Herbst Repeats, Chrisman Threepeats at Lincoln County Raceway
By Darin Racek

NORTH PLATTE, NE (Aug. 18, 2006) - After four weeks of not having a regular race because of the Sandhills Shootout, fair, and a rainout, the drivers and fans of Lincoln County Raceway were ready for some racing on August 18. Despite some issues with the lighting, of which some never did come on, the drivers picked up where they left off. Dan Carl, Todd Chrisman, and Jeremy Herbst, all of North Platte, and Austin Davis of Benkelman raced to the night’s A Feature wins.

The IMCA Modified A Feature had a tough time getting going, as five caution periods occurred in the first four laps. Despite the stoppages, Don Hagan, Jr. of Culbertson and Charley Brown of Maxwell managed to swap the lead twice. Hagan got the lead on lap four and built up a lead when racing resumed. Heat winner Dan Carl finally found a groove that suited his car, and he moved it towards the front. On lap thirteen, Carl caught, then passed, Hagan for the lead and went on to take the win. Hagan had to hold off his son Brandon Hagan for second spot, a task he was able to accomplish. R. C. Heil of North Platte ran well and earned a fourth place finish, while Ronnie Wallace of North Platte finish in fifth. Wallace, Brandon Hagan, and Charley Brown took the other IMCA Modified heat race wins. Robby Haines of Benkelman took the money in a wild Cash Dash that saw six of the eight starters taken out on an opening lap crash. All of the cars involved were able to start the A Main.

The IMCA Stock Car A Feature was paced early by Casey Werkmeister of Maywood, despite having a miss in his engine. There was quite a battle for second place, but it became evident Todd Chrisman was serious about moving forward when he passed three cars in one lap to become the next contender. Lap thirteen was good for him as well, as he finally dove under the Maywood driver for the lead, and went on for his third consecutive regular season A Feature win. North Platte racers Zach Schultz and Shane Stout finished in second and third places. Despite the trouble, Werkmeister held on for one of his best finishes, fourth place. Bryan Hagan of Culbertson rounded out the top five. After the race, Dan Eller of North Platte claimed the carburetor of Zach Schultz. Schultz accepted, and in doing so, earned Eller’s carburetor. Schultz and Hagan were the heat race winners.

Half of the IMCA Hobby Stock field was nearly wiped out at the completion of lap one, after Shane Klockman of Ogallala, John Huffman of McCook, and Bruce Hagan, Sr. of Culbertson all got together as they came out of corner four. After the caution was thrown, they all realigned for the restart. Austin Davis showed in the heat race he was the man to beat when he took that win. He got out front early, closely followed by Huffman. By the end of the race, Davis had put some distance between he and the others and finished in first place. Huffman was followed at the line by Thomas Lower of North Platte, Hagan, and Eric Picquet of North Platte.

Toph Harmon of Holbrook was not looking for caution flags while leading the Mini Sprint A Feature. He had a nice lead when a caution period happened with five laps to go bunched the field up with him. Jeremy Herbst was actually gaining ground on him before the yellow, but being right behind him on the restart helped him get by Harmon with three laps to go. It was Herbst’s second win in as many Mini Sprint race nights. Jamey Kennicutt of Gothenburg also got by Harmon late to sneak into second place. Rick Putnam of Gothenburg finished in fourth place, and Meddie Cote of Cozad took home fifth place. Harmon and Trent Hansen of North Platte were the Mini Sprint heat race winners.

Next weekend will be a big weekend for Lincoln County Raceway. On Friday night, August 25, the NCRA 360 Sprint Cars will make their first ever appearance to the track. The Mini Sprints will be the support class. The races will start that night at 7:30 PM, CDT. Grandstand admission will be $12 for adults, $6 for kids 6 - 12, and free for kids 5 and under.

On Saturday night, August 26, the final points race of the season will be run for the four regular classes. The races on Saturday night will begin at 7 PM, CDT. The prices on Saturday night will be regular admission prices, $8 for adults, $4 for kids 6 - 12, and free for kids 5 and under.


August 19 Results

IMCA Modified
Heat 1
4C-Charley Brown
2-Jeremy Herbst
19J-Jim Mlady

Heat 2
3RW-Ronnie Wallace
9-R. C. Heil
94H-Don Hagan, Jr.

Heat 3
31-Dan Carl
9R-Robby Haines
14-Jason Gallentine

Heat 4
21H-Brandon Hagan
71-Andrew Dillenburg
83C-Chris Stevens

Cash Dash
9R-Robby Haines

A Feature
31-Dan Carl
94H-Don Hagan, Jr
21H-Brandon Hagan
9-R. C. Heil
3RW-Ronnie Wallace
19J-Jim Mlady
9R-Robby Haines
29S-Mike Saathoff
2-Jeremy Herbst
71-Andrew Dillenburg
4KJ-Terry Houchin
4P-Dave Pedersen
4C-Charley Brown
A19-Art Porter
83C-Chris Stevens
84-Michael Harden, Sr. (DNF)
14-Jason Gallentine (DNF)
12J-Jay Steffens (DNF)
03-Josh Lester (DNF)
20K-Kyle Clough (DNS)
69-Brad Turner (DNS)

IMCA Stock Car
Heat 1
55Z-Zach Schultz
4K-Kent Lower
45-Mikey Dancer

Heat 2
25H-Bryan Hagan
5S-Shane Stout
12J-Kerry Jones

A Feature
11-Todd Chrisman
55Z-Zach Schultz
5S-Shane Stout
24KC-Casey Werkmeister
25H-Bryan Hagan
45-Mikey Dancer
4C-Ritchie Wickizer
8T-Travis Tilford
12J-Kerry Jones
7-Jeremy Halouska
4K-Kent Lower
42KC-Kyle Werkmeister
75-Dan Eller
69-Adam Kackmeister

IMCA Hobby Stock
Heat
22-Austin Davis
3T-Thomas Lower
33-Shane Klockman

A Feature
22-Austin Davis
5-John Huffman
3T-Thomas Lower
23H-Bruce Hagan, Sr.
X5-Eric Picquet
33-Shane Klockman
65-Rick Eller (DNF)
93MC-Matt Caudillo (DNF)

Mini-Sprints
Heat 1
9-Trent Hansen
4-Rick Putnam
1-Meddie Cote

Heat 2
25-Toph Harmon
20-Jeremy Herbst
14-Troy Douglas

A Feature
25-Toph Harmon
Mini-Sprints
A Feature
20-Jeremy Herbst
15-Jamey Kennicutt
25-Toph Harmon
4-Rick Putnam
1-Meddie Cote
23S-Josh Sabin
14-Troy Douglas
9-Trent Hansen
28-J. R. Way
42-Arden Myers
20K-Cory Kelley
2Z-Nate Zeller
3H-Bobby Houser (DNF)