, 2008



Crash at the Jackson Speedway on Friday, August 15.
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Billy Alley Wins 30th Annual Jackson National Sprint Championship
Rakness wins IMCA modified championship; Tostenson, IMCA Sprints; Eakin, 305 Sprints; Mickelson, IMCA Stock Cars; Larson, Hobby Stocks; Bents, B-Mods
Saturday,
August 16 - Jackson Speedway
Friday, August 15 - Jackson Speedway
Thursday, August 14 - Jackson Speedway

Dandyland Farm fattens the purse at !-35 Speedway

The purse for the Sunday, August 24, races at the I-35 Speedway in Mason City, Iowa, has gotten sweeter as Dandyland Farm has made huge contributions to the track’s regular purse for that night.

The winners of the IMCA modified and stock car features will take home an additional $1,000 plus a motor, the 360 mod feature winner will get for new tires and the hobby stock feature winner will get an additional $100.

Race Results
August 17 - Nobles County Speedway
August 16 - Jackson Speedway
August 16 - Briggs and Stratton IKF Midway Speedway Tour
August 16 - Northland Tour Results
August 16 - Park Jefferson Speedway
August 16 - I-90 Speedway, Hartford, SD
August 15 - Jackson Speedway
August 15 - Murray County Speedway
August 15 - I-90 Speedway
August 15 - Tri-Oval Speedway - Wisconsin
August 14 - Jackson Speedway
August 13 - I-90 Speedway ASCS Outlaw Sprint Race

Point Standings
August 15 - JCC Kart Club

Larry McReynolds added to “Night of Victory”
Spirit Lake, Iowa (August 13, 2008) --The 2008 “Night of Victory” is excited to announce that Larry McReynolds, one of NASCAR's most successful and recognized crew chiefs and current Fox Sports broadcaster will be attending this year’s festivities to raise money for the Victory Junction Gang Camp. The “Night of Victory” will be held at Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn. on Wednesday, September 17, 2008.

McReynolds’s NASCAR career began in 1975. He worked his way up the ladder and took his first crew chief job in 1985. His first win as a crew chief was in 1988 at Watkins Glen with Ricky Rudd as the driver. After joining Richard Childress Racing in 1997, McReynolds helped NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt earn the one missing jewel of his champion's crown - the 1998 Daytona 500! He has enjoyed 23 victories, 21 pole positions, 122 Top 5 finishes and 209 Top 10 finishes in 457 starts!
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Baumann, Krug, Veen, Svoboda, and Frerichs Take Wins at JAKC
By Stephanie Isaacson; JAKC

The weekend of racing at the Jackson County Fairgrounds wrapped up the weekend with an afternoon show at the karting track.  A total of 26 drivers took to the track in competition including strong fields of the younger groups, putt-putts and rookies.  Taking home the first place trophies were Andy Baumann in the putt-putts, Nathan Krug in the rookies, Miles Veen in the Junior I class, Amber Svoboda in the Junior II class, and Lance Frerichs in the adult division.   

Andy Baumann and Blair Nothdurft led the field of nine putt-putt drivers to the green in the feature event.  Using the inside line, Baumann pulled into the lead and negotiated traffic and challenges to claim the checkers.  Nothdurft, Eric Swanger, Destiny Burgy, Payton Anderson, and Emma Sidles followed Nothdurft across the lime. 
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Alley, Eakin, Mickelson, Bents, and Larson Win Jackson Nationals Championships
By: Tom Svoboda/Jackson Speedway

Jackson Minnesota (August 16, 2008) – On a very pleasant evening a total of 113 cars checked in for the final night of the 30th Annual Kemna-Asa Auto Plaza Jackson Nationals presented by Erickson Trucks-N-Parts of Jackson.  Winning the 2008 Jackson Nationals championships were Billy Alley, Lincoln NE, Jackson Speedway Touring Series 360 Sprints; Nate Eakin, Milford IA, Double Barrel Sprints; Jason Mickelson, Storm Lake IA, Performance Center Stock Cars; Steve Bents, Rushmore MN, B Modifieds; and Dustin Larson, Rushmore MN, Yellow Book Hobby Stocks.

Two different drivers led in the 25-lap JSTS $5,000 to win event.  At the start it was Brian Brown, Higginsville MO, getting the early lead from his inside row one starting spot.  The lead would not last long though as Billy Alley made his move into the lead coming out of turn four on lap two.  That put Brown back to the second spot as Wayne Johnson, Knoxville IA, ran third and Gregg Bakker, Sioux Falls SD, fourth.  Two laps later Johnson got by Brown, and on lap six Brown slipped back to fourth as Bakker got by him as well.  The races first caution flag came out on lap seven when Clint Garner, Sioux Falls SD, came to a stop off of turn one. 
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Johnson, Tostenson, and Friedrichsen take night two wins at Jackson Nationals
By: Tom Svoboda/Jackson
Speedway

Jackson Minnesota (August 15, 2008) – Partly cloudy skies and comfortable temperatures greeted race teams and fans for night two of the 30th Annual Kemna-Asa Auto Plaza Jackson Nationals presented by Svoboda Excavating.  Winning the Jackson Speedway Touring Series preliminary feature race was Wayne Johnson, Knoxville IA.  Winning the Jackpot Junction IMCA Sprint Car Nationals Title was Jason Tostenson, Gaylord MN, and picking up the 305 Sprint Car nationals win was Casey Friedrichsen, Arthur IA.

Three different drivers led in the 25-lap JSTS 360 Sprint feature.  At the start several cars were involved in a crash in turns three and four, a total of eight cars were involved, four of which were able to restart the race, all drivers were able to walk away.  On the complete restart it was Gregg Bakker, Sioux Falls SD, getting the early lead while Billy Alley, Lincoln NE would get the second spot with Brad Barickman, Richfield MN, getting the third position.  The leaders raced in this order for the first two laps when the races first caution came for Lee Grosz, Harwood ND, who spun in turns one and two.
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Foss, Brauer, Wheeler and Kilby top Deer Creek Foes
By: Todd Narveson

Spring Valley, MN (August 16) - It was a picture perfect night for the second to last night of track points at the Deer Creek Speedway. Jeff Brauer and Bobby Kilby both won their first features of the season while Keith Foss and Dan Wheeler added to their win totals in the AMSOIL Dirt Track Series.

The Dirt Doctor Trucking WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds rolled on to the speedway for the first feature of the evening. Shaun Walski and Travis Krause paced the field for the eighteen lap main event.

Krause jumped to the lead early on and led the field until lap eleven. Eighth starting Dan Wheeler moved through traffic to second and closed in on Krause for the lead. Krause got pinned behind a lapped car and Wheeler took advantage and snagged the lead in turn three on the tenth circuit. A yellow on lap eleven set up and ugly crash on the restart.
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Kyle Berck dominates the action at Park Jefferson Speedway
LeRoy Beck


August 16, 2008
- Jefferson, SD - Kyle Berck pulled double duty as Patrick M Pinney Contracting presented the racing action at Park Jefferson Speedway.  Berck would run in both the IMCA modifieds as well as the SLMR late models in hopes of pulling off a rare double.  Berck’s run would come up short with the modifieds, but the late model race would be all Kyle Berck.  Other feature winners on the night were Mike Hansen, Glenn Wynia, Chris Weatherton, Marlis Boggs, Austin Pinney, and Rusty Montagne.

The main event of the evening was the SLMR late models, but it was readily apparent that this night was going to be the Kyle Berck show.  Berck would dominate his heat race and would jump to the lead from his fifth starting spot at lap four and never look back.  At various points Berck would have an almost half lap advantage over second place.  Late in the race, the fastest car on the track was Ed Kosiski.  However, at that point, Kosiski was too far behind to make any kind of challenge.  At the line, Berck would still have a full straightaway advantage over Joe Kosiski, Ed Kosiski, Mike Collins, and Craig Prebble.
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Christenson, Hengestag, Bleess, Brehmer, Zahradnik, and Sohl Sweep Kart Races
By Stephanie Isaacson; I-90 Karting Speedway

 A strong field of 57 karts took to the track at the I-90 Karting Speedway in Blue Earth this past weekend for competition.  Six of these great drivers left with a clean sweep of their class at the end of the night.  In the putt-putt class, Collin Christenson from Allendale, MN pulled off the sweep.  Northwood’s Scott Hengestag swept the Junior I class.  Jacob Bleess of Chatfield, MN returned to the track in the Junior I Animal class to sweep.  Nathan Brehmer from New Ulm, MN took his first feature win of the season with the sweep of the Junior II division.  Brandon Sohl from Corwith, IA followed up his Stock Medium feature win with a sweep of the IKF Animal Heavy class. 

Collin Christenson led the putt-putt class to the green flag after claiming both flight heat wins from the second row.  Christenson started alongside Keagan Ihle and was able to take the lead and hold off all challenges to take home first place and complete the sweep of the field.  Payton Anderson, Lexie Ignaszewski, Ihle, and Alec Fett followed Christenson across the line.
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O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions Trip to Benton Goes to Blaney
CAMARGO, IL (08-15-08 ) by Robert Cortum - O'Reilly All Star Public Relations

 The O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions took to the road for the 2nd stop of their weekend visit.  On the docket for August 15th, it was the new an improved Benton Race Park in Benton Missouri.  Dale Blaney brought home his third top honors in the past 4 events.

Blaney in the George Fisher owned/wrenched #2 started on the outside point position with Tim Shaffer in the Call Motorsports #83a to his left.  Shaffer jumped out to the early lead with Blaney in tow and held of the hard charging Ohio native until about the midway point of the feature. 

Blaney would lead in turn “The Steel City Outlaw” for the remainder of the event which saw only 1 caution on lap 27.  Blaney would take the restart with Shaffer charging hard on his bumper, but it was all for not as he settled in for another impressive runner-up finish with his new team.  Completing the top 5 in the night’s feature was Randy Hannagan in the Penthouse/Pocketshot.net #1x in third, Jeremy Campbell in the Rick Ferkle #0, and Lance Dewease in the Catoctin #30c.
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HEJNA HITS PAY DIRT AT TRI-OVAL SPEEDWAY
FOUNTAIN CITY, Wis. (Aug. 15) - The fifth event in the Casey's General Stores Hunt for the O'Reilly USMTS National Championship produced a fifth different winner Friday night as Al Hejna captured the Holley "A" Main at the Tri-Oval Speedway in Fountain City, Wis.

Polesitter Jake Neal led the first circuit of the 30-lap main event before giving way to AFCO Pole Award winner Dean Mahlstedt.

Mahlstedt's reign was cut short four laps later when mechanical woes sidelined the Clear Lake, Iowa, pilot.

Hejna-also from Clear Lake-assumed the top spot and paced the final 25 laps to claim his first win of the Hunt and third overall this season.

The "A-Train" was followed across the finish line by Tim Donlinger, who scored his second straight runner-up paycheck since winning at the U.S. 36 Raceway in Osborn, Mo., on Tuesday.
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Deer Creek to run on Sunday night August 24th
By Bill Nelson

August 2, 2008 - Spring Valley MN - With approval form WISSOTA and USRA Deer Creek Speedway has added a Sunday night race to their schedule for the 2008 season. 

The race is to be held on Sunday August 24th with a 5:00 start time. 

On hand during the racing activities will be the USRA Modifieds, WISSOTA Super Stocks, Midwest Modifieds and Street Stocks. 

All classes will be racing for their normal purse.  Standard ticket, and pit pass prices will apply.

This event will not be part of the Driver’s Free month program at the speedway.

Come down and race or watch on Saturday night, stay after the races and enjoy entertainment from Heartland Express and the DJ in the pit area as part of the Action Engineering Appreciation night at the speedway.  Then catch another exciting night of racing action on Sunday night with the four classes in action at the speedway.

This event will run normal lineup systems and award National Points only as track points will be completed on the 23rd.

Landon Cassill to Attend Night of Victory
The 2008 “Night of Victory” is excited to announce that Landon Cassill, driver of the #5 National Guard Chevrolet for JR Motorsports in partnership with Hendrick Motorsports, will be attending the Night of Victory. He joins Kevin Harvick for the VIP dinner and autograph session, and will also race in the 20-lap shoot-out at Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, MN.

Kevin Harvick, driver of the Sprint Cup Series No. 29 Shell-Pennzoil Chevrolet, and Landon will be attending this year’s festivities to raise money for the Victory Junction Gang Camp. The “Night of Victory” will be held at Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn. on Wednesday, September 17, 2008.

Kevin and Landon will be racing a 20-lap shoot-out with the United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS) and other modified drivers at the track that evening to kick-off the Featherlite Fall Jamboree at Deer Creek that weekend.

Tickets are on sale now and can be ordered by calling 712-339-9064 or visiting www.nightofvictory.com or www.deercreekspeedway.com.
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Kevin Harvick to Headline “Night of Victory”

Spirit Lake, Iowa (July 3, 2008) -- The 2008 “Night of Victory” is excited to announce that Kevin Harvick, driver of the Sprint Cup Series No. 29 Shell-Pennzoil Chevrolet, will be attending this year’s festivities to raise money for the Victory Junction Gang Camp. The “Night of Victory” will be held at Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn. on Wednesday, September 17, 2008.

 Kevin will be racing a 20-lap shoot-out with the United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS) and other modified drivers at the track that evening to kick-off the Featherlite Fall Jamboree at Deer Creek that weekend.

 Tickets for this event go on sale July 9, 2008 at the Gopher 50 race at Deer Creek Speedway, or can be ordered by calling 712-339-9064 or visiting www.nightofvictory.com or www.deercreekspeedway.com.
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