seth Bergman (1) / 5. Danny Heskin (2) 6. Greg Hodnett (7) 7. Jason Johnson (5) 8. Brian Montieth (10) / 9. Josh Schneiderman (9) 10. Cap Henry (4)

 

Heat four (started), 10 laps, 2:46.6: 1. Ricky Logan (1) 2. Bill Balog (3) 3. Brian Brown (7) 4. Stevie Smith (5) / 5. Scott Winters (2) 6. Dusty Zomer (4) 7. Kenny Jacobs (6) 8. Jessica Zemken (8) / 9. Kaley Gharst (9) 10. Johnn Cressman (10)

 

Heat five (started), 10 laps, 2:48.0: 1. Billy Alley (1) 2. Jason Meyers (7) 3. Roger Crockett (2) 4. Brooke Tatnell (4) / 5. Jac Haudenschild (5) 6. Tim Kaeding (6) 7. Paul McMahan (8) 8. Dustin Daggett (3) / 9. Mark Johnson (10) 10. Donovan Peterson (9)

 

C main (started), 10 laps, 2:54.6: 1. Cap Henry (1) 2. Robby Wolfgang (2) / 3. Kaley Gharst (5) 4. Tasker Phillips (9) 5. Josh Schneiderman (4) 6. Chris Shirek (12) 7. Greg Wilson (8) 8. Mark Johnson (10) 9. Marty Perovich (7) 10. Russel Borland (11) 11. Jack Dover (3) 12. Donovan Peterson (6) DNS – John Cressman, Bob Weuve

 

B main (started), 12 laps, 3:35.9: 1. Paul McMahan (3) 2. Craig Dollansky (4) 3. Kerry Madsen (5) 4. Jason Johnson (12) / 5. Greg Hodnett (6) 6. Tim Kaeding (9) 7. Cody Darrah (1) 8. Kevin Swindell (11) 9. Jac Haudenschild (13) 10. Jessica Zemken (2) 11. Danny Lasoski (15) 12. Kenny Jacobs (8) 13. Dusty Zomer (14) 14. Randy Hannagan (7) 15. Brian Montieth (20) 16. Scott Winters (18) 17. Danny Holtgraver (19) 18. Ed Lynch Jr. (10) 19. Cap Henry (21) 20. Danny Heskin (17) 21. Robby Wolfgang (22) 22. Dustin Daggett (16)

 

A main (started), 25 laps, NT: 1. Mark Dobmeier (4) 2. Jason Meyers (5) 3. Brian Brown (6) 4. Lance Dewease (17) 5. Jason Johnson (24) 6. Dale Blaney (8) 7. Brooke Tatnell (10) 8. Kraig Kinser (12) 9. Daryn Pittman (7) 10. Justin Henderson (9) 11. Kerry Madsen (23) 12. Terry McCarl (3) 13. Stevie Smith (2) 14. Paul McMahan (21) 15. Ian Madsen (11) 16. Ben Gregg (14) 17. Craig Dollansky (22) 18. Jason Solwold (15) 19. Roger Crockett (16) 20. Billy Alley (20) 21. Seth Bergman (18) 22. Ricky Logan (19) 23. Bill Balog (13) DNS – 24. Wayne Johnson (1). Lap Leaders: T. McCarl 1, Meyers 2-13, Dobmeier 14-25.

 

 

Total  Combined Points

Car #

Driver Hometown

Total Points

1

1

Swindell, Sammy Germantown, TN

490

2

9

Sweet, Brad Huntersville, NC

487

3

2

Blaney, Dale Hartford, OH

479

4

14

Meyers, Jason Scotts Valley, CA

477

5

27

Pittman, Daryn Pittsboro, IN

474

6

21

Brown, Brian Grain Valley, MO

474

7

13

Dobmeier, Mark Grand Forks, ND

471

8

11

Kinser, Steve Bloomington, IN

470

9

51

Rahmer, Fred Salfordville, PA

465

10

56

Heskin, Davey St. Michael, MN

464

11

15H

Hafertepe, Jr., Sam Sunnyvale, TX

460

12

17A

McCarl, Austin Altoona, IA

457

13

15

Schatz, Donny Fargo, ND

452

14

55

McCarl, Terry Altoona, IA

451

15

92

Madsen, Kerry Knoxville, IA

450

16

83

McMahan, Paul Nashville, TN

448

17

57

Stewart, Shane Pittsboro, IN

447

18

7

Dollansky, Craig Princeton, MN

443

19

83X

Shaffer, Tim Aliquippa, PA

440

20

41

Johnson, Jason Eunice, LA

440

21

35

Henderson, Justin Speedway, IN

437

22

6

Kinser, Kraig Bloomington, IN

432

23

1Z

Smith, Stevie Broken Arrow, OK

431

24

59

Tatnell, Brooke Forest Lake, MN

431

25

99

Bacon, Brady Sapulpa, OK

429

26

10

Phillips, Rager Pleasantville, IA

427

27

14X

Moughan, Joey Springfield, IL

425

28

12

Jeffrey, Lynton Prairie City, IA

424

29

30C

Dewease, Lance Fayetteville, PA

424

30

7X

Selvage, Dustin Indianola, IA

422

31

91

Darrah, Cody Red Lion, PA

417

32

45X

Herrera, Johnny Albuquerque, NM

417

33

28

Madsen, Ian St. Marys, NSW, Australia

414

34

39

Hodnett, Greg Thomasville, PA

413

35

47

Droud, Jr., Don Lincoln, NE

412

36

4

Smith, Danny Chillicothe, OH

412

37

01

Johnson, Wayne Knoxville, IA

408

38

89G

Gravel, David Watertown, CT

407

39

2B

Gregg, Ben Phoenix, AZ

407

40

1ZZ

Zemken, Jessica Sprakers, NY

405

41

18

Bruce, Jr., Tony Liberal, KS

405

42

1J

Maeschen, Bronson Pleasantville, IA

404

43

55X

Solwold, Jason Burlington, WA

404

44

6RX

Bunton, Ryan Morton, IL

402

45

71R

Anderson, Ryan Deloit, IA

402

46

83JR

Kaeding, Tim Fresno, CA

397

47

17B

Balog, Bill Brookfield, WI

397

48

2D

Dobesh, Bryan Sioux Falls, SD

394

49

29

Kaeding, Bud Campbell, CA

393

50

1W

Meyer, Chad Harrisburg, SD

392

51

11C

Crockett, Roger Medford, OR

390

52

1S

Swindell, Kevin Charlotte, NC

389

53

20E

Ellenberger, Brian Butler, PA

389

54

63

Kemenah, Chad Alvada, OH

384

55

22

Jacobs, Kenny Holmesville, OH

384

56

6M

Haudenschild, Jac Wooster, OH

384

57

7AB

Alley, Billy Bennett, NE

384

58

0

Allard, Jonathan Chico, CA

382

59

10P

Logan, Ricky Knoxville, IA

382

60

22H

Hannagan, Randy Pittsboro, IN

381

61

68

Houseman, Jr., Mike Des Moines, IA

381

62

23

Bergman, Seth Everett, WA

377

63

69

Moore, Mike East Des Moines, IA

375

64

7S

Sides, Jason Bartlett, TN

371

65

4X

Lutar, Toni Richmond, BC, Canada

369

66

02

Reinke, Mike Howards Grove, WI

368

67

17

Walker, Tyler Hermosa Beach, CA

368

68

2L

Lynch, Jr., Ed Apollo, PA

368

69

33

Lasoski, Danny Higginsville, MO

368

70

19K

King, Todd Sheboygan, WI

365

71

91X

Zomer, Dusty Brandon, SD

365

72

04

Henry, Cap Bellevue, OH

343

73

5W

Wolfe, Lucas Mechanicsburg, PA

342

74

23W

Winters, Scott Butterfield, MN

342

75

6H

Heskin, Danny St. Michael, MN

336

76

D4

Holgraver, Danny Pittsburgh, PA

334

77

2M

Daggett, Dustin Grand Ledge, MI

329

78

6R

Rose, Bill Plainfield, IN

326

79

9N

Nygaard, Wade Grand Forks, ND

325

80

2K

Ingle, Kevin Huron, SD

321

81

44W

Wheatley, Austen Lake Stevens, WA

319

82

21M

Montieth, Brian Phoenixville, PA

307

83

96AU

White, Bruce Sydney, NSW, Australia

306

84

20PK

Krysl, Ron Atkinson, NE

306

85

7K

Wolfgang, Robby Sioux Falls, SD

303

86

8

Gharst, Kaley Decatur, IL

286

87

49

Schneiderman, Josh West Burlington, IA

284

88

2X

Higday, Josh Des Moines, IA

284

89

20

Moeller, A.J. Clinton, IA

280

90

53

Dover, Jack Springfield, NE

274

91

17X

Perovich, Marty Sydney, NSW, Australia

270

92

W20

Wilson, Greg Benton Ridge, OH

269

93

45

Johnson, Mark Des Moines, IA

264

94

19D

Peterson, Donovan Brookings, SD

263

95

56JC

Cressman, Johnn Hartford, SD

253

96

7TAZ

Phillips, Tasker Pleasantville, IA

244

97

1K

Shirek, Chris Thompson, ND

235

98

23X

Borland, Russel Kewaskum, WI

222

99

19

Weuve, Bob Newton, IA

209

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