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.  On the restart, Alley kept the field behind him as Johnson raced in second and Bakker third.  The leaders raced in this order for the next several laps.  On lap seventeen Brown would work his way around Bakker for the third position. With six laps to go the caution came out when Bill Boles, Harris IA, had a motor let go.  On the restart, Alley kept the field behind him, but Johnson was not able to keep Brown in third, as he moved around him for second.  That caution flag was the last thing that slowed Billy Alley, as he led the remaining laps and went on to claim his first ever Jackson Nationals Championship.  Brian Brown finished second followed by Wayne Johnson, Gregg Bakker, and Johnn Cressman, Hartford SD.  The pole dash went to Brian Brown, with Jeff Mitrisin, Oskloosa IA, winning the B Feature.  Heat races were won by Brad Barickman, Richfield MN, Brian Brown, and Jordan Martens, Harrisburg SD. 

It was all Nate Eakin in the 15-lap $500 to win Double Barrel Sprint feature.  At the start it was Eakin getting the early lead from his pole starting position.  Frank Phipps, Everly IA, would grab the second spot with Devin Friedrichsen, Arthur IA, getting the third spot.  On lap two Bruce Anderson, Trimont MN, got by Friedrichsen for third.  The race would run caution free, as Eakin maintained his number one spot, with Phipps in second and Anderson in third.  As the race began to wind down, Phipps and Anderson would swap positions on the white flag lap.  When the checkered flag flew it was Nate Eakin picking up his first ever Nationals Win.  He was followed by Bruce Anderson, Frank Phipps, Devin Friedrichsen, and Casey Friedrichsen, Arthur IA. Heat races were won by Nate Eakin and Frank Phipps. 

The 20-lap $1,500 to win Stock Car feature race saw two different leaders.  At the start it was Jerry Coopman, Mankato MN, getting the early lead.  Jason Mickelson would get the second spot with Jeff Senne, Fairmont MN, getting the third position.  On lap two, fourth place running Stefan Sybesma, Sanborn IA, got by Senne and Mickelson to move into second.  The leaders would now put many laps in the books as Coopman raced up front followed by Sybesma and Mickelson.  The hottest battle on the track was for fourth on back as several cars were jockeying back and forth for those positions.  On lap thirteen the caution came out for Jared Anderson, Sherburn MN, who spun in turn one.  Jerry Coopman would keep the field behind him, but on the next lap Coopman would lose his right front tire in turns one and two, which got him sideways, and Sybesma had no place to go and ran into Coopman.  When the wreckage was cleared that handed the restart lead over to Jason Mickelson, as Jake Maters, Graettinger IA, raced in second and Jeff Joldersma, McCellen IA, ran third.  While working on lap seventeen Masters would spin in turns one and two, but the race remained under green.  Masters didn’t agree with that call, as he got out of his car and tried to take the corner flagman’s yellow flag to display caution flag to the field. As the race continued on, Ken Tietz, Belle Plaine MN, would challenge Joldersma for second.  When the checkered flag flew it was Jason Mickelson picking up the win followed by Ken Tietz, Jeff Joldersma, Brice Bodle, Wallingford IA, and Justin Luinenberg, Reading MN. 

The 15-lap $1,000 to win B Modified feature race was a hotly contested event.  At the start it was Josh Ruby, Lakota IA, getting the early lead.  Kyle Steuber, Fairmont MN, would get the second spot with Ken Odegaard, Welcome MN, the third spot.  On lap three Ruby and Dan Ahlers, Slayton MN, would both spin in turn one. That handed the restart lead over to Ken Odegaard.  On the next lap, Dan Paplow, Dundee MN, would spin in three and four, and about half the field would also spin trying to avoid him.  All but two cars were able to restart.  Two more laps would get in with Odegaard up front, when two more yellows were thrown.  Odegaard kept the field behind on the restart, but Steve Bents would start to challenge him for the lead, and the race was on for the number one spot.  Odegaard and Bents would put on an awesome show racing side by side and go back and forth with the lead.  They would continue the battle almost to the end of the race, but one more caution came out with a half lap left in the race.  On the restart, Odegaard would again challenge Bents for the lead, but Bents held him off.  When checkered flag flew it was Steve Bents winning.  Jason Fisher, Lakefield MN came from further back in the field and had a great run down the front stretch to just get by Ken Odegaard at the line.  Odegaard had to settle for third, while Jeremy Smith, Luverne MN, was fourth and Josh Ruby worked his way back up to fifth. 

The 15-lap $1,000 to win Hobby Stock championship race was led start to finish by Dustin Larson.  Larson would get the lead from his outside row one starting spot.  Guy Kimpton, Wells MN, would get the second spot with Josh Peters, Dickens IA, getting the third spot.  The races first caution came on lap one when several cars got together on the front straightaway.  Once the track was cleared, Larson kept the field behind him, only to be slowed again on lap two when Colton Knudson, Westbrook MN, and Shane Klaassen, Little Rock IA, got together in turn two.  Again Larson would keep everyone behind him on the restart.  As the race went on, Larson would maintain the number one spot with Kimpton in second and Peters in third.  The races last caution came on lap twelve when Randy Hadecek, Burt IA, had a rear end let go and stopped on the back straightaway.  Dustin Larson again held the field off and went on to claim his first Jackson Nationals win.  He was followed by Guy Kimpton, Josh Peters, Rick Heenan, Fairmont MN, and Mitch Van Engen, Doon IA. 

The Jackson Speedway will now take a week off as there will be no racing on Saturday, August 23rd.  The next race will be season championship night on August 30th.  For more information on the Jackson Speedway log onto www.jacksonspeedway.com. 

 

Jackson (MN) Speedway Results for August 16, 2008
Championship Night of the 30th Annual Kemna-Asa Auto Plaza Jackson Nationals presented by Erickson Trucks-N-Parts
By: Tom Svoboda/Jackson Speedway

Andy’s Tree Service of Wallingford Jackson Speedway Touring Series 360 Outlaw Sprints (33 Cars)
A Feature (25 laps) – 1. 22 Billy Alley, Lincoln NE, 2. 21 Brian Brown, Higginsville MO, 3. 94 Wayne Johnson, Knoxville IA, 4. 11x Gregg Bakker, Sioux Falls SD, 5. 56 Johnn Cressman, Hartford SD, 6. 5T Mark Toews, Spirit Lake IA, 7. 27x Jody Rosenboom, Rock Rapids IA, 8. 27 Travis Whitney, Minneapolis MN, 9. 57x Jake Peters, Sioux Falls SD, 10. 23W Scott Winters, Butterfield MN, 11. 87 Curt Lund, Redwood Falls MN, 12. 10 Jeff Mitrisin, Oskaloosa IA, 13. 4J Lee Grosz, Harwood ND, 14. 9N Wade Nygaard, Fargo ND, 15. 99v Gordy Vogelaar, Worthington MN, 16. 1W Jerry Richert, Jr., Forest Lake MN, 17. 34 Brad Barickman, Richfield MN, 18. 5M Troy Manteufel, St. Peter MN, 19. 75c Casey Heser, Jackson MN, 20. 1HD Jake Leighty, Worthington MN, 21. 05 Bill Boles, Harris IA (DNF), 22. 13 Jordan Martens, Harrisburg SD (DNF), 23. 40 Clint Garner, Sioux Falls SD (DNF), 24. 7M Chad Meyer, Sioux Falls SD (DNF)
B Feature # 1 (10 laps – top 4 Advance) – 1. Jeff Mitrisin, 2. Gordy Vogelaar, 3. Clint Garner, 4. Scott Winters, 5. 5 Dave Glennon, Casselton ND, 6. 20G Chris Graf, Glencoe MN, 7. 1 Robby Wolfgang, Sioux Falls SD, 8. 99 Shawn Van Wyhe, Rock Rapids IA, 9. 1B Brett Geldner, St. Peter MN, 10. 18 Russell Wiese, Lake Park IA, 11. 75 Brandon Geldner, Mankato MN, 12. 77 Troy Vink, Sioux Falls SD (DNF), 13. 6 Danny Heskin, St. Michael MN, (DNF)
Pole Dash (8 laps) – 1. Brian Brown, 2. Jody Rosenboom, 3. Billy Alley, 4. Wayne Johnson, 5. Jake Peters, 6. Gregg Bakker, 7. Brad Barickman, 8. Jordan Martens
Heat 1 (8 laps) – 1. Brad Barickman, 2. Travis Whitney, 3. Johnn Cressman, 4. Lee Grosz, 5. Mark Toews
Heat 2 – 1. Brian Brown, 2. Jerry Richert, 3. Bill Boles, 4. Chad Meyer, 5. Curt Lund
Heat 3 – 1. Jordan Martens, 2. Jake Leighty, 3. Casey Heser, 4. Jody Rosenboom, 5. Dave Glennon

Double Barrel Sprints (11 Cars)
A Feature (15 laps) – 1. 1N Nate Eakin, Milford IA, 2. 11A Bruce Anderson, Trimont MN, 3. 42 Frank Phipps, Everly IA, 4. 21 Devin Friedrichsen, Arthur IA, 5. 20 Casey Friedrichsen, Arthur IA, 6. 8 Mark Hodgins, Spencer IA, 7. 98 Steve Yarns, Jackson MN, 8. 13 Jake Nicosen, Ringsted IA, 9. 102 Curt Thurmer, Jackson MN, 10. 1A Brad Anderson, Marathon IA (DNF), Did Not Start: 14K Scott Knudson, Elkton SD
Heat 1 (6 laps) 1. Nate Eakin, 2. Devin Friedrichsen, 3. Bruce Anderson, 4. Brad Anderson, 5. Steve Yarns
Heat 2 – 1. Frank Phipps, 2. Jake Nicosen, 3. Casey Friedrichsen, 4. Mark Hodgins, 5. Scott Knudson

Performance Center of Estherville IA Stock Cars (28 Cars)
A Feature (20 laps) – 1. 22 Jason Mickelson, Storm Lake IA, 2. 110 Ken Tietz, Belle Plaine MN, 3. 66J Jeff Joldersma, McCellen IA, 4. 21B Brice Bodle, Wallingford IA, 5. 31L Justin Luinenberg, Reading MN, 6. 5 Luke Sathoff, Jackson MN, 7. 31 Trent Schroeder, Worthington MN, 8. 6L Jim Larson, Rushmore MN, 9. 80 James Brower, Sanborn IA, 10. 11K Jeff Senne, Fairmont MN, 11. TNT Roger Tripp, Marathon IA, 12. 71x Jake Bruns, Bellevue MN, 13. 95 Scott Clobes, Fairfax MN, 14. 02A Amanda Baum, North Sioux City ND, 15. 04 Roger Vordoorn, Sibley IA, 16. 7L Jeffrey Larson, Rushmore MN, 17. 69M Gary Mattison, Lamberton MN, 18. 47M Jared Anderson, Sherburn MN, 19. 1c Charles Clobes, Fairfax MN, 20. 5B Stefan Sybesma, Sanborn IA, 21. 11 Jake Masters, Graettinger IA (DNF), 22. 9 Jerry Coopman, Mankato MN (DNF), 23. 95x Tom McKenzie, Sioux City IA (DNF), 24. 37 Mike Jergens, Mallard IA (DNF)
B Feature (8 laps) – 1. Luke Sathoff, 2. Jared Anderson, 3. Roger Verdoorn, 4. Jake Masters, 5. Scott Klobes, 6. Jeff Joldersma, 7. James Brower, 8. Amanda Baum, 9. Jeffrey Larson, 10. Gary Mattison, 11. Trent Schroeder, 12. Scott Clobes, 13. Charles Clobes, 14. 30 Gary Bannister, Lakefield MN, 15. 1 Klaus Deuschle, Reading MN, Did Not Start: 38 Derek Voehl, Lakefield MN

B Modifieds (21 Cars)
A Feature (15 laps) – 1. 15B Steve Bents, Rushmore MN, 2. 14 Jason Fisher, Lakefield MN, 3. 3A Ken Odegaard, Welcome MN, 4. 7J Jeremy Smith, Luverne MN, 5. 30 Josh Ruby, Lakota IA, 6. 20x Justin Schuder, Fairmont MN, 7. 46 Wade Wenzel, New Richland MN, 8. R6 Danny Myrvold, Heron Lake MN, 9. 97 Troy Gochanour, Armstrong IA, 10. 20 Brodie McKeown, Heron Lake MN, 11. 75 Eric Kinnetz, Spirit Lake IA, 12. 5 Jared Nytroe, Brandon SD, 13. 9L Matthew Looft, Swea City IA, 14. 33 Cal Harms, Harris IA, 15. R1 Tom Brown, Heron Lake MN, 16. 69 Devin Spoo, Estherville IA, 17. 18 Kyle Steuber, Fairmont MN (DNF), 18. 79A Randy Klein, Currie MN (DNF), 19. 7M Mike Fogelman, Okabena MN (DNF), 20. 25 Dan Paplow, Dundee MN (DNF), 21. 42 Dan Ahlers, Slayton MN (DNF)

Yellow Book Hobby Stocks (21 Cars)
A Feature (15 laps) – 1. 5L Dustin Larson, Rushmore MN, 2. 52 Guy Kimpton, Wells MN, 3. 5J Josh Peters, Dickens IA, 4. 63 Rick Heenan, Fairmont MN, 5. 9 Mitch Van Engen, Doon IA, 6. 03z Jason Andrews, Okabena MN, 7. 87 John Briggs, Calumet IA, 8. 20N Justin Nehring, Storm Lake IA, 9. 58 Jerry Gronewold, Worthington MN, 10. 45 Drew Barglof, Sioux Rapids IA, 11. 90 Chad Krug, Mallard IA, 12. 14 Ernie Dailey, Worthington MN, 13. 3 Colton Knudson, Westbrook MN, 14. T72 Brandon Nielsen, Spencer IA, 15. 5H Randy Hadecek, Burt IA (DNF), 16. 49 Jim Johnson, Spirit Lake IA (DNF), 17. 24T Doug Wark, Jordan MN (DNF), 18. 74T Chad Taylor, Fairmont MN (DNF), 19. 3K Dan Strandberg, Worthington MN (DNF), 20. 37 Brandon Halverson, Jackson MN (DNF), 21. 901 Shane Klaassen, Little Rock IA (DNF)