From Bill Wright
Fairmont, MN — (August 21, 2015) — Danny Lasoski roared to his seventh FVP National Sprint League win of the season Friday night at the Fairmont Raceway in Minnesota. It was the first time in almost 30 years that 410 sprint cars had screamed around the banked half-mile oval. The Dover, Missouri driver led all 25 laps and collected $3,000 for his victory.
Lasoski earned the pole position by winning the Fuel Safe Dash and shot out to lead immediately in the main event. Ian Madsen and Craig Dollansky gave chase. Tim Kaeding rolled to a stop while running ninth with eight laps in the books to bring the only caution of the event.
Lasoski led Madsen, Dollansky, Austin McCarl and Brian Brown back to green flag racing. The slowdown was welcome for the leader, who had no peer in lapped traffic. Much of the passing happened further back in the pack. Bill Balog was on the move from outside row five. He used the high side of turns one and two particularly well to move into the top five by the time the checkers fell.
Madsen reeled in Lasoski slightly late in the going when the leader was briefly caught in traffic. In the end, it wasn’t enough on a heavy, fast surface. Third running Dollansky had a left rear go down on the final circuit and limped home. Lasoski’s win came ahead of Madsen, Austin McCarl, who scored his best NSL finish of the year, Brown and Balog. Terry McCarl, Bryan Clauson, Dollansky, Paige Polyak and Lynton Jeffrey round out the top ten.
Madsen shattered Jeff Swindell’s 30-year-old one-lap track record, covering the ½-mile in 14.244 seconds, an average of 126.4 miles per hour. Swindell set his mark in July of 1985 at 16.510 seconds. Polyak, Kaeding and Dollansky won heat races.
“Starting on the pole was key tonight,” said Lasoski in Victory Lane. “When the little guy (at the redraw) drew number two for the Dash, I could have kissed him. We’re here in Gomuddy country, and Tod (Quiring) was here. We wanted to win for him. We want to thank all the fans for coming out.”
“It was a great run for the Nehring Construction, KCP Racing team,” said Madsen. “We had a bad Nationals so it’s time to get back on track. Hopefully, we can finish the year strong. Danny Lasoski and Guy Forbrook are an awesome team. It’s definitely no shame to run second to them this year. I just want to thank all the fans for coming out and supporting the NSL Series.”
“I was having a little trouble with a lapped car late there,” said Austin McCarl. “Right when I started getting good, he changed to my line which probably slowed me down a bit. That was a really good run for us, and hopefully we can build on that Sunday and run a couple spots better. This is a great confidence builder with the engine troubles we’ve had this year.”
The FVP National Sprint League will compete Sunday, August 23 at the Huset’s Speedway near Brandon, South Dakota. For more information on the FVP National Sprint League, visit www.NationalSprintLeague.com!
Results from Fairmont Raceway
FVP A main (started), 25 laps: 1. 2, Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO [1]; 2. 18, Ian Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust. [2]; 3. 17A, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA [4]; 4. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO [6]; 5. 17B, Bill Balog, Brookfield, WI [10]; 6. 24, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA [7]; 7. 17w, Bryan Clauson, Noblesville, IN [11]; 8. 2KS, Craig Dollansky, Elk River, MN [3]; 9. 19, Paige Polyak, Tiffin, OH [5]; 10. 12, Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City, IA [12]; 11. 7TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA [9]; 12. 3, Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA [8]; 13. 09, Matt Juhl, Tea, SD [13]; 14. 16, Travis Whitney, Blaine, MN [15]; 15. 35, Skylar Prochaska, Lakefield, MN [14]; 16. 5H, Dakota Hendrickson, Omaha, NE [16]; 17. 15, Joe Riedel, Ramona, SD [18]; 18. 4w, Matt Wasmund, Jackson, MN [17]. Lap Leader: Lasoski 1-25. KSE Hard-charger: Balog.
Fuel Safe Dash (started), 6 laps: 1. Danny Lasoski [2]; 2. Ian Madsen [1]; 3. Craig Dollansky [4]; 4. Austin McCarl [6]; 5. Paige Polyak [3]; 6. Brian Brown [8]; 7. Terry McCarl [5]; 8. Tim Kaeding [7]
DMI Heat one (started), 8 laps: 1. Paige Polyak [2]; 2. Lynton Jeffrey [1]; 3. Terry McCarl [4]; 4. Bill Balog [3]; 5. Travis Whitney [5]; 6. Joe Riedel [6]
Kaeding Performance Heat two (started), 8 laps: 1. Tim Kaeding [1]; 2. Austin McCarl [2]; 3. Brian Brown [3]; 4. Danny Lasoski [4]; 5. Skylar Prochaska [5] DNS – Matt Wasmund
Maxim Racing Heat three (started), 8 laps: 1. Craig Dollansky [1]; 2. Ian Madsen [4]; 3. Dakota Hendrickson [6]; 4. Matt Juhl [5]; 5. Tasker Phillips [3]; 6. Bryan Clauson [2]
The Minnesota Mafia Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. Ian Madsen, 14.244 [16]; 2. Danny Lasoski, 14.380 [8]; 3. Terry McCarl, 14.393 [17]; 4. Tasker Phillips, 14.477 [15]; 5. Brian Brown, 14.510 [6]; 6. Bill Balog, 14.575 [13]; 7. Bryan Clauson, 14.617 [7]; 8. Austin McCarl, 14.646 [2]; 9. Paige Polyak, 14.651 [9]; 10. Craig Dollansky, 14.729 [5]; 11. Tim Kaeding, 14.737 [10]; 12. Lynton Jeffrey, 14.823 [11]; 13. Matt Juhl, 14.864 [1]; 14. Skylar Prochaska, 14.871 [3]; 15. Travis Whitney, 14.884 [12]; 16. Dakota Hendrickson, 14.915 [4]; 17. Matt Wasmund, 14.943 [14]; 18. Joe Riedel, 15.041 [18]
Contingencies
The Minnesota Mafia Quick Time – Ian Madsen
Fuel Safe Dash – Danny Lasoski
DMI Heat – Lynton Jeffrey
Kaeding Performance Heat – Tim Kaeding
Maxim Racing Heat – Craig Dollansky
Speedway Graphics “From the Tail Award” – Joe Riedel
KSE Hard-charger Award – Bill Balog
Bell Helmets “Hard Luck Award” – Craig Dollansky
Brown & Miller Racing Solutions “3 for 3 Award” – Ian Madsen