Eakin and Schriever Win at Jackson Motorplex

Nake Eakin. (Image courtesy of Jackson Motorplex)

From Inside Line Promotions

JACKSON, Minn. (Aug. 4, 2017) – Five new winners and one repeat victor visited Victory Lane on Friday night at Jackson Motorplex during Fan Appreciation Night presented by Livewire Printing Company.

Nate Eakin, Kelly Shryock, Jared Boumeester, Cory Yeigh and Alex Schriever each captured their first triumph at the half-mile oval this season while Justin Luinenburg scored his third win during a busy night that featured a half-dozen classes and more than 80 race cars.

Eakin maneuvered from sixth to become the 10th different Heartland Steel RaceSaver 305 Sprints winner in 12 races this season. Dusty Ballenger powered from 11th to the runner-up result with Brandon Allen rounding out the podium. Points leader Kaleb Johnson advanced from 12 th to fourth place and Shane Fick finished fifth.

Brandon Geldner, Ballenger and Eakin were the heat race winners.

Shryock is the sixth winner in eight Minnesota West – Jackson Campus IMCA a mod main events this season as he claimed the $1,500-to-win prize on Friday. Oliver Kollofski earned a second-place finish with Mark Noble, Ryan Ruter and Dan Menk placing third through fifth, respectively.

Denny Anderson and Don Gerritsen Jr. each recorded a heat race win.

Ninth-starting Boumeester held off Bohl’s Small Engine IMCA sport mods points leader and eighth-starting Matthew Looft to become the fourth winner in eight races this year. Dan Paplow scored a third-place result with Jason Andrews placing fourth and Randy Winter fifth.

Josh Meyer and Looft both garnered a heat race triumph.

Yeigh earned the first the Late Model Street Stock Touring Series event of the season at Jackson Motorplex after starting ninth. Travis Schreurs advanced from seventh to second place with Darrin Korthals ending third, John Hoing fourth and Trent Schroeder fifth.

Korthals and Jim Pruett each won a heat race.

Schriever outlasted sixth-starting Rick Jansma to become the fourth winner in fifth Heartland Racing Association non-wing sprints presented by HitchDoc main events this season. Brandon Halverson rounded out the podium with Brandon Stevenson fourth and Doug Martens fifth.

Brad Anderson claimed the lone heat race.

Luinenburg drove into the Fairmont Awards IMCA hobby stocks championship standings lead thanks to his third triumph this season. Austin Jahnz charged from eighth to second place with Josh Sidles third, Corey Schreiber fourth and Parker Anderson fifth.

Luinenburg and Schreiber each picked up a heat race victory.

Jackson Motorplex will take next weekend off before resuming action on Aug. 19 for KICD NIGHT presented by Billion Auto featuring 410 Outlaw Sprints Fueled by Casey’s General Store, Minnesota West – Jackson Campus IMCA a mods, Bohl’s Small Engine IMCA sport mods, Fairmont Awards IMCA hobby stocks and the Late Model Street Stock Touring Series.

RACE REPORT: JACKSON MOTORPLEX IN JACKSON, MINN. (Aug. 4, 2017) –

HEARTLAND STEEL RACESAVER 305 SPRINTS

A Feature: 1. 4SN-Nate Eakin (6); 2. 2D-Dusty Ballenger (11); 3. 05X-Brandon Allen (7); 4. 22-Kaleb Johnson (12); 5. 13S-Shane Fick (8); 6. 4S-Michael Stien (19); 7. 56-Bill Johnson (9); 8. 7D-Dave Becker (13); 9. 75-Brandon Geldner (10); 10. 11A-Bruce Anderson (14); 11. 33S-Jeremy Schultz (4); 12. 10-Trevor Serbus (18); 13. 33-Trevor Smith (5); 14. 7L-Jesse Lindberg (15); 15. 7-John Sullivan (20); 16. 15-Zach Glaser (3); 17. 4D-Chris Duffy (16); 18. (DNF) 11-Dalyn Cody (2); 19. (DNF) 9-Keith Weber (1); 20. (DNF) 51A-Elliot Amdahl (17).

Heat 1: 1. 75-Brandon Geldner (6); 2. 05X-Brandon Allen (4); 3. 13S-Shane Fick (5); 4. 9-Keith Weber (1); 5. 7D-Dave Becker (3); 6. 4D-Chris Duffy (2); 7. 7-John Sullivan (7).

Heat 2: 1. 2D-Dusty Ballenger (6); 2. 33S-Jeremy Schultz (2); 3. 11-Dalyn Cody (1); 4. 56-Bill Johnson (5); 5. 11A-Bruce Anderson (3); 6. 51A-Elliot Amdahl (7); 7. (DNF) 4S-Michael Stien (4).

Heat 3: 1. 4SN-Nate Eakin (3); 2. 33-Trevor Smith (2); 3. 22-Kaleb Johnson (6); 4. 15-Zach Glaser (1); 5. 7L-Jesse Lindberg (4); 6. 10-Trevor Serbus (5).

MINNESOTA WEST – JACKSON CAMPUS IMCA A MODS

A Feature: 1. 3-Kelly Shryock (3); 2. 95-Oliver Kollofski (5); 3. 74-Mark Noble (2); 4. 555-Ryan Ruter (4); 5. 19M-Dan Menk (8); 6. C5-Chris Palsrok (7); 7. 14-Jason Fisher (1); 8. 3X-Jason Briese (14); 9. 49-Mat Hollerich (13); 10. 5R-James Richert (6); 11. 17S-James Slawson (15); 12. 20-Denny Anderson (10); 13. 8L-Lyle Sathoff (16); 14. 18-Ken Dallman (17); 15. 27-Don Gerritsen Jr (9); 16. 07B-Corey Bosma (11); 17. 07-Justin Anderson (12).

Heat 1: 1. 20-Denny Anderson (1); 2. 3-Kelly Shryock (4); 3. 95-Oliver Kollofski (2); 4. 14-Jason Fisher (6); 5. 5R-James Richert (7); 6. 07B-Corey Bosma (5); 7. 49-Mat Hollerich (8); 8. 17S-James Slawson (3).

Heat 2: 1. 27-Don Gerritsen Jr (6); 2. 555-Ryan Ruter (1); 3. 19M-Dan Menk (5); 4. 74-Mark Noble (9); 5. C5-Chris Palsrok (2); 6. 07-Justin Anderson (3); 7. 3X-Jason Briese (8); 8. (DNF) 8L-Lyle Sathoff (7); 9. (DNF) 18-Ken Dallman (4).

BOHL’S SMALL ENGINE IMCA SPORT MODS

A Feature: 1. 81-Jared Boumeester (9); 2. 9-Matthew Looft (8); 3. 25-Dan Paplow (7); 4. 03Z-Jason Andrews (5); 5. 3W-Randy Winter (1); 6. 75-Eric Kinnetz (4); 7. 18-Kyle Steuber (11); 8. 5K-Jared Nytroe (3); 9. 22J-James Jenkins (2); 10. 07-Aaron De Thury (10); (DQ) 63-Josh Meyer (6).

Heat 1: 1. 63-Josh Meyer (1); 2. 25-Dan Paplow (2); 3. 75-Eric Kinnetz (6); 4. 5K-Jared Nytroe (4); 5. 81-Jared Boumeester (5); 6. 07-Aaron De Thury (3).

Heat 2: 1. 9-Matthew Looft (2); 2. 03Z-Jason Andrews (3); 3. 3W-Randy Winter (5); 4. 22J-James Jenkins (1); (DNS) 18-Kyle Steuber.

FAIRMONT AWARDS IMCA HOBBY STOCKS

A Feature: 1. 17X-Justin Luinenburg (3); 2. 32J-Austin Jahnz (8); 3. 99X-Josh Sidles (5); 4. 33C-Corey Schreiber (2); 5. 47P-Parker Anderson (6); 6. 68M-Ryan Michelson (7); 7. 56C-Dj Clinton (10); 8. 32-Wes Jahnz (9); 9. 76-Ben Peterson (1); (DQ) 48J-Bryan Johnson (4).

Heat 1: 1. 17X-Justin Luinenburg (2); 2. 32J-Austin Jahnz (5); 3. 76-Ben Peterson (1); 4. 47P-Parker Anderson (4); (DQ) 48J-Bryan Johnson (3).

Heat 2: 1. 33C-Corey Schreiber (1); 2. 68M-Ryan Michelson (4); 3. 99X-Josh Sidles (3); 4. 32-Wes Jahnz (5); (DNS) 56C-Dj Clinton.

LATE MODEL STREET STOCK TOURING SERIES

A Feature: 1. 64-Cory Yeigh (9); 2. 1-Travis Schreurs (7); 3. 11K-Darrin Korthals (8); 4. 55-John Hoing (5); 5. 31-Trent Schroeder (3); 6. 83X-Brylee Gough (10); 7. 40-Tim Dann (6); 8. 97-Jim Pruett (1); 9. 29Z-J.J. Zebell (4); 10. 27-Dave Kuchta (2); 11. 13-Brian Hoing (14); 12. (DNF) 34-Brett Larsen (12); 13. (DNF) 14-Marty Grilley (13); (DNS) 76-Blair Nothdurft.

Heat 1: 1. 11K-Darrin Korthals (5); 2. 31-Trent Schroeder (1); 3. 1-Travis Schreurs (6); 4. 40-Tim Dann (3); 5. 34-Brett Larsen (2); 6. 76-Blair Nothdurft (4); 7. 13-Brian Hoing (7).

Heat 2: 1. 97-Jim Pruett (1); 2. 27-Dave Kuchta (2); 3. 29Z-J.J. Zebell (3); 4. 55-John Hoing (4); 5. 83X-Brylee Gough (5); 6. 64-Cory Yeigh (6); 7. 14-Marty Grilley (7).

HRA NON-WING SPRINTS PRESENTED BY HITCHDOC

A Feature: 1. 0-Alex Schriever (4); 2. 7-Rick Jansma (6); 3. 13MJ-Brandon Halverson (5); 4. 0X-Brandon Stevenson (10); 5. 91-Doug Martens (9); 6. 7X-Clinton Bruns (7); 7. 14-Rob Sharits (1); 8. 1A-Brad Anderson (8); 9. 13-Dave Murphy (2); 10. 0MG-Jeff Davis (3).

Heat 1: 1. 1A-Brad Anderson (1); 2. 7X-Clinton Bruns (3); 3. 7-Rick Jansma (7); 4. 13MJ-Brandon Halverson (10); 5. 0-Alex Schriever (9); 6. 0MG-Jeff Davis (6); 7. 13-Dave Murphy (2); 8. 14-Rob Sharits (5); 9. 91-Doug Martens (4); 10. (DNF) 0X-Brandon Stevenson (8).