7/30/2016
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Ian Madsen Outlasts Lasoski for First Career National Sprint League Triumph
(Photo by Dave Hill)
Inside Line Promotions – KNOXVILLE, Iowa (July 30, 2016) – Ian Madsen became the ninth different winner on the National Sprint League circuit this season when he outlasted new points leader Danny Lasoski for the triumph on Saturday at Knoxville Raceway.
It marked the first career trip to NSL Victory Lane for Madsen, who was a man on a mission from the drop of the green flag.
“I’m really happy to get the win,” he said. “I went as hard as I could for 25 laps.”
Madsen and fellow Australian Jamie Veal exchanged the lead in each set of corners during the first lap and a half with Madsen sliding Veal for the top spot in turns three and four on the opening lap before getting loose as he exited turn four. That allowed Veal to sneak around the outside and narrowly lead Lap 1.
Madsen regained the lead with a slide job in turns one and two on the ensuing lap. Veal remained within striking distance until he suddenly pulled into the pits on Lap 11. That allowed Lasoski to advance into the runner-up position and he closed more than a two-second disadvantage to Madsen in traffic during the middle of the race.
Madsen’s lead was less than half a second with five laps remaining as the top two battled in traffic. Madsen squeezed between a pair of cars in traffic exiting turn two with a few laps remaining while Lasoski was stuck on the bottom, which gave Madsen enough breathing room to garner the victory by a little more than seven tenths of a second.
Madsen is the fifth winner in eight NSL races at Knoxville Raceway this season.
Lasoski’s second-place finish sealed his record 11th track championship at Knoxville Raceway and it regained the lead in the National Sprint League championship standings by 52 points.
Brian Brown rounded out the podium with Sammy Swindell advancing to a fourth-place finish and Craig Dollansky, who entered the main event leading the NSL standings, ending fifth.
Lasoski opened the night by setting quick time in qualifying for the fourth straight race. That gave him a four-point lead in the championship standings before Dollansky regained the lead following heat race competition.
The heat races were won by R.J. Johnson, Josh Schneiderman, Dustin Selvage and Brooke Tatnell with Tasker Phillips claiming the B Main.
The National Sprint League’s weekend tripleheader will wrap up on Sunday at Hancock County Speedway in Britt, Iowa, where 24 cars will advance into the $1,000-to-start A Main.
Adult tickets are $20 and $10 for children ages 5 to 12. Children 4 and younger are free. The front gate is scheduled to open at 4 p.m. with hot laps at 6 p.m. Speed Shift TV will have live Pay-Per-View video at http://www.SpeedShiftTV.com.
NATIONAL SPRINT LEAGUE 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. … R.J. Johnson garnered a $100 certificate from Walker Performance Filtration for winning a heat race. … Josh Schneiderman scored a $100 certificate from Kaeding Performance for winning a heat race. … Dustin Selvage captured a certificate from Keizer Aluminum Wheels for winning a heat race. … Bronson Maeschen 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 to garner a $100 certificate from Hooker Harness by winning the B Main. … Cory Eliason picked up a $50 certificate from KSE Racing Products for being the Hard Charger in the A Main. ... Jamie Veal was given the Hard Luck Award, which provided a $100 certificate from Ti22 Performance for facing the worst luck of the night.
National Sprint League Race Report: Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on July 30, 2016 –
Deberg Concrete/Slade Shock Technology Time Trials: 1. 2-Danny Lasoski 15.623; 2. 21-Brian Brown 15.631; 3. 23-Trey Starks 15.640; 4. 18-Ian Madsen 15.644; 5. 71-Jamie Veal 15.675; 6. 29-Kerry Madsen 15.735; 7. 96-Bronson Maeschen 15.763; 8. 20-A.J. Moeller 15.767; 9. 1s-Sammy Swindell 15.798; 10. 2ks-Craig Dollansky 15.826; 11. 7-Dustin Selvage 15.864; 12. 17w-Bryan Clauson 15.866; 13. 17-Josh Baughman 15.883; 14. 7w-Tasker Phillips 15.897; 15. 1b-Jake Bubak 15.916; 16. 10v-Rager Phillips 15.986; 17. 55l-Aaron Reutzel 15.991; 18. 49-Josh Schneiderman 15.997; 19. 84-Scott Bogucki 16.020; 20. 55-Brooke Tatnell 16.058; 21. 71a-R.J. Johnson 16.063; 22. 10-Dakota Hendrickson 16.128; 23. 99-Brady Bacon 16.144; 24. 13v-Seth Brahmer 16.277; 25. 5h-Cory Eliason 16.359; 26. 12h-Daniel Harding 16.383; 27. 4k-Kody Kinser 16.443; 28. 47-Jeff Swindell 16.448; 29. 56n-Davey Heskin 16.461; 30. 35-Kevin Hetrick 16.624; 31. 19-Bob Weuve 17.411; 32. 21t-Ray Allen Kulhanek No Time.
Walker Performance Filtration Heat Race #1 (8 Laps): 1. 71a-R.J. Johnson (1); 2. 1s-Sammy Swindell (4); 3. 71-Jamie Veal (5); 4. 55l-Aaron Reutzel (2); 5. 17-Josh Baughman (3); 6. 2-Danny Lasoski (6); 7. 5h-Cory Eliason (7); 8. 56n-Davey Heskin (8).
Kaeding Performance Heat Race #2 (8 Laps): 1. 49-Josh Schneiderman (2); 2. 10-Dakota Hendrickson (1); 3. 2ks-Craig Dollansky (4); 4. 29-Kerry Madsen (5); 5. 21-Brian Brown (6); 6. 7w-Tasker Phillips (3); 7. 12h-Daniel Harding (7); 8. 35-Kevin Hetrick (8).
Keizer Aluminum Wheels Heat Race #3 (8 Laps): 1. 7d-Dustin Selvage (4); 2. 84-Scott Bogucki (2); 3. 99-Brady Bacon (1); 4. 96-Bronson Maeschen (5); 5. 23-Trey Starks (6); 6. 1b-Jake Bubak (3); 7. 4k-Kody Kinser (7); 8. 19-Bob Weuve (8).
Heat Race #4 (8 Laps): 1. 55-Brooke Tatnell (2); 2. 17w-Bryan Clauson (4); 3. 18-Ian Madsen (6); 4. 47-Jeff Swindell (7); 5. 13v-Seth Brahmer (1); 6. 20-A.J. Moeller (5); 7. 10v-Rager Phillips (3); 8. 21t-Ray Allen Kulhanek (8).
B Main (12 Laps/Top 4 Transfer): 1. 7w-Tasker Phillips (1); 2. 47-Jeff Swindell (5); 3. 10v-Rager Phillips (3); 4. 5h-Cory Eliason (6); 5. 56n-Davey Heskin (9); 6. 12h-Daniel Harding (7); 7. 1b-Jake Bubak (2); 8. 13v-Seth Brahmer (4); 9. 4k-Kody Kinser (8); 10. 35-Kevin Hetrick (10); 11. 19-Bob Weuve (11); 12. 21t-Ray Allen Kulhanek (DNS).
A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 18-Ian Madsen (1); 2. 2-Danny Lasoski (4); 3. 21-Brian Brown (3); 4. 1s-Sammy Swindell (6); 5. 2ks-Craig Dollansky (10); 6. 29-Kerry Madsen (8); 7. 7d-Dustin Selvage (7); 8. 17w-Bryan Clauson (11); 9. 49-Josh Schneiderman 12); 10. 96-Bronson Maeschen (9); 11. 55-Brooke Tatnell (13); 12. 55l-Aaron Reutzel (19); 13. 84-Scott Bogucki (16); 14. 23-Trey Starks (5); 15. 5h-Cory Eliason (24); 16. 71a-R.J. Johnson (14); 17. 10-Dakota Hendrickson (17); 18. 47-Jeff Swindell (22); 19. 10v-Rager Phillips (23); 20. 99-Brady Bacon (20); 21. 71-Jamie Veal (2); 22. 20-A.J. Moeller (15); 23. 17-Josh Baughman (18); 24. 7w-Tasker Phillips (21). Laps led: Jamie Veal 1; Ian Madsen 2-25.
UNOFFICIAL NATIONAL SPRINT LEAGUE TOP 10 IN POINTS AFTER ROUND 16 –
.1. 2-Danny Lasoski 5587; 2. 2ks-Craig Dollansky 5535; 3. 21-Brian Brown 5103; 4. 18-Ian Madsen 5064; 5. 55-Brooke Tatnell 4315; 6. 1s-Sammy Swindell 4092; 7. 7w-Tasker Phillips 3649; 8. 56n-Davey Heskin 3609; 9. 29-Kerry Madsen 3482; 10. 10-Dakota Hendrickson 3081.
2016 FEATURE WINNERS –
Craig Dollansky – 3 (Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minn., on May 20 and June 22 and Iowa State Fair Speedway in Des Moines, Iowa, on May 29); Kerry Madsen – 3 (Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on May 28 and June 18 and Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minn., on July 29); Brian Brown – 2 (Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on June 4 and July 23); Danny Lasoski – 2 (Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on May 21 and Mason City Motor Speedway in Mason City, Iowa, on June 19); Sammy Swindell – 2 (Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on June 25 and July 1); Ian Madsen – 1 (Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on July 30); Terry McCarl – 1 (I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb., on May 6); Daryn Pittman – 1 (Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minn., on June 24); and Logan Schuchart – 1 (Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis., on July 8).
UP NEXT –
Sunday at Hancock County Speedway in Britt, Iowa
MEDIA LINKS –
NSL Website: http://www.NationalSprintLeague.com
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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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