6/18/2016
Inside Line Promotions
Kerry Madsen Sweeps National Sprint League Event at Knoxville Raceway
Inside Line Promotions – KNOXVILLE, Iowa (June 18, 2016) – Kerry Madsen swept the National Sprint League event on Saturday at Knoxville Raceway, where he has claimed two of the four NSL races this season.
Madsen opened the night by setting quick time during qualifying before he maneuvered from sixth to capture a heat race triumph. A six-car inversion for the feature lined Madsen, who earned the most combined qualifying and heat race points, up on the outside of the third row for the 20-lap main event.
“I told the guys, ‘Don’t leave it in my hands; give me a good car or I’ll screw it up,’” he joked in Victory Lane. “It’s fantastic to give the team a victory.”
Madsen advanced into fourth place on the opening lap and to third on Lap 5. He took over the runner-up position on Lap 8 before passing his brother, Ian Madsen, who led the first eight laps of the feature, on Lap 9.
“I had to move around,” Kerry Madsen said. “I don’t think I went near the cushion all night. That’s a good race car when you can do that.”
Kerry Madsen pulled away from the field during the second half of the main event to join Craig Dollansky, who continues to hold the lead in the National Sprint League championship standings after placing eighth on Saturday, as the only drivers with multiple feature victories this season.
Ian Madsen held off Tim Kaeding for second place with Brian Brown ending fourth and Sammy Swindell powering from 11th to round out the top five, which earned him the Hard Charger Award for passing the most cars.
Austin McCarl and Dollansky joined Kerry Madsen as heat race winners. Tasker Phillips captured the B Main triumph.
The only delay of the night came at the start of the main event when a power surge hammered the track on the opening lap. The red flag came out and the start of the feature was delayed approximately 20 minutes. Once the race restarted it went green to checkered.
The National Sprint League will wrap up this weekend on Sunday at Mason City Motor Speedway in Mason City, Iowa. Tickets for the race are $20 in advance (call 515-832-6000) or $25 on race day for adults, $15 for seniors ages 65 and older and for students ages 11 to 16, and free for children ages 10 and younger. Pit passes are $35.
The pit gate opens at 4 p.m. with the front gate opening at 5 p.m. Hot laps are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. with racing to follow.
Speed Shift TV will have live Pay-Per-View video of the race at http://www.SpeedShiftTV.com.
NATIONAL SPRINT LEAGUE NOTES: Kerry Madsen earned a $200 bonus from Deberg Concrete and a $50 certificate from Slade Shock Technology for setting quick time during time trials. … Madsen garnered a $100 certificate from Walker Filtration Performance for winning a heat race. … Austin McCarl scored a $100 certificate from Kaeding Performance for winning a heat race. … Craig Dollansky captured a certificate from Keizer Aluminum Wheels for winning a heat race. … Tim Kaeding was the So Close Award winner and received a certificate from Rod End Supply for being the highest starting NSL driver who missed the feature redraw. … Tasker Phillips powered to the Locked in Award by winning the B Main to garner a $100 certificate from Hooker Harness. … Sammy Swindell picked up a $50 certificate from KSE Racing Products for being the Hard Charger in the A Main. … Madsen claimed the Clean Sweep Award and a $150 bonus from Vortex Wings for setting quick time during qualifying, winning a heat race and capturing the main event.
National Sprint League Sprint Car Series Race Report: Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on June 18, 2016 –
Deberg Concrete/Slade Shock Technology Time Trials: 1. 29-Kerry Madsen 15.966; 2. 2-Danny Lasoski 16.192; 3. 21-Brian Brown 16.302; 4. 7d-Dustin Selvage 16.335; 5. 1d-Justin Henderson 16.383; 6. 55-Brooke Tatnell 16.384; 7. 18-Ian Madsen 16.435; 8. 17a-Austin McCarl 16.458; 9. 96-Bronson Maeschen 16.460; 10. 12-Lynton Jeffrey 16.513; 11. 3-Tim Kaeding 16.543; 12. 1s-Sammy Swindell 16.558; 13. 24-Terry McCarl 16.609; 14. 2m-Matt Moro 16.668; 15. 2ks-Craig Dollansky 16.725; 16. 20-A.J. Moeller 16.765; 17. 56n-Davey Heskin 16.787; 18. 09-Matt Juhl 16.789; 19. 4a-Jon Agan 16.795; 20. 47-Jeff Swindell 16.797; 21. 84-Scott Bogucki 16.799; 22. 49-Josh Schneiderman 16.890; 23. 44-Chris Martin 16.894; 24. 1b-Jake Bubak 16.960; 25. 7w-Tasker Phillips 17.152; 26. 10-Dakota Hendrickson 17.179; 27. 19-Bob Weuve 17.620; 28. 35-Kevin Hetrick 17.820.
Walker Performance Filtration Heat Race #1 (8 Laps): 1. 29-Kerry Madsen (6); 2. 24-Terry McCarl (2); 3. 18-Ian Madsen (4); 4. 12-Lynton Jeffrey (3); 5. 7w-Tasker Phillips (9); 6. 4a-Jon Agan (7); 7. 49-Josh Schneiderman (8); 8. 35-Kevin Hetrick (10); 9. 7d-Dustin Selvage (5); 10. 20-A.J. Moeller (1).
Kaeding Performance Heat Race #2 (8 Laps): 1. 17a-Austin McCarl (4); 2. 3-Tim Kaeding (3); 3. 56n-Davey Heskin (1); 4. 2-Danny Lasoski (6); 5. 47-Jeff Swindell (7); 6. 44-Chris Martin (8); 7. 10-Dakota Hendrickson (9); 8. 1-Justin Henderson (5); 8. 2m-Matt Moro (2).
Keizer Aluminum Wheels Heat Race #3 (8 Laps): 1. 2ks-Craig Dollansky (2); 2. 21-Brian Brown (6); 3. 1s-Sammy Swindell (3); 4. 55-Brooke Tatnell (5); 5. 96-Bronson Maeschen (4); 6. 09-Matt Juhl (1); 7. 1b-Jake Bubak (8); 8. 84-Scott Bogucki (7); 9. 19-Bob Weuve (9).
B Main (12 Laps/Top 4 Transfer): 1. 7w-Tasker Phillips (3); 2. 1b-Jake Bubak (7); 3. 49-Josh Schneiderman (6); 4. 09-Matt Juhl (1); 5. 4a-Jon Agan (2); 6. 44-Chris Martin (4); 7. 10-Dakota Hendrickson (9); 8. 84-Scott Bogucki (8); 9. 19-Bob Weuve (12); 10. 35-Kevin Hetrick (11); 11. 20-A.J. Moeller (10); 12. 2m-Matt Moro (DNS).
A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 29-Kerry Madsen (6); 2. 18-Ian Madsen (2); 3. 3-Tim Kaeding (7); 4. 21-Brian Brown (5); 5. 1s-Sammy Swindell (11); 6. 55-Brooke Tatnell (1); 7. 2-Danny Lasoski (4); 8. 2ks-Craig Dollansky (8); 9. 24-Terry McCarl (9); 10. 56n-Davey Heskin (4); 11. 17a-Austin McCarl (3); 12. 12-Lynton Jeffrey (10); 13. 49-Josh Schneiderman (19); 14. 96-Bronson Maeschen (12); 15. 09-Matt Juhl (20); 16. 7w-Tasker Phillips (17); 17. 47-Jeff Swindell (16); 18. 1b-Jake Bubak (18); 19. 1d-Justin Henderson (14); 20. 7d-Dustin Selvage (15). Laps led: Ian Madsen 1-8; Kerry Madsen 9-20.
UNOFFICIAL NATIONAL SPRINT LEAGUE TOP 10 IN POINTS AFTER ROUND 7 –
.1. 2ks-Craig Dollansky 2613; 2. 2-Danny Lasoski 2521; 3. 21-Brian Brown 2416; 4. 18-Ian Madsen 2327; 5. 55-Brooke Tatnell 2121; 6. 56n-Davey Heskin 1894; 7. 7w-Tasker Phillips 1745; 8. 29-Kerry Madsen 1526; 9. 10-Dakota Hendrickson 1361; 9. 96-Bronson Maeschen 1346.
2016 FEATURE WINNERS –
Craig Dollansky – 2 (Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minn., on May 20 and Iowa State Fair Speedway in Des Moines, Iowa, on May 29); Kerry Madsen – 2 (Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on May 28 and June 18); Brian Brown – 1 (Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on June 4); Danny Lasoski – 1 (Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on May 21); and Terry McCarl – 1 (I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb., on May 6).
NEXT EVENT –
Sunday at Mason City Motor Speedway in Mason City, Iowa
MEDIA LINKS –
NSL Website: http://www.NationalSprintLeague.com
NSL Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/NSLSeries
NSL Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NSLSeries
NATIONAL SPRINT LEAGUE MARKETING PARTNERS –
The National Sprint League would like to thank Abdo, Eick & Meyers, LLP, Arnold Motor Supply, Bank Midwest, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, Deberg Concrete, Hepfner Racing Products, Hooker Harness, Kaeding Performance, Keizer Aluminum Wheels, KSE Racing Products, Max Papis Innovations, MyRacePass, Rod End Supply, Rossie Feed & Grain, Slade Shock Technology, Ti22 Performance, TiLUBE Motorsport Lubricants, Vortex Wings and Walker Performance Filtration for support throughout the 2016 season.
NATIONAL SPRINT LEAGUE –
The National Sprint League was established in 2015 as a premier 410ci winged sprint car series focusing on the Midwest. In 2016, the series branches into the 360ci winged sprint car ranks with the GoMuddy.com National Sprint League 360 Sprint Car Series as well as multiple regions across the United States. For the latest news and information among all the NSL entities, visit http://www.NationalSprintLeague.com.
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