Rain and Jon Corbin claim Knoxville season-ending races
By Bob Wilson

KNOXVILLE, IA (Sept. 2, 2006) - The 53rd season of weekly racing at Knoxville Raceway ended Saturday night as Jon Corbin captured the final 360 feature event. The final 410 feature was rain-postponed until October 7 during the make-up World of Outlaws event. Track officials are hoping to run it right after qualifying time trials on that night.

The rain event forced a two-hour delay until the call was made to postpone the season championship for the 410 division until October. The track championship will be up in the air until then as Billy Alley holds a narrow 45 points lead over runner-up Brian Brown in one of the closest championship battles in decades. With the feature race now being run in one month, the drivers can decide the outcome rather than allowing the weather to do so.

In the 360 sprint division, Jon Corbin captured his second feature event of the season when he took the 20- lap season championship race. It paid the Missouri driver $1,500. Jake Peters had wrapped up the title on the prior week.

Pole sitter Josh Schneiderman took the immediate lead when the race went green. On a narrow track the front running cars found the bottom to be the fast way around the half-mile oval. A quick yellow flew after lap three for debris on the track and by lap five, Schneiderman had developed an eight car-length advantage over second running Corbin.

Lap six saw Jeff Mitrisin move into third as the top five cars had settled on the bottom line. Just as Schneiderman finished lap nine, the yellow was displayed for the slowing car of Josh Higday who had been running in the seventh spot. He did not restart.

When the race went green again it did not stop until it was finished. Schneiderman continued at the point with Corbin following. At the half-way point of this ten mile race, Mitrisin still trailed Corbin as Bryan Dobesh followed in fourth and Johnny Anderson completed the top five.

The race continued in this order and looked like it would finish that way until the leader hit lap traffic on the backstretch of the seventeenth circuit. Schneiderman came upon a slower car and ran up over the left-rear tire and ended up nearly standing his car on its tail. As this happened, Corbin flew by him to take the lead. Schneiderman was able to correct his sprinter but now had to protect his second place spot from Mitrisin.

In the end, Corbin took the win with Schneiderman following. Mitrisin maintained third, Dobesh was fourth and Anderson finished fifth. Completing the top ten were Dustin Selvage, Brett Mather, Dustin Lindquist from nineteenth, John Kearney from fifteeth and Joe Beaver from dead last.

KNOXVILLE RACEWAY, Knoxville, IA
September 2, 2006


410 RESULTS

Time Trials, 1 lap, 1. Chris Walraven, Knoxville IA, 14.906; 2. Randy Anderson, Clarion IA, 14.946; 3. Calvin Landis, Knoxville IA, 14.997; 4. Jesse Giannetto, Palo IA, 15.011; 5. Tim St. Arnold, Des Moines IA, 15.037; 6. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO, 15.041; 7. Bronson Maeschen, (R) Knoxville IA, 15.043; 8. Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust./Prairie City IA, 15.052; 9. Dusty Zomer, (R) Brandon SD, 15.057; 10. Billy Alley, Lincoln NE, 15.094; 11. Skip Jackson, Sydney, NSW, Aust. , 15.115; 12. Kerry Madsen, Sydney, NSW AU, 15.129; 13. Jake Peters, Sioux Falls SD, 15.131; 14. Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks ND, 15.148; 15. Brent Antill, Ankeny IA, 15.181; 16. Rager Phillips, (R) Pleasantville IA, 15.223; 17. Trevor Green, (R) Adelaide, SA, Aust. , 15.236; 18. Mike Moore, Des Moines IA, 15.24; 19. Matt Moro, Ankeny IA, 15.241; 20. Clint Garner, Sioux Falls SD, 15.362; 21. Ryan Anderson, Charter Oak IA, 15.41; 22. Tony Shilling, (R) Knoxville IA, 15.419; 23. Jerrel Slinkard, Melcher-Dallas IA, 15.432; 24. Kaley Gharst, Decatur IL, 15.572; 25. Greg Jones, Earlham IA, 15.685; 26. Tyler Houseman, Runnells IA, 15.834; 27. Dave Saffell, (R) Pleasantville IA, 16.331; 28. Robert Bell, Colfax IA, 16.508;

Heat 1, 8 laps, No Time: 1. Jake Peters, Sioux Falls SD; 2. Billy Alley, Lincoln NE; 3. Jesse Giannetto, Palo IA; 4. Chris Walraven, Knoxville IA; 5. Bronson Maeschen, (R) Knoxville IA; 6. Matt Moro, Ankeny IA; 7. Greg Jones, Earlham IA; 8. Robert Bell, Colfax IA; 9. Rager Phillips, (R) Pleasantville IA; 10. Tony Shilling, (R) Knoxville IA;

Heat 2, 8 laps, 2:05.3: 1. Trevor Green, (R) Adelaide, SA, Aust. ; 2. Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks ND; 3. Skip Jackson, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 4. Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust./Prairie City IA; 5. Tim St. Arnold, Des Moines IA; 6. Randy Anderson, Clarion IA; 7. Clint Garner, Sioux Falls SD; 8. Jerrel Slinkard, Melcher-Dallas IA; 9. Tyler Houseman, Runnells IA;

Heat 3, 8 laps,2:03.6: 1. Brent Antill, Ankeny IA; 2. Dusty Zomer, (R) Brandon SD; 3. Kerry Madsen, Sydney, NSW AU; 4. Mike Moore, Des Moines IA; 5. Calvin Landis, Knoxville IA; 6. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO; 7. Ryan Anderson, Charter Oak IA; 8. Dave Saffell, (R) Pleasantville IA; 9. Kaley Gharst, Decatur IL;

B Feature, 10 laps, 2:36.9 (New Track Record, old track 2:36.9 Steve King, August 9, 2006): 1. Randy Anderson, Clarion IA; 2. Tony Shilling, (R) Knoxville IA; 3. Ryan Anderson, Charter Oak IA; 4. Jerrel Slinkard, Melcher-Dallas IA; 5. Robert Bell, Colfax IA; 6. Greg Jones, Earlham IA; 7. Dave Saffell, (R) Pleasantville IA;
A Feature, 25 laps: RAIN


360 RESULTS

Heat 1, 7 laps, 1:55.6: 1. Josh Higday, Des Moines IA; 2. Dustin Selvage, Indianola IA; 3. Josh Schneiderman, (R) West Burlington IA; 4. Stacey Alexander, Lacona IA; 5. John Anderson, (R) Des Moines IA; 6. Davey Heskin, St. Michael MN; 7. Brett Golik, Newton IA; 8. Danny Heskin, (R) St. Michael MN;

Heat 2, 7 laps, No Time: 1. Jeff Mitrisin, Oskaloosa IA; 2. Jon Corbin, (R) Carrollton MO; 3. Bryan Dobesh, Sioux Falls SD; 4. Larry Ball Jr., Knoxville IA; 5. John Schulz, West Burlington IA; 6. Tyler Thompson, (R) Des Moines IA; 7. Eric Mason, Knoxville IA; 8. Mike Houseman Jr., Des Moines IA;

Heat 3, 7 laps, 2:01.6: 1. Pete Crall, DeSoto KS; 2. Johnny Anderson, Indianola IA; 3. Frankie Heimbaugh, Des Moines IA; 4. John Kearney, Valley Falls KS; 5. David Hall, Des Moines IA; 6. Alan Zoutte, Knoxville IA; 7. Larry Pinegar II, Des Moines IA; 8. Tom Lenz, Marion IA;

Heat 4, 7 laps, No Time: 1. Mitchell Alexander, Knoxville IA; 2. Rick Ideus, (R) Silver City IA; 3. Brett Mather, Ames IA; 4. Nate Van Haaften, Otley IA; 5. Tony Moro, Des Moines IA; 6. Dustin Lindquist, (R) Floodwood MN; 7. Joe Beaver, Knoxville IA;

B Feature, 10 laps, 2:53.4: 1. Nate Van Haaften, Otley IA; 2. John Anderson, (R) Des Moines IA; 3. Dustin Lindquist, (R) Floodwood MN; 4. Joe Beaver, Knoxville IA; 5. John Schulz, West Burlington IA; 6. Tony Moro, Des Moines IA; 7. Eric Mason, Knoxville IA; 8. Davey Heskin, St. Michael MN; 9. Larry Pinegar II, Des Moines IA; 10. Alan Zoutte, Knoxville IA; 11. Tyler Thompson, (R) Des Moines IA; 12. Danny Heskin, (R) St. Michael MN; 13. Brett Golik, Newton IA; 14. Mike Houseman Jr., Des Moines IA; 15. Tom Lenz, Marion IA;

A Feature, 20 laps, No Time: 1. Jon Corbin, (R) Carrollton MO; 2. Josh Schneiderman, (R) West Burlington IA; 3. Jeff Mitrisin, Oskaloosa IA; 4. Bryan Dobesh, Sioux Falls SD; 5. Johnny Anderson, Indianola IA; 6. Dustin Selvage, Indianola IA; 7. Brett Mather, Ames IA; 8. Dustin Lindquist, (R) Floodwood MN; 9. John Kearney, Valley Falls KS; 10. Frankie Heimbaugh, Des Moines IA; 11. Joe Beaver, Knoxville IA; 12. Larry Ball Jr., Knoxville IA; 13. Mitchell Alexander, Knoxville IA; 14. Nate Van Haaften, Otley IA; 15. Stacey Alexander, Lacona IA; 16. John Anderson, (R) Des Moines IA; 17. Rick Ideus, (R) Silver City IA; 18. Josh Higday, Des Moines IA; 19. Pete Crall, DeSoto KS; 20. David Hall, Des Moines IA. Lap Leaders: Schneiderman 1-16; Corbin 17-20