Jackson Skips to Fair Win; Anderson is Johnny on the Spot
By Bob Wilson

KNOXVILLE, IA (July 15, 2006) - Skip Jackson and Johnny Anderson each took feature event wins during the annual Marion County Fair at Knoxville Raceway Saturday night. In addition to their earnings, each driver earned a half a beef and a half a hog courtesy of the Marion County Fairboard.

Jackson garnered his 24th career feature event win in a 20-lap race that nearly went the distance without stoppage. He was paid $3,000 for his efforts.

Starting on the pole of the 24-car field, Jackson took the immediate lead with a great start. Billy Alley pulled in behind him with Larry Pinegar II in third. By lap five those top three had separated from the pack.

With track conditions being much drier than normal, the turns had taken rubber by the 360 division feature. This being the case, most drivers ran the bottom of the big half mile where their cars stuck like glue.

By lap nine Jackson had moved into lap traffic. One more lap saw him place one of those cars between himself and Alley. With this slight buffer, Alley was not able to make any challenges on Jackson.

As the race edged past the fifteenth lap, the yellow was displayed when Bronson Maeschen exploded a left-rear tire and backed into the turn four fence. He did not restart.

With five laps to go, Jackson again led the field of sprinters to the green. Alley continued his chase but with the track making passing difficult he was unable to make a bid for the lead. Just as Jackson took the checkered flag in his J & S Autosports J & J, fifth place runner Brian Brown lost a right-rear tire in turn four. The crippled Brown made an agonizing effort to bring his sprinter to the finish line but he had lost twelve positions. He had also lost the lead in the season-long points chase as second place Alley took that spot by 20 markers.

Pinegar held for third and Clint Garner came across the stripe in fourth. Calvin Landis finished fifth. Rounding out the top ten finishers were Jesse Giannetto, Dusty Zomer, Trevor Green, Tim St. Arnold and Ryan Anderson.

The feature event for the 360 division saw front row starter Johnny Anderson take his fifth career win at this central Iowa track. Anderson, who led all but lap four of the fifteen-lap feature utilized the bottom of the big half-mile oval to keep Josh Higday at bay.

Throughout the race Higday would try the cushion, which had finally settled near the big Knoxville fences, but in the end he began to chase Anderson on the bottom where the rubber had been laid down.

It was basically a race between Anderson and Higday as the runner-up had all the moves but never enough to get around the leader. At the end of ten laps Higday trailed by only one car length. A couple laps later Anderson had stretched the margin to a wide gap as Higday became hindered by lap traffic.

At the end of the 15-lap race, Anderson could claim a win over his rival by ten car lengths. Joe Beaver, a fifth row starter drove a steady race and finished third, defending track champion Jake Peters was fourth and Jeff Mitrisin took fifth. Dustin Linquist, David Hall, Bret Mather, Stacy Alexander and B Main winner John Kearney rounded out the top ten finishers.

KNOXVILLE RACEWAY, Knoxville, IA
July 15, 2006

410 RESULTS

Time Trials, 1 laps 1. Calvin Landis, Knoxville IA, 15.243; 2. Dusty Zomer, (R) Brandon SD, 15.283; 3. Clint Garner, Sioux Falls SD, 15.291; 4. Bronson Maeschen, (R) Knoxville IA, 15.353; 5. Randy Anderson, Clarion IA, 15.417; 6. Larry Pinegar II, Des Moines IA, 15.608; 7. Billy Alley, Lincoln NE, 15.621; 8. Skip Jackson, Sydney, NSW, Aust. , 15.648; 9. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO, 15.675; 10. Eric Vanderploeg, Altoona IA, 15.756; 11. Joey Moughan, Springfield IL, 15.786; 12. Jesse Giannetto, Palo IA, 15.787; 13. Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks ND, 15.842; 14. Ryan Anderson, Charter Oak IA, 15.896; 15. Kaley Gharst, Decatur IL, 15.921; 16. Rager Phillips, (R) Pleasantville IA, 15.953; 17. Trevor Green, (R) Adelaide, SA, Aust. , 16.096; 18. Chad Meyer, Sioux Falls SD, 16.126; 19. Tim St. Arnold, Des Moines IA, 16.177; 20. Jerrel Slinkard, Melcher-Dallas IA, 16.207; 21. Chris Walraven, Knoxville IA, 16.219; 22. Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust./Prairie City IA, 16.265; 23. Matt Moro, Ankeny IA, 16.338; 24. Brent Antill, Ankeny IA, 16.418; 25. Ian Madsen, Sydney, NSW, Aust. , 16.423; 26. Ricky Logan, Little Rock AR, 16.611; 27. Tony Shilling, (R) Knoxville IA, 16.798; 28. Mike Moore, Des Moines IA, 16.871; 29. Dave Saffell, (R) Pleasantville IA, 17.531; 30. Robert Bell, Colfax IA, 17.944; 31. Greg Jones, Earlham IA, No Time;

Heat 1, 8 laps, 2:18.4: 1. Billy Alley, Lincoln NE; 2. Calvin Landis, Knoxville IA; 3. Rager Phillips, (R) Pleasantville IA; 4. Eric Vanderploeg, Altoona IA; 5. Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust./Prairie City IA; 6. Tim St. Arnold, Des Moines IA; 7. Bronson Maeschen, (R) Knoxville IA; 8. Mike Moore, Des Moines IA; 9. Ian Madsen, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 10. Greg Jones, Earlham IA;

Heat 2, 8 laps, No Time: 1. Ryan Anderson, Charter Oak IA; 2. Skip Jackson, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 3. Dusty Zomer, (R) Brandon SD; 4. Trevor Green, (R) Adelaide, SA, Aust. ; 5. Matt Moro, Ankeny IA; 6. Ricky Logan, Little Rock AR; 7. Randy Anderson, Clarion IA; 8. Joey Moughan, Springfield IL; 9. Jerrel Slinkard, Melcher-Dallas IA; 10. Dave Saffell, (R) Pleasantville IA;

Heat 3, 8 laps, 2:21.3: 1. Chad Meyer, Sioux Falls SD; 2. Jesse Giannetto, Palo IA; 3. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO; 4. Kaley Gharst, Decatur IL; 5. Clint Garner, Sioux Falls SD; 6. Larry Pinegar II, Des Moines IA; 7. Chris Walraven, Knoxville IA; 8. Brent Antill, Ankeny IA; 9. Tony Shilling, (R) Knoxville IA; 10. Robert Bell, Colfax IA;

B Feature , 12 laps, No Time: 1. Bronson Maeschen, (R) Knoxville IA; 2. Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks ND; 3. Brent Antill, Ankeny IA; 4. Randy Anderson, Clarion IA; 5. Joey Moughan, Springfield IL; 6. Mike Moore, Des Moines IA; 7. Jerrel Slinkard, Melcher-Dallas IA; 8. Chris Walraven, Knoxville IA; 9. Ian Madsen, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 10. Greg Jones, Earlham IA; 11. Robert Bell, Colfax IA; 12. Tony Shilling, (R) Knoxville IA; 13. Dave Saffell, (R) Pleasantville IA;

A Feature , 20 laps, No Time: 1. Skip Jackson, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 2. Billy Alley, Lincoln NE; 3. Larry Pinegar II, Des Moines IA; 4. Clint Garner, Sioux Falls SD; 5. Calvin Landis, Knoxville IA; 6. Jesse Giannetto, Palo IA; 7. Dusty Zomer, (R) Brandon SD; 8. Trevor Green, (R) Adelaide, SA, Aust. ; 9. Tim St. Arnold, Des Moines IA; 10. Ryan Anderson, Charter Oak IA; 11. Chad Meyer, Sioux Falls SD; 12. Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks ND; 13. Matt Moro, Ankeny IA; 14. Rager Phillips, (R) Pleasantville IA; 15. Eric Vanderploeg, Altoona IA; 16. Ricky Logan, Little Rock AR; 17. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO; 18. Kaley Gharst, Decatur IL; 19. Bronson Maeschen, (R) Knoxville IA; 20. Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust./Prairie City IA. Lap Leaders: Jackson 1-20


360 RESULTS

Heat 1, 7 laps, 2:02.4: 1. Johnny Anderson, Indianola IA; 2. Dustin Lindquist, (R) Floodwood MN; 3. Josh Higday, Des Moines IA; 4. Eric Mason, Knoxville IA; 5. Josh Schneiderman, (R) West Burlington IA; 6. Larry Ball Jr., Knoxville IA; 7. Mike Trent, Rocheport MO; 8. Nate Van Haaften, Otley IA;

Heat 2, 7 laps, 2:06.0: 1. David Hall, Des Moines IA; 2. Stacey Alexander, Lacona IA; 3. Troy Meyer, Sioux Falls SD; 4. Tyler Houseman, Runnells IA; 5. Alan Zoutte, Knoxville IA; 6. Danny Heskin, (R) St. Michael MN; 7. Mike Houseman Jr., Des Moines IA; 8. Rod Richards, Runnells IA;

Heat 3, 7 laps, 2:01.8: 1. Jake Peters, Sioux Falls SD; 2. Jeff Mitrisin, Oskaloosa IA; 3. Frankie Heimbaugh, Des Moines IA; 4. Nate Mosher, Prairie City IA; 5. John Kearney, Valley Falls KS; 6. Jon Corbin, (R) Carrollton MO; 7. Chris Morgan, Topeka KS; 8. Davey Heskin, St. Michael MN;

Heat 4, 7 laps, 2:05.4: 1. Tom Lenz, Marion IA; 2. Joe Beaver, Knoxville IA; 3. Brett Golik, Newton IA; 4. Brett Mather, Ames IA; 5. Pete Crall, DeSoto KS; 6. Tyler Thompson, (R) Des Moines IA; 7. John Anderson, (R) Des Moines IA;

B Feature , 10 laps, No Time: 1. John Kearney, Valley Falls KS; 2. Pete Crall, DeSoto KS; 3. Josh Schneiderman, (R) West Burlington IA; 4. Jon Corbin, (R) Carrollton MO; 5. Mike Trent, Rocheport MO; 6. Mike Houseman Jr., Des Moines IA; 7. Davey Heskin, St. Michael MN; 8. Tyler Thompson, (R) Des Moines IA; 9. Nate Van Haaften, Otley IA; 10. Rod Richards, Runnells IA; 11. Danny Heskin, (R) St. Michael MN; 12. Alan Zoutte, Knoxville IA; 13. Chris Morgan, Topeka KS; 14. Larry Ball Jr., Knoxville IA; 15. John Anderson, (R) Des Moines IA;

A Feature , 15 laps, No Time: 1. Johnny Anderson, Indianola IA; 2. Josh Higday, Des Moines IA; 3. Joe Beaver, Knoxville IA; 4. Jake Peters, Sioux Falls SD; 5. Jeff Mitrisin, Oskaloosa IA; 6. Dustin Lindquist, (R) Floodwood MN; 7. David Hall, Des Moines IA; 8. Brett Mather, Ames IA; 9. Stacey Alexander, Lacona IA; 10. John Kearney, Valley Falls KS; 11. Nate Mosher, Prairie City IA; 12. Frankie Heimbaugh, Des Moines IA; 13. Jon Corbin, (R) Carrollton MO; 14. Troy Meyer, Sioux Falls SD; 15. Josh Schneiderman, (R) West Burlington IA; 16. Tom Lenz, Marion IA; 17. Brett Golik, Newton IA; 18. Tyler Houseman, Runnells IA; 19. Eric Mason, Knoxville IA; 20. Pete Crall, DeSoto KS. Lap Leaders: Anderson 1-3; Higday 4-5; Anderson 6-15