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Lasoski Wins Knoxville Raceway Season Finale to Build Largest Lead of Season in National Sprint League Championship Standings

(Photo courtesy of Knoxville Raceway)

Inside Line Promotions – KNOXVILLE, Iowa (Aug. 27, 2016) – Danny Lasoski has built the largest lead of the National Sprint League season for a points leader thanks to his third triumph of the year on Saturday night at Knoxville Raceway.

Lasoski now owns a 128-point advantage over Craig Dollansky in the championship standings with only six points-paying events remaining this season.

The win came on the night Lasoski was honored for his record 11th track championship at Knoxville Raceway, where he had already wrapped up the title prior to the National Sprint League event.

However, it was Lasoski’s nephew, Brian Brown, who almost stole the show with a late-race pass.

“I didn’t see him, but I heard someone there,” Lasoski said in Victory Lane. “After that I picked the pace up a little more. I was trying to save my tires, try not to slip. As soon as I heard someone we aired it out.”

The 25-lap feature began with Brooke Tatnell driving around Dollansky, who started on the pole, in turn four on the opening lap to take the lead. Dollansky passed for the top spot on Lap 2 and Lasoski advanced into the runner-up position on Lap 4.

Traffic entered the picture on Lap 8 and two laps later Lasoski pulled even with Dollansky on the backstretch. Dollansky dove to the bottom entering turn three and Lasoski backed out of the gas, which cost him much needed momentum on the fast track.

Lasoski reeled Dollansky back in and used a slide job in turns three and four on Lap 14 to take the lead. Two cautions in the final 10 laps bunched the field together with Dollansky staying within striking distance of the lead until it was Brown’s turn on Lap 20.

Brown pulled even with Lasoski in turns three and four on Lap 21, but Lasoski had the preferred line on the bottom and pulled away to win by a little more than one second.

Brown finished second with Dollansky third and Davey Heskin fourth. Kerry Madsen, who made his debut driving for Matt Wood Racing, used a late rally to charge from 12th to a fifth-place result. He was also the Hard Charger Award winner for passing the most cars.

Lasoski opened the night by setting quick time during qualifying before Dollansky, Matt Moro and A.J. Moeller each won heat races.

The National Sprint League returns to action next Saturday and Sunday at Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minn., for the AGCO Jackson Nationals.

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. … Craig Dollansky garnered a $100 certificate from Walker Performance Filtration for winning a heat race. … Matt Moro scored a $100 certificate from Kaeding Performance for winning a heat race. … A.J. Moeller captured a certificate from Keizer Aluminum Wheels for winning a heat race. … Moeller 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. … Bronson Maeschen powered to the Locked in Award to garner a $100 certificate from Hooker Harness for being the final driver to take the green flag in the A Main. … Kerry Madsen picked up a $50 certificate from KSE Racing Products for being the Hard Charger in the A Main. ... Tasker Phillips 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 Aug. 27, 2016 –

Deberg Concrete/Slade Shock Technology Time Trials: 1. 2-Danny Lasoski 15.015; 2. 21-Brian Brown 15.130; 3. 55-Brooke Tatnell 15.149; 4. 56n-Davey Heskin 15.150; 5. 7d-Dustin Selvage 15.209; 6. 96-Bronson Maeschen 15.211; 7. 84-Scott Bogucki 15.233; 8. 18-Ian Madsen 15.256; 9. 10-Dakota Hendrickson 15.314; 10. 2ks-Craig Dollansky 15.346; 11. 49-Josh Schneiderman 15.361; 12. 10v-Rager Phillips 15.400; 13. 17w-Kerry Madsen 15.400; 14. 2m-Matt Moro 15.429; 15. 20-A.J. Moeller 15.438; 16. 71a-R.J. Johnson 15.463; 17. 7w-Tasker Phillips 15.528; 18. 75-Glen Saville 15.704; 19. 59-Ben Schmidt 15.912; 20. 19-Bob Weuve 16.123; 21. 35-Kevin Hetrick 16.311.

Walker Performance Filtration Heat Race #1 (8 Laps): 1. 2ks-Craig Dollansky (3); 2. 17w-Kerry Madsen (2); 3. 2-Danny Lasoski (6); 4. 71a-R.J. Johnson (1); 5. 56n-Davey Heskin (5); 6. 59-Ben Schmidt (7); 7. 84-Scott Bogucki (4).

Kaeding Performance Heat Race #2 (8 Laps): 1. 2m-Matt Moro (2); 2. 21-Brian Brown (6); 3. 49-Josh Schneiderman (3); 4. 18-Ian Madsen (4); 5. 7w-Tasker Phillips (1); 6. 7d-Dustin Selvage (5); 7. 19-Bob Weuve (7).

Keizer Aluminum Wheels Heat Race #3 (8 Laps): 1. 20-A.J. Moeller (2); 2. 10v-Rager Phillips (3); 3. 55-Brooke Tatnell (6); 4. 10-Dakota Hendrickson (4); 5. 75-Glen Saville (1); 6. 35-Kevin Hetrick (7); 7. 96-Bronson Maeschen (DNS).

A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 2-Danny Lasoski (3); 2. 21-Brian Brown (4); 3. 2ks-Craig Dollansky (1); 4. 56n-Davey Heskin (5); 5. 17w-Kerry Madsen (12); 6. 49-Josh Schneiderman (11); 7. 55-Brooke Tatnell (2); 8. 18-Ian Madsen (7); 9. 7d-Dustin Selvage (13); 10. 84-Scott Bogucki (14); 11. 10-Dakota Hendrickson (10); 12. 71a-R.J. Johnson (15); 13. 10v-Rager Phillips (8); 14. 59-Ben Schmidt (18); 15. 19-Bob Weuve (19); 16. 20-A.J. Moeller (9); 17. 2m-Matt Moro (6); 18. 75-Glen Saville (17); 19. 35-Kevin Hetrick (20); 20. 96-Bronson Maeschen (21); 21. 7w-Tasker Phillips (16). Laps led: Brooke Tatnell 1; Craig Dollansky 2-13; Danny Lasoski 14-25.

UNOFFICIAL NATIONAL SPRINT LEAGUE TOP 10 IN POINTS AFTER ROUND 19 –

.1. 2-Danny Lasoski 6621; 2. 2ks-Craig Dollansky 6493; 3. 21-Brian Brown 6175; 4. 18-Ian Madsen 5933; 5. 55-Brooke Tatnell 5076; 6. 1s-Sammy Swindell 4684; 7. 29-Kerry Madsen 4577; 8. 7w-Tasker Phillips 4253; 8. 9. 56n-Davey Heskin 3950; 10. 10-Dakota Hendrickson 3685.

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); Danny Lasoski – 3 (Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on May 21 and Aug. 27 and Mason City Motor Speedway in Mason City, Iowa, on June 19); 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); Terry McCarl – 2 (I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb., on May 6 and Hancock County Speedway in Britt, Iowa, on July 31); Daryn Pittman – 2 (Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minn., on June 24 and Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, Iowa, on Aug. 8); 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); and Logan Schuchart – 1 (Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis., on July 8).

UP NEXT –

Saturday and Sunday at Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minn., for the AGCO Jackson Nationals

MEDIA LINKS –

NSL Website: http://www.NationalSprintLeague.com

NSL Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/NSLSeries

NSL Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NSLSeries

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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