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Lasoski Prevails in Inaugural FVP National Sprint League Knoxville Event!

Lasoski Prevails in Inaugural FVP National Sprint League Knoxville Event!

Knoxville, IA, May 9, 2015 – Danny Lasoski scored victory #102 at the Knoxville Raceway, but it still was a historic first. Saturday’s event marked the first ever visit for the FVP National Sprint League at the “Sprint Car Capital of the World”, Knoxville Raceway. The night also served as the first eligibility race for the DeBerg Concrete $25,000 to win Triple Crown Challenge, in which drivers must win at Knoxville, Huset’s Speedway in Brandon, South Dakota, and at the Jackson Nationals in Minnesota on September 5.

The feature got off to a chaotic start. Something broke on the machine of Terry McCarl coming down the front stretch to complete lap one. As he tried to keep his machine straight and slowed, he was clipped by Brian Brown, who suffered some damage. That turned McCarl’s car sideways setting off a chain reaction that collected Brad Loyet and then RJ Johnson. McCarl was taken in for observation, and only Brown returned after several repairs under the open red period.

Bill Balog led the field back to green flag racing, ahead of Wayne Johnson, Danny Lasoski, Tim Keading and Josh Schneiderman. The next 20 laps of the 25-lap event went non-stop. Johnson was able to find his way around Balog on lap six to take the lead. Lasoski was on the move himself. He picked off Balog for third on lap eight.

Johnson maintained his advantage until lap 16, when Lasoski got by in traffic. Two laps later, Kaeding worked by Balog for third. On lap 21, Brown came to a stop on the backstretch, bringing out the caution flag. The four lap Dash saw Lasoski leading Johnson, Kaeding, Balog and Bryan Clauson.

Kaeding surged to second on the restart, and closed the gap a bit in the closing stages. Lasoski kept his lead, however, and powered to win over Kaeding, Johnson, Clauson and KSE Hard-charger, Dusty Zomer. Mark Dobmeier, Justin Henderson, Balog, Brooke Tatnell and Ian Madsen rounded out the top ten.

Lasoski also set quick time in Minnesota Mafia qualifying and earned $200 over a 38-car field. Henderson, RJ Johnson, Madsen and Zomer won heat races. Brown won the B main.

“(Crew Chief) Guy Forbrook is a magician around this place,” said Lasoski in Victory Lane. “He makes my job a lot easier. There’s nothing we’d like more than to be standing here in August.”

The FVP National Sprint League is back in action Friday night, May 15 at the Jacksonville Speedway in Jacksonville, Illinois. “Sprints Gone Wild” will feature a co-sanctioned event with the Midwest Open Wheel Association (MOWA) series. For more information on the FVP National Sprint League, visit www.NationalSprintLeague.com!

FVP National Sprint League Results from Knoxville Raceway

Minnesota Mafia Time Trials, 2 laps, (Qualifying Order): 1. 2, Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO (9), 14.967; 2. 56, Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN (2), 15.046; 3. 17A, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA (13), 15.058; 4. 3, Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA (33), 15.136; 5. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO (36), 15.137; 6. 24, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (20), 15.167; 7. 17B, Bill Balog, Brookfield, WI (12), 15.189; 8. 77X, Wayne Johnson, Knoxville, IA (22), 15.189; 9. 49, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (14), 15.197; 10. 17W, Bryan Clauson, Noblesville, IN (8), 15.204; 11. 13, Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND (4), 15.24; 12. 55, Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aus (19), 15.248; 13. 12, Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City, IA (37), 15.249; 14. 96, Bronson Maeschen, Pleasantville, IA (21), 15.293; 15. 18, Ian Madsen, St. Marys, NSW, Aust (29), 15.317; 16. 82, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (23), 15.323; 17. 1, Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls, SD (35), 15.406; 18. 7, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (1), 15.348; 19. 2L, Logan Forler, Boise, ID (3), 15.446; 20. 20, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (26), 15.453; 21. 05, Brad Loyet, Sunset Hills, MO (15), 15.455; 22. 71A, RJ Johnson, Tampa, FL (6), 15.507; 23. 69, Mike Moore, Des Moines, IA (28), 15.577; 24. 7X, Kaley Gharst, Decatur, IL (11), 15.524; 25. 9, Paul Nienhiser, Chapin, IL (27), 15.615; 26. 7R, Ryan Bunton, Morton, IL (30), 15.628; 27. O9, Matt Juhl, Sioux Falls, SD (17), 15.686; 28. 81, Austin Johnson, Pleasant Hill, IA (32), 15.759; 29. 25, Dylan Peterson, Sioux Falls, SD (7), 15.699; 30. 75, Glen Saville, Razorback, NSW, Aust (18), 15.769; 31. 2KS, Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE (25), 15.824; 32. 23S, Stu Snyder, Waverly, NE (38), 16.044; 33. 44, Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA (24), 15.978; 34. 2K, Kevin Ingle, Huron, SD (34), 16.102; 35. 7TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (31), 16.258; 36. 45, Mark Johnson, Des Moines, IA (16), 17.943; 37. 41A, Andee Beierle, Bismarck, ND (5), NT; 38. 4, Dakota Hendrickson, Omaha, NE (10), NT.

Fuel Safe Heat one (started), 8 Laps, 2:05.3: 1. Justin Henderson (2); 2. Brad Loyet (1); 3. Josh Schneiderman (4); 4. Lynton Jeffrey (3); 5. Danny Lasoski (6) / 6. Brian Brown (5); 7. Dylan Peterson (8); 8. Dakota Hendrickson (10); 9. Chris Martin (9); 10. Paul Nienhiser (7)

DMI Heat two (started), 8 Laps, 2:09.3: 1. RJ Johnson (1); 2. Bronson Maeschen (3); 3. Terry McCarl (5); 4. Davey Heskin (6); 5. Bryan Clauson (4) / 6. Dustin Selvage (2); 7. Ryan Bunton (7); 8. Glen Saville (8); 9. Kevin Ingle (9) DNS – Andee Beierle

Kaeding Performance Heat three (started), 8 Laps, 2:08.9: 1. Ian Madsen (1); 2. Logan Forler (2); 3. Mark Dobmeier (4); 4. Austin McCarl (6); 5. Bill Balog (3) / 6. Tasker Phillips (7); 7. Don Droud Jr. (8); 8. Matt Juhl (5); DNS - Mike Moore

Maxim Chassis Heat four (started), 8 Laps, 2:07.6: 1. Dusty Zomer (3); 2. Kaley Gharst (1); 3. Brooke Tatnell (4); 4. Wayne Johnson (5); 5. Tim Kaeding (6); 6. Stu Snyder (8); 7. Austin Johnson (7); 8. Mark Johnson (9); 9. AJ Moeller (2)

B main (started), 12 Laps, 3:17.7: 1. Brian Brown (1); 2. Dustin Selvage (2); 3. Ryan Bunton (4); 4. Dylan Peterson (7) / 5. Paul Nienhiser (3); 6. Don Droud Jr. (9); 7. Tasker Phillips (13); 8. Matt Juhl (5); 9. Stu Snyder (10); 10. Chris Martin (11); 11. Austin Johnson (6); 12. Dakota Hendrickson (15); 13. Glen Saville (8); 14. Mark Johnson (14); 15. Kevin Ingle (12); DNS - AJ Moeller, Mike Moore, Andee Beierle

FVP National Sprint League A main (started), 25 Laps, NT: 1. Danny Lasoski (6); 2. Tim Kaeding (8); 3. Wayne Johnson (2); 4. Bryan Clauson (10); 5. Dusty Zomer (16); 6. Mark Dobmeier (11); 7. Justin Henderson (18); 8. Bill Balog (1); 9. Brooke Tatnell (12); 10. Ian Madsen (15); 11. Dustin Selvage (17); 12. Davey Heskin (7); 13. Josh Schneiderman (4); 14. Austin McCarl (5); 15. Ryan Bunton (23); 16. Bronson Maeschen (14); 17. Kaley Gharst (22); 18. Lynton Jeffrey (13); 19. Logan Forler (19); 20. Brian Brown (9); 21. Terry McCarl (3); 22. Brad Loyet (20); 23. RJ Johnson (21); 24. Dylan Peterson (24). Lap Leaders: Balog 1-5, W. Johnson 6-15, Lasoski 16-25. KSE Hard-charger: Zomer.

Contingencies

Minnesota Mafia Quick Time – Danny Lasoski
Fuel Safe Heat – Brad Loyet
DMI Heat – Terry McCarl
Kaeding Performance Heat – Ian Madsen
Maxim Heat – Dusty Zomer
Hooker Harness “Locked In Award” – Brian Brown
Speedway Graphics “From the Tail Award” – Dylan Peterson
KSE Hard-charger Award – Dusty Zomer
Bell Helmets “Hard Luck Award” – Terry McCarl
“Good as New with Ti-22 Award” – Brad Loyet

Photo: Danny Lasoski is joined in Victory Lane by Tim Kaeding, Wayne Johnson and flagman Doug Clark (Rob Kocak Photo)

Bill Wright
FVP National Sprint League PR Director
sprntcar@hotmail.com

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