By Bill Wright
Lifeline 410 action, Chase Randall scored his second win of the season in that class. The 20-lap 988 Lifeline A main got off to a terrible start with a melee that involved a minimum of seven cars.
After Emerson Axsom and Sawyer Phillips got together, cars involved included those of Garet Williamson, Jake Bubak, Kerry Madsen, and AJ Moeller, Tasker Phillips and Chris Martin, who were done. No one was injured.
Don Droud Jr., who will be inducted into the Knoxville Raceway Hall of Fame in July, shot out to the early lead once things went green, ahead of Aaron Reutzel, Chase Randall, Austin McCarl and Brian Brown. Things went non-stop the rest of the way, with Droud entering lapped traffic on the eleventh circuit.
About that time, Randall used the high side of turn two in heavy traffic to get around Reutzel for second and begin his pursuit of Droud. Using the same point on the track, he shot by Droud on lap 12 and began pulling away. McCarl passed Reutzel for third on the same lap.
Randall won comfortably over Droud, Austin McCarl, Reutzel and Brown. Jamie Ball, Hunter Schuerenberg, Lynton Jeffrey, Carson McCarl and Anthony Macri completed the top ten. Brian Brown and Bryce Lucius, making his first ever Knoxville start set quick time in their respective groups amongst the 41-car field. Austin McCarl, Jake Bubak, Sawyer Phillips and Randall won heat races. Williamson and Martin won the B mains.
“You just got to want it,” said Randall in Victory Lane. “I want it so bad for myself and this whole (TKS Motorsports) team. They’ve given me one of the best opportunities I’ve had to compete at the top level. Starting in third, I was trying to be a little patient. It was super fast, and I knew lapped traffic would be my best bet. It kind of worked out for me. The lane kind of opened to get by Aaron in one, and we were able to get by (Droud) too. It just feels amazing to be standing here in Victory Lane, and we look forward to the future.”
Join us Saturday, June 8 for Vermeer Night! The 988 Lifeline 410’s, the 360 class and Pro Sprints will all be in action! For more information on the Knoxville Raceway, visit us online at www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com!
988 Lifeline 410 Results
Time Trial Group 1 (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO (1), 15.831; 2. 27W, Emerson Axsom, Franklin, IN (3), 15.981; 3. 39M, Anthony Macri, Dillsburg, PA (5), 16.195; 4. 87, Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX (13), 16.198; 5. 88, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA (21), 16.229; 6. 55, Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust. (7), 16.239; 7. 27, Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA (4), 16.273; 8. 2, Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust. (11), 16.318; 9. 35, Zach Hampton, Plainfield, IN (19), 16.324; 10. 3, Ayrton Gennetten, Gravois Mills, MO (8), 16.433; 11. 23, Garet Williamson, Columbia, MO (12), 16.444; 12. 27B, Jake Bubak, Arvada, CO (18), 16.473; 13. 21H, Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, OK (2), 16.480; 14. 1K, Kelby Watt, Adel, IA (9), 16.486; 15. 22, Riley Goodno, Knoxville, IA (20), 16.502; 16. 25, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (14), 16.552; 17. 4, Cam Martin, Ankeny, IA (16), 16.747; 18. 20G, Noah Gass, Mounds, OK (15), 16.966; 19. 23L, Jimmy Light, West Springfield, PA (17), 17.023; 20. 9H, Landon Hansen, Newton, IA (10), 17.032; 21. 15, Jack Potter, Raymore, MO (6), 17.294
Time Trial Group 2 (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 6, Bryce Lucius, Findlay, OH (10), 16.410; 2. 4W, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (12), 16.431; 3. 19, Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO (18), 16.482; 4. 1, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (2), 16.549; 5. 45X, Jace Park, Overland Park, KS (5), 16.550; 6. 2KS, Chase Randall, Waco, TX (14), 16.580; 7. 1M, Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE (3), 16.594; 8. 44, Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA (19), 16.668; 9. 3P, Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (13), 16.683; 10. 12X, Roger Crockett, Broken Arrow, OK (11), 16.716; 11. 6W, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (8), 16.793; 12. 09, Matt Juhl, Tea, SD (20), 16.798; 13. 20, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (1), 16.830; 14. 52, Blake Hahn, Sapulpa, OK (15), 16.847; 15. 95, Tyler Drueke, Eagle, NE (16), 16.894; 16. 44X, Scotty Johnson, Melcher-Dallas, IA (7), 17.132; 17. 12S, Adyn Schmidt, Haubstadt, IN (6), 17.152; 18. 15JR, Cole Mincer, Burlington, IA (17), 17.453; 19. 14T, Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust. (9), 31.237; DQ (No Scale) 78, Bill Wagner, Reeder, ND (4)
Heat one (started), 8 Laps, 2:14.2: 1. Austin McCarl (4); 2. Zach Hampton (2); 3. Brian Brown (6); 4. Garet Williamson (1); 5. Carson McCarl (3); 6. Anthony Macri (5); 7. Brady Bacon (7); 8. Cam Martin (9); 9. Jimmy Light (8); 10. Jack Potter (10) DNS – Riley Goodno
Heat two (started), 8 Laps, 2:14.3: 1. Jake Bubak (1); 2. Lynton Jeffrey (3); 3. Aaron Reutzel (5); 4. Ayrton Gennetten (2); 5. Kerry Madsen (4); 6. Emerson Axsom (6); 7. Dusty Zomer (8); 8. Kelby Watt (7); 9. Noah Gass (9); 10. Landon Hansen (10)
Heat three (started), 8 Laps, 2:16.5: 1. Sawyer Phillips (2); 2. Don Droud Jr. (3); 3. Dustin Selvage (1); 4. Jace Park (4); 5. Hunter Schuerenberg (5); 6. Tyler Drueke (8); 7. Bryce Lucius (6); 8. AJ Moeller (7); 9. Adyn Schmidt (9) DNS – Brooke Tatnell
Heat four (started), 8 Laps, 2:15.9: 1. Chase Randall (4); 2. Matt Juhl (1); 3. Jamie Ball (6); 4. Roger Crockett (2); 5. Blake Hahn (7); 6. Chris Martin (3); 7. Cole Mincer (9); 8. Tasker Phillips (5); 9. Bill Wagner (10); 10. Scotty Johnson (8)
B main one (started), 12 Laps, NT: 1. Garet Williamson (2); 2. Dusty Zomer (4) / 3. Ayrton Gennetten (1); 4. Brady Bacon (3); 5. Cam Martin (6); 6. Kelby Watt (5); 7. Jimmy Light (8); 8. Jack Potter (10); 9. Noah Gass (7); 10. Landon Hansen (9) DNS – Riley Goodno
B main two (started), 12 Laps, NT: 1. Chris Martin (1); 2. AJ Moeller (5) / 3. Roger Crockett (2); 4. Blake Hahn (3); 5. Adyn Schmidt (7); 6. Scotty Johnson (8); 7. Cole Mincer (6); 8. Bill Wagner (9); 9. Tyler Drueke (4) DNS – Brooke Tatnell
A main (started), 20 Laps, 5:59.5: 1. Chase Randall (3); 2. Don Droud Jr. (1); 3. Austin McCarl (4); 4. Aaron Reutzel (2); 5. Brian Brown (6); 6. Jamie Ball (5); 7. Hunter Schuerenberg (8); 8. Lynton Jeffrey (9); 9. Carson McCarl (19); 10. Anthony Macri (11); 11. Kerry Madsen (15); 12. Garet Williamson (21); 13. Zach Hampton (13); 14. Matt Juhl (16); 15. Jace Park (12); 16. Sawyer Phillips (10); 17. Jake Bubak (17); 18. Dustin Selvage (18); 19. Bryce Lucius (14); 20. Dusty Zomer (23); 21. Emerson Axsom (7); 22. Tasker Phillips (20); 23. Chris Martin (22); 24. AJ Moeller (24). Lap Leaders: Droud 1-11, Randall 12-20. Hard-charger: C. McCarl.