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KNOXVILLE, IA – Brian Brown’s Thursday night literally went up in smoke when in the closing laps of the A-Main his Super Clean No.21 caught fire. Brown rebounded to capture Friday night’s feature.
Brown captured the win in the myracelife.com 20-lap non-qualifiers feature to win $5,000 at the 48th Annual Super Clean Knoxville Nationals presented by Lucas Oil.
“This Super Clean Maxim was real strong tonight,” stated Brown after the win. “We haven’t had the best of years and I want to thank my fans and sponsors for sticking behind me. Hopefully we’ll be able to make our way through the alphabet soup tomorrow night.”
Brown started on the front row of the event and fell into second on the initial start but that was negated when Justin Zimmerman and Brian Ellenberger came together in turn one.
On the second start, Brown beat pole-sitter, Blake Feese into turn one on the topside of the speedway to assume command of the event.
At the halfway point, Brown continued to lead with Mark Dobmeier running in the second spot trying to close in as Brown battled with slower traffic.
Brown was the leader when the caution came out on lap 19 for Cody Darrah. Darrah had been running in the top ten when the left rear tire on his No.89 went south. This set up a green-white-checker finish.
“When your coming down the back straightaway to the checkered you never want to see a yellow,” stated Brown. “We haven’t won here in so long I think I forgot where Victory Lane was.”
On the restart, Brown again pulled away while Kerry Madsen moved into the runner-up position after coming out of the B-Main. Madsen did all he could to track down Brown but he just ran out of laps putting him second in the final run down.
“I had a ball tonight to be honest,” stated Madsen. “I think I let my tires get a little too cold there under the caution and I lost a little grip.”
Dobmeier, of Grand Forks, N.D., came to the line in third with Seth Brahmer, of Wiser, N.E., took the checked in fourth. Brian Paulus, of Mechanicsburg, Pa., rounded out the top five.
Five heats were held with Brown, Feese, Seth Brahmer, Dobmeier and Rob Chaney capturing victories. Tim Shaffer took home the honors in the B-Main. The C-Main was not run as a result of the large number of scratches for the evening.
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WORLD CHALLGNE: Kerry Madsen may have been unable to win the non-qualifiers race but he had no trouble scoring the victory in the 16-lap Myracelife.com Knoxville Raceway World Challenge.
It was a much needed win and it helped him earn a hefty $10,000 payday.
“I wanted to hang myself after Wednesday night,” said Madsen. “We’ve had a great race car all night and it’s unbelievable for us to have the night we are having.”
Mark Dobmeier had another strong run as he finished second. Craig Dollansky, of Elk River, Min., came home in third.
Jason Johnson of Eunice, La., was fourth. He was followed at the finish by Joey Saldana in fifth.
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A SCRAMBLE: Steve Kinser won the 12-lap A Scramble. He started fourth in the event and he move by Paul McMahon on lap five to take the lead. Kinser used the high side of turns one and two to complete the pass.
“It’s a tough situation to start in the middle of the pack with the cars we are racing with right now,” said Kinser after the win. “Any time you have a chance to improve your position it’s a good thing. “
B SCRAMBLE: Randy Hannigan took the lead at the green. He was able to lead the first six laps until Chad Kemenah was able to pull the slide job on lap seven to take the lead. He led the final five laps to score the victory which helped him gain a front row starting position in the B-Main.
C SCRAMBLE: Doug Esh became the first Pennsylvania Posse driver to reach Victory Lane at Knoxville Raceway. Esh started on the pole and led the entire event to capture his first career win at the historic facility.
Knoxville Raceway 8/8/08
Myracelife.com Non-qualifiers A Feature, 20 laps, No Time: 1. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO; 2. Kerry Madsen, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 3. Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks ND; 4. Seth Brahmer, Wisner NE; 5. Brian Paulus, Mechanicsburg PA; 6. Dean Jacobs, Wooster OH; 7. Kaley Gharst, Decatur IL; 8. Brock Mayes, Bucyrus OH; 9. Blake Feese, Saybrook IL; 10. Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa PA; 11. Rob Chaney, Millersburg OH; 12. Dion Hindi, (R) Albuquerque NM; 13. Lance Dewease, Fayetteville PA; 14. Josh Schneiderman, (R) West Burlington IA; 15. Ricky Logan, Little Rock AR; 16. Calvin Landis, Knoxville IA; 17. Gregg Bakker, Sioux Falls SD; 18. Bob Weuve, Newton IA; 19. Brian Ellenberger, Butler PA; 20. Cody Darrah, Red Lion PA; 21. Skip Jackson, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 22. Natalie Sather, Fargo ND; 23. Toni Lutar, White Rock, BC, Can. ; 24. Justin Zimmerman, Royce City TX. Lap Leaders: 1-20
World Challenge, 16 laps, No Time: 1. Kerry Madsen, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 2. Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks ND; 3. Craig Dollansky, Elk River MN; 4. Jason Johnson, Eunice LA; 5. Joey Saldana, Brownsburg IN; 6. Greg Wilson, Benton Ridge OH; 7. Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust. ; 8. Troy Little, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 9. Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City IA; 10. Ricky Logan, Little Rock AR; 11. Toni Lutar, White Rock, BC, Can. ; 12. Corey Haigh, Auckland, NI, NZ ; 13. Skip Jackson, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ;
C Scramble, 12 laps, No Time: 1. Doug Esh, Lancaster PA; 2. Danny Smith, Danville IN; 3. Jesse Hockett, Warsaw MO; 4. Rager Phillips, Pleasantville IA; 5. Lee Jacobs, Wooster OH; 6. Don Droud Jr., Lincoln NE; 7. Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City IA; 8. Brandon Wimmer, (R) Fairmount IN; 9. Lee Sowell, Nesbit MS; 10. Fred Rahmer, Salfordville PA;
B Scramble, 12 laps, No Time: 1. Chad Kemenah, Findlay OH; 2. Greg Hodnett, Thomasville PA; 3. Randy Hannagan, Pittsboro IN; 4. Gary Wright, Hooks TX; 5. Daryn Pittman, Owasso OK; 6. Tim Kaeding, San Jose CA; 7. Terry McCarl, Altoona IA; 8. Jack Dover, Springfield NE; 9. Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale TX; 10. Stevie Smith, Broken Arrow OK;
A Scramble, 12 laps, 3:32.1: 1. Steve Kinser, Bloomington IN; 2. Donny Schatz, Fargo ND; 3. Paul McMahan, Nashville TN; 4. Danny Lasoski, Dover MO; 5. Sammy Swindell, Germantown TN; 6. Craig Dollansky, Elk River MN; 7. Jason Meyers, Clovis CA; 8. Dusty Zomer, Brandon SD; 9. Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls SD; 10. Joey Saldana, Brownsburg IN;
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