Landis takes Friday non-qualifiers' show at the Knoxville Nationals
By Stacy Ervin

KNOXVILLE, IA (Aug. 11, 2006) - Arizona native Calvin Landis, who became a Knoxville transplant to run weekly at the Knoxville Raceway several years ago, nearly retired from racing at the end of last season due to lack of funding.

But friends and family scraped together enough to keep him going and on Friday, August 11, Landis took home the $5,000 win in the non-qualifiers' main
event at the 46th annual Knoxville Nationals presented by Super Clean, Midwest Ford Dealers and Northland Oil.

Starting on the pole of the 20-lap race, Landis fended off a brief challenge from fellow front-row starter Lynton Jeffrey.

As the race went green, the red flag quickly came out when Matt Moro jumped the cushion in turn one and flipped into turn two. When the race started a
second time, the restart was called back because flagman Doug Clark felt Landis and Jeffrey did not stay together.

The next attempt at a start was better and Landis took off with the lead. By lap six, Landis had hit lapped traffic as Jerrod Hull was pulling to the
infield. The heavy traffic allowed Jeffrey to close the gap that Landis had built.

On the ninth lap, Landis got a little too high in turn three and that allowed Jeffrey to get around him for the lead. From there, Jeffrey used the lapped
traffic to his advantage.

But on the next lap, the yellow flag came out for Chad Meyer, who stopped in turn one. That put Landis on Jeffrey's tail for the restart. However, the
first attempt at a restart was called back by Clark because he felt Jeffrey had taken off too early.

On the next restart, Landis used a masterful slide job to take the point from Jeffrey and he never looked back, even while hitting lapped traffic again on
the 16th circuit.

Landis was a happy celebrant in victory lane, performing a wing dance and hugging those around him. He noted the $5,000 payday and said it would
probably mean more to his little team than the $140,000 payday the winner of Saturday's Knoxville Nationals finale would get.

Jeffrey settled for second, Jesse Hockett was third, Brian Ellenberger fourth, Jason Martin fifth, Justin Henderson sixth, Jeremy Campbell seventh, Clint
Garner eighth, Dion Hindi ninth and Travis Whitney 10th.

The sixth-place finish for Henderson was particularly noteworthy since he came from the back of the field after winning the B-Main. He had suffered a
misfortune in his heat race when his left-rear tire went flat while he was leading. The race went under a yellow flag for a stopped car and Henderson was
forced to pull in to the work area for the tire, giving up the lead. He could not make it back into a transfer spot.

Non-qualifiers' heat races were won by Landis, Jeffrey, Ellenberger, Hockett and Martin. The B-Main was won by Henderson, who transferred to the A along
with Danny Smith, Kyle Hirst and James Mosher. Knoxville Raceway's 360 point leader Jake Peters suffered the biggest misfortune in the B-Main as he and
Hirst got together while fighting for the final transfer spot. The contact sent Peters spinning in turn one.

In addition to the non-qualifiers' events, scramble races were held for the top 10 qualifiers for Saturday's C-Main, B-Main and A-Main. Jon Corbin won the
C Scramble while Gary Wright won the B Scramble.

The A Scramble saw a melee at the start as cars were fighting for position near the back of the field. Fred Rahmer and Craig Dollansky got together on
that first lap and the contact left Dollansky with serious front-end damage. He did not restart. Rahmer was able to restart despite having skimmed the
fence in turn three.

After that incident, the race stayed green with Don Droud Jr. getting the win. Donny Schatz put a last-corner move on Jason Solwold to get second. That
helped Schatz to amass enough points to put himself on the pole for Saturday night's A-Main finale.

In the accompanying Factory Value Parts World Challenge, a special non-points race for drivers who qualify through various international events, Australia's
Brooke Tatnell took the $10,000 win in the 16-lap, 16-car event. Missouri's Brian Brown, a regular weekly competitor at the Knoxville Raceway, took
second. Schatz took third.

KNOXVILLE RACEWAY, Knoxville, IA
August 11, 2006


410 RESULTS

Heat 1, 8 laps, 2;04.0: 1. Calvin Landis, Knoxville IA; 2. Jeremy Campbell, Monroe MI; 3. Jan Howard, Byhalia MS; 4. Kelly Kinser, Bloomington IN; 5. Danny Smith, Danville IN; 6. Kyle Hirst, Elk Grove CA; 7. Tim St. Arnold, Des Moines IA; 8. Chad Hillier, Sedro Woolley WA; 9. Dale Howard, Byhalia MS;


Heat 2, 8 laps, 2;03.9: 1. Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust./Prairie City IA; 2. Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks ND; 3. Ryan Anderson, Charter Oak IA; 4. Chad Meyer, Sioux Falls SD; 5. James Mosher, Albuquerque NM; 6. Becca Anderson, Houston DE; 7. Tim Hunter, Millersburg OH; 8. Jerry Brey, Billings MT; 9. Brian Carlson, Linden IN;


Heat 3, 8 laps, 2;04.9: 1. Brian Ellenberger, Butler PA; 2. Travis Whitney, Champlin MN; 3. Dean Jacobs, Wooster OH; 4. Jerrod Hull, Sikeston MO; 5. Bob Bennett, Lewisberry PA; 6. Neil Shepherd, Warsaw IN; 7. Mike Moore, Des Moines IA; 8. Kim Mock, Pleasant Prairie WI; 9. Josh Higday, Des Moines IA;


Heat 4, 8 laps, No Time: 1. Jesse Hockett, Warsaw MO; 2. Dion Hindi, Albuquerque NM; 3. Brock Mayes, Bucyrus OH; 4. Chris Walraven, Knoxville IA; 5. Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls SD; 6. Randy Anderson, Clarion IA; 7. Rich Bubak, Golden Co; 8. Dan Shetler, Johnstown PA;
Heat 5, 8 laps, 2;04.4: 1. Jason Martin, Liberal KS; 2. Clint Garner, Sioux Falls SD; 3. Robert Ballou, Rocklin CA; 4. Matt Moro, Ankeny IA; 5. Jake Peters, Sioux Falls SD; 6. John Lambertz, Sioux Falls SD; 7. Toni Lutar, White Rock, BC, Can. ; 8. Greg Jones, Earlham IA;


B Feature , 12 laps, No Time: 1. Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls SD; 2. Danny Smith, Danville IN; 3. Kyle Hirst, Elk Grove CA; 4. James Mosher, Albuquerque NM; 5. Neil Shepherd, Warsaw IN; 6. Tim St. Arnold, Des Moines IA; 7. Randy Anderson, Clarion IA; 8. Tim Hunter, Millersburg OH; 9. Becca Anderson, Houston DE; 10. Chad Hillier, Sedro Woolley WA; 11. John Lambertz, Sioux Falls SD; 12. Bob Bennett, Lewisberry PA; 13. Mike Moore, Des Moines IA; 14. Toni Lutar, White Rock, BC, Can. ; 15. Greg Jones, Earlham IA; 16. Kim Mock, Pleasant Prairie WI; 17. Dale Howard, Byhalia MS; 18. Rich Bubak, Golden Co; 19. Jake Peters, Sioux Falls SD; 20. Brian Carlson, Linden IN; 21. Jerry Brey, Billings MT; 22. Dan Shetler, Johnstown PA; 23. Josh Higday, Des Moines IA;


A Feature, 20 laps, No Time: 1. Calvin Landis, Knoxville IA; 2. Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust./Prairie City IA; 3. Jesse Hockett, Warsaw MO; 4. Brian Ellenberger, Butler PA; 5. Jason Martin, Liberal KS; 6. Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls SD; 7. Jeremy Campbell, Monroe MI; 8. Clint Garner, Sioux Falls SD; 9. Dion Hindi, Albuquerque NM; 10. Travis Whitney, Champlin MN; 11. Brock Mayes, Bucyrus OH; 12. Dean Jacobs, Wooster OH; 13. Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks ND; 14. Robert Ballou, Rocklin CA; 15. Danny Smith, Danville IN; 16. Ryan Anderson, Charter Oak IA; 17. Kelly Kinser, Bloomington IN; 18. Kyle Hirst, Elk Grove CA; 19. Jan Howard, Byhalia MS; 20. Chris Walraven, Knoxville IA; 21. James Mosher, Albuquerque NM; 22. Chad Meyer, Sioux Falls SD; 23. Jerrod Hull, Sikeston MO; 24. Matt Moro, Ankeny IA. Lap Leaders: Landis 1-9; Jeffrey 10; Landis 11-20


C Scramble, 12 laps, 3:28.7: 1. Jon Corbin, Carrollton MO; 2. Jac Haudenschild, Wooster OH; 3. PJ Chesson, Far Hills NJ; 4. Lance Dewease, Fayetteville PA; 5. Jason Sides, Bartlett TN; 6. Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW, Aust. ; 7. Trevor Green, (R) Adelaide, SA, Aust. ; 8. Dennis Moore Jr., Grinnell IA; 9. Rager Phillips, (R) Pleasantville IA; 10. Luke Cranston, Ness City KS;


B Scramble, 12 laps, 3:20.2: 1. Gary Wright, Hooks TX; 2. Chad Kemenah, Findlay OH; 3. Shane Stewart, Bixby OK; 4. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO; 5. Terry McCarl, Altoona IA; 6. Brandon Wimmer, Fairmont IN; 7. Travis Rilat, Forney TX; 8. Jeff Shepard, Upperco MD; 9. Randy Hannagan, Pittsboro IN; 10. Jonathan Allard, Chico CA;


A Scramble, 12 laps, 3:21.4: 1. Don Droud Jr., Lincoln NE; 2. Donny Schatz, Fargo ND; 3. Jason Solwold, Mt. Vernon WA; 4. Jason Johnson, Eunice LA; 5. Joey Saldana, Brownsburg IN; 6. Jason Meyers, Clovis CA; 7. Wayne Johnson, Oklahoma City OK; 8. Kaley Gharst, Decatur IL; 9. Fred Rahmer, Salfordville PA; 10. Craig Dollansky, Elk River MN;


Factory Value Parts World Challenge, 16 laps, 4:33.8 (New Track Record, old track record 4:46.2 Danny Lasoski July 7, 1990): 1. Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW, Aust. ; 2. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO; 3. Donny Schatz, Fargo ND; 4. Chad Kemenah, Findlay OH; 5. Paul McMahan, Nashville TN; 6. Jason Johnson, Eunice LA; 7. Daryn Pittman, Owasso OK; 8. Kerry Madsen, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 9. Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust./Prairie City IA; 10. Trevor Green, (R) Adelaide, SA, Aust. ; 11. Skip Jackson, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 12. Toni Lutar, White Rock, BC, Can. ; 13. Troy Little, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 14. Jamie McDonald, Birkenhead Point, NI, NZ ; 15. Craig Dollansky, Elk River MN; 16. Chris Schmelzle, Victoria, BC, Can. ;