Greenwood, NE — (May 6, 2016) — Terry McCarl kicked off the National Sprint League’s sophomore season on Friday night by dominating the season-opening Dirt Classic I-80 at I-80 Speedway.
Not only did McCarl pocket the $10,000 prize for the win, he also locked himself into the $20,000-to-win Dirt Classic at Lincoln Speedway in Abbottstown, Pa., on Sept. 24.
McCarl, who started the feature seventh, had advanced into third place when the first caution came out on Lap 3. He then powered around the top groove in turns one and two on the restart to take over the runner-up position before narrowly maneuvering around polesitter Brian Brown, who led the first two laps, in turns three and four to take the lead.
McCarl maintained the top spot throughout the remainder of the event to garner his fourth career National Sprint League triumph, which ranks second best in series history.
Brown, who dropped as far back as fifth at the midpoint of the feature, rebounded for a second-place finish with Craig Dollansky earning a third-place result. Defending series champion Danny Lasoski, who opened the night by setting quick time during qualifying, finished fourth with Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions points leader Dale Blaney rounding out the top five.
Austin McCarl, Tim Kaeding, Lynton Jeffrey, Brooke Tatnell and 19th starting Josh Baughman placed sixth through 10th, respectively. Baughman scored the KSE Hard Charger Award for passing the most cars.
The feature was stopped three times during the 25-lap main event. The first caution came on Lap 3 when Baughman spun in turn four. Dakota Hendrickson brought out a caution on Lap 15 when his right rear tire blew and the final stoppage was a lap later when there was a malfunction with the track lights.
Austin McCarl, Brown and Ian Madsen won the first set of heat races with Kaeding, Brown and Hendrickson claiming the second set of heats.
The next National Sprint League event is May 20 at Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minn., for the $10,000-to-win Folkens Brothers Trucking Spring Nationals.
NOTES : Danny Lasoski earned a $200 bonus from Deberg Concrete and a $50 certificate from Slade Shock Technology for setting quick time during time trials. … Austin McCarl garnered a $100 certificate from Walker Filtration Performance for winning a heat race. … Brian Brown scored a $100 certificate from Kaeding Performance for winning a heat race. … Ian Madsen captured a certificate from Keizer Aluminum Wheels for winning a heat race. … Josh Baughman picked up a $50 certificate from KSE Racing Products for being the Hard Charger in the A Main. …. Kevin Ingle was selected for a $100 certificate from Ti22 Performance for the Hard Luck Award.
National Sprint League Sprint Car Series Race Report: I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb., on May 6, 2016 –
Deberg Concrete/Slade Shock Technology Time Trials: 1. 2-Danny Lasoski 14.700; 2. 56-Davey Heskin 14.769; 3. 18-Ian Madsen 14.770; 4. 17a-Austin McCarl 14.823; 5. 21-Brian Brown 14.858; 6. 2ks-Craig Dollansky 14.862; 7. 1-Dale Blaney 14.908; 8. 17b-Bill Balog 14.915; 9. 12-Lynton Jeffrey 14.922; 10. 15h-Sam Hafertepe Jr. 14.979; 11. 24-Terry McCarl 14.994; 12. 55-Brooke Tatnell 15.001; 13. 17-Josh Baughman 15.023; 14. 2l-Logan Forler 15.057; 15. 09-Matt Juhl 15.066; 16. 3-Tim Kaeding 15.119; 17. 7w-Tasker Phillips 15.203; 18. 10-Dakota Hendrickson 15.208; 19. 1b-Jake Bubak 15.599; 20. 2k-Kevin Ingle No Time.
Walker Performance Filtration Heat Race #1 (8 Laps): 1. 17a-Austin McCarl (2); 2. 2-Danny Lasoski (1); 3. 1-Dale Blaney (3); 4. 3-Tim Kaeding (6); 5. 15h-Sam Hafertepe Jr. (4); 6. 1b-Jake Bubak (7); 7. 17-Josh Baughman (5).
Kaeding Performance Heat Race #2 (8 Laps): 1. 21-Brian Brown (2); 2. 56-Davey Heskin (1); 3. 24-Terry McCarl (4); 4. 17b-Bill Balog (3); 5. 2l-Logan Forler (5); 6. 7w-Tasker Phillips (6); 7. 2k-Kevin Ingle (7).
Keizer Aluminum Wheels Heat Race #3 (8 Laps): 1. 18-Ian Madsen (1); 2. 2ks-Craig Dollansky (2); 3. 12-Lynton Jeffrey (3); 4. 09-Matt Juhl (5); 5. 55-Brooke Tatnell (4); 6. 10-Dakota Hendrickson (6).
MyRacePass Heat Race #4 (8 Laps): 1. 3-Tim Kaeding (2); 2. 1b-Jake Bubak (1); 3. 1-Dale Blaney (5); 4. 2-Danny Lasoski (7); 5. 17-Josh Baughman (3); 6. 15h-Sam Hafertepe Jr. (4); 7. 17a-Austin McCarl (6).
MyRacePass Heat Race #5 (8 Laps): 1. 21-Brian Brown (5); 2. 24-Terry McCarl (3); 3. 7w-Tasker Phillips (1); 4. 17b-Bill Balog (4); 5. 2l-Logan Forler (2); 6. 56-Davey Heskin (6); 7. 2k-Kevin Ingle (7).
MyRacePass Heat Race #6 (8 Laps): 1. 10-Dakota Hendrickson (1); 2. 55-Brooke Tatnell (3); 3. 18-Ian Madsen (6); 4. 2ks-Craig Dollansky (5); 5. 09-Matt Juhl (2); 6. 12-Lynton Jeffrey (4).
A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 24-Terry McCarl (7); 2. 21-Brian Brown (1); 3. 2ks-Craig Dollansky (4); 4. 2-Danny Lasoski (3); 5. 1-Dale Blaney (6); 6. 17a-Austin McCarl (8); 7. 3-Tim Kaeding (10); 8. 12-Lynton Jeffrey (12); 9. 55-Brooke Tatnell (11); 10. 17-Josh Baughman (19); 11. 09-Matt Juhl (15); 12. 15h-Sam Hafertepe Jr. (14); 13. 7w-Tasker Phillips (18); 14. 56-Davey Heskin (5); 15. 10-Dakota Hendrickson (13); 16. 1b-Jake Bubak (17); 17. 18-Ian Madsen (2); 18. 2l-Logan Forler (16); 19. 17b-Bill Balog (9); 20. 2k-Kevin Ingle (20). Laps led: Brian Brown 1-2; Terry McCarl 3-25.
(The first set of heat races were lined up straight up based on qualifying results. The second set of heat races featured an inversion based on qualifying results. Overall points following all heat races determined the A Main lineup.)
UNOFFICIAL (TOP 10) POINTS AFTER ROUND 1 –
.1. 24-Terry McCarl 463; 2. 21-Brian Brown 456; 3. 2ks-Craig Dollansky 419; 4. 2-Danny Lasoski 404; 5. 1-Dale Blaney 378; 6. 17-Austin McCarl 358; 7. 3-Tim Kaeding 343; 8. 12-Lynton Jeffrey 319; 9. 55-Brooke Tatnell 314; 10. 17-Josh Baughman 298.