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Coopman Captures Record-Setting Seventh Straight Win at Jackson Motorplex with Looft, Larson, Nielsen and Lonneman Also Victorious

(Photo by Shannon Dyce Photography)

Inside Line Promotions – JACKSON, Minn. (July 9, 2016) – Nate Coopman put his name in the record book on Saturday during Bank Midwest Night at Jackson Motorplex.

Coopman recorded his seventh straight feature victory at the half-mile oval to become the first driver to achieve that feat.

Additionally, Matthew Looft picked up his third win of the season and Jim Larson his second with Roger Nielsen and Chad Lonneman reaching Victory Lane for the first time this year at Jackson Motorplex.

Coopman didn’t have an easy run in the Boji Bay Water Park IMCA Sport Compacts main event, which was eight laps and lined him up on the inside of the fourth row. However, he maneuvered through the field and into the lead by Lap 3 en route to the historic triumph.

Neil Forsburg finished second with Jay Devries, Kaytee Devries and Scott Espey rounding out the top five, respectively.

Looft charged from 11th to claim the Bohl’s Small Engine & Marine IMCA Sport Mods feature and extend his points lead in the class with 10th-starting Jason Andrews rallying for a runner-up result. Lyle Sathoff placed third, Dan Paplow fourth and Randy Winter fifth.

Larson maneuvered from fourth to capture the After Hours Graphics & Tees IMCA Stock Cars main event. Gary Mattison ended second, Levi Feltman third, Luke Sathoff fourth and Justin Nehring fifth. Larson and Sathoff are now tied atop the championship standings.

Nielsen held off Brandon Beckendorf for the Wilmont Oil IMCA A-Mods feature victory. Beckendorf, who won three straight races entering Saturday, advanced from eighth. Justin Anderson placed third, 10th-starting James Slawson fourth and points leader Don Gerritsen Jr. charged from 12th to fifth.

Lonneman powered from 10th to garner the Minnesota West – Jackson Campus IMCA Hobby Stocks triumph and halt Justin Luinenburg’s opportunity to join Coopman in the record books with seven straight victories. Luinenburg settled for second place with Austin Jahnz third, Ernie Dailey fourth and Nick Schilling fifth.

Racing will return to Jackson Motorplex next weekend with another doubleheader featuring double Last-Deck® 360 Sprint Cars main events as well as Liquid Nitro IMCA 305 Sprint Cars and Heartland Racing Association non-wing sprints on Friday and the regular Saturday IMCA program.

Race Report: Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minn., on July 9, 2016 –

WILMONT OIL IMCA A-MODS

A Feature: 1. 9-Roger Nielsen (2); 2. 5-Brandon Beckendorf (8); 3. 07-Justin Anderson (4); 4. 17s-James Slawson (10); 5. 27-Don Gerritsen Jr. (12); 6. 14-Jason Fisher (9); 7. 20-Denny Anderson (3); 8. 75-Randy Klein (16); 9. C5-Chris Palsrok (14); 10. 5r-James Richert (5); 11. Xxx-Jesse Rogotzke (6); 12. 7c-Ben Chukuske (1); 13. 7mx-Mike Fogelmen (13); 14. 7l-Bruce Egeland (11); 15. 7l-Jeff Larson (15); 16. 95-Oliver Kollofski (7); 17. 1cc-Clayton Christensen (DNS).

BOHL’S SMALL ENGINE & MARINE IMCA SPORT MODS

A Feature: 1. 9-Matthew Looft (11); 2. 03z-Jason Andrews (10); 3. 8l-Lyle Sathoff (6); 4. 25-Dan Paplow (9); 5. 3w-Randy Winter (1); 6. 99k-Troy Krug (8); 7. R6-Danny Myrvold (7); 8. 97-Troy Gochanour (12); 9. 15v-Anthony Voss (13); 10. 5k-Jared Nytroe (4); 11. 75-Eric Kinnetz (15); 12. 31-Darin Veen (19); 13. 15-Dallas Nutt (5); 14. 82-Sonny VanLenning (16); 15. 22j-James Jenkins (14); 16. 79w-Bill Wegner (17); 17. 2j-Jeff Carter (2); 18. 22-Cole Ignaszewski (18); 19. 1-Greg Sidles (3).

MINNESOTA WEST – JACKSON CAMPUS IMCA HOBBY STOCKS

A Feature: 1. 117l-Chad Lonneman (10); 2. 17x-Justin Luinenburg (7); 3. 32j-Austin Jahnz (6); 4. 14-Ernie Dailey (8); 5. 717-Nick Schilling (4); 6. 33c-Corey Schreiber (5); 7. 17-Chad Krug (12); 8. 11s-Alan Stammer (2); 9. 76-Ben Peterson (14); 10. 57d-David Clinton (13); 11. 01-Mike Metteer (11); 12. 48j-Bryant Johnson (3); 13. 56c-D.J. Clinton (1); 14. Y17-Dennis Theesfeld (9).

BOJI BAY WATER PARK IMCA SPORT COMPACTS

A Feature: 1. 9-Nate Coopman (7); 2. 7f-Neil Forsburg (2); 3. 8j-Jay Devries (6); 4. 8k-Kaytee Devries (5); 5. 57-Scott Espey (4); 6. 23x-Ryan Westman (3); 7. 83-Ashlee Kelly (1); 8. 35-Nick Aanonson (8); 9. 7-Stephanie Forsburg (9).

AFTER HOURS GRAPHICS & TEES IMCA STOCK CARS

A Feature: 1. 6l-Jim Larson (4); 2. 69m-Gary Mattison (3); 3. F1-Levi Feltman (6); 4. 5-Luke Sathoff (7); 5. 20n-Justin Nehring (1); 6. 04-Roger Verdoorn (2); 7. 5l-Dustin Larson (5).

UP NEXT –

FRIDAY: Last-Deck® 360 Sprint Cars (double features), Liquid Nitro IMCA 305 Sprint Cars and Heartland Racing Association non-wing sprints

SATURDAY: Wilmont Oil IMCA a mods, Bohl’s Small Engine & Marine IMCA sport mods, Minnesota West – Jackson Campus IMCA hobby stocks, Boji Bay Water Park IMCA sport compacts and After Hours Graphics & Tees IMCA stock cars

MEDIA LINKS –

Website: http://www.JacksonMotorplex.com

Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/JacksonMotorplx

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JacksonSpeedway/?fref=ts

JACKSON MOTORPLEX –

Jackson Motorplex is a recently renovated half-mile dirt oval located in Jackson, Minn. It hosts weekly races on most Fridays and Saturdays from May through September with 410ci winged sprint cars, 360ci winged sprint cars, IMCA a mods, IMCA stock cars, IMCA sport mods, IMCA hobby stocks and IMCA sport compacts among the featured classes. For more information, visit http://www.JacksonMotorplex.com.

INSIDE LINE PROMOTIONS –

Inside Line Promotions specializes in affordable public relations and media management for motor sports drivers, teams, sponsors, tracks, series, events, organizations and manufacturers. ILP Founder Shawn Miller leverages professional journalism with new media technologies and social networking to improve your exposure and the return on investment for your sponsors.

To meet the media relations needs of your program by joining Team ILP, contact Shawn at 541-510-3663 or Shawn@InsideLinePromotions.com. For more information on Inside Line Promotions, visit http://www.InsideLinePromotions.com.

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