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Boston, Wilhelm, Keaton and Rhiley Win Christmas in July Night By Greg Soukup EAGLE, NE (July 5) - “Christmas in July” Fan Appreciation Night, sponsored by Colby Ridge and The Brew 96.1 saw a great turnout. Around 300 of the best fans anywhere took the opportunity to help out the Toys for Tots campaign by donating a toy and received a discount on their admission. Many, many toys were also donated by drivers in the pits. The action on the track matched the enthusiasm of the fans with three and four wide racing throughout the evening. In the Auto Trans Matic IMCA Sport Compact A Feature Larry Cronin’s #5 was in the lead at the completion of the first lap. Cronin was followed closely by the #33 of Jeremy Noonan, the 28H of Jeremy Conkel and Dan Rhiley’s #2. On lap #2 Rhiley passed Conkel for third and the next lap Matt Moyer’s #29 and Jason Miller’s 77 also got around Conkel to take over fourth and fifth. On the same lap Rhiley overtook Cronin and Noonan to snare the lead. The very next lap Miller ran hard into the front stretch wall after contact with Moyer. Miller was unable to continue. At that time, the order was Rhiley, Cronin, Noonan and the #14 of Joey Danley. Cronin was forced to the pits when he suffered a flat right front tire with 14 laps remaining. This allowed the #51 of Amanda Rhiley to advance up to the fourth position. Three laps later Amanda got around Danley for the third spot. At the completion of the race it was Dan Rhiley, Jeremy Noonan, Amanda Rhiley and the #62 of Justin Busboom. “Well, we got the Ray’s Quality Towing/2 Men and a Shop car up front this time” Rhiley said. “The track was better for the tuners tonight than it’s been in quite awhile. It worked real well for us, and the Honda ran great against some really tough competition. Fortunately for us some really good cars had to drop out” he stated. “After last week when I didn’t make the A Feature for the first time in three years, this feels really good” he continued. “We won last night in Alta, Iowa and now we’re in first place in Nebraska IMCA points and second in the national rankings” he finished. The Valentino’s IMCA Hobby Stock Feature saw Dan Jackson’s #98 first back to the flag stand with Rick Bradley’s 28B in second, the #33 of Eric Hanson in third and the #14 of Ron Novak in fourth. Unfortunately Bradley suffered a flat left rear tire shortly into the race and was forced to retire to the pits. It took Jerry Keaton’s #3K until 13 to go to move up to the third spot. He was followed by Nick Beckman’s 22 who grabbed fourth. With just 8 to go Beckman spun in turns 1 & 2. That put the #92 of Don Hall Jr. in the fourth spot, with Jackson in first, Noonan in second and Keaton in third. With 5 laps left Kevin Anderson moved up to fourth, and on the next circuit Keaton advanced to 2nd. With only 3 laps left Noonan spun on the front stretch due to a flat tire, sending him to the pits also. On the restart, Keaton got around Jackson for the lead. Justin Wulf made a spectacular move in his #86 to get all the way up to second the next lap followed by Anderson who took over third. At the finish, it was Keaton, Wulf, Anderson and Lee Kracht’s 10K. Anderson was penalized two positions however for rough driving. That put Kracht in third and Jackson in fourth. “It’s about time!!! With all the bad luck I’ve had this year, starting with rolling the car at the start of the season, we really needed this win” Keaton stated. “I’m going to have a HUGE cell phone bill, because my wife Carla has been calling everybody; and I mean EVERYBODY!!!” he continued. “I need to thank so many people who have given me so much help this season. Marty Steinbach who runs the #5 Modified for all he’s done, my pit crew-which is Tanner Steinbach and my wife Carla who puts up with so much when I’m working on the car all of the time, Joe Rupert and Lee Kracht for all they do on the car, Jay’s Tire & Complete Auto Care and especially Jack Golder of Jack’s Automotive Machine. Of course, I don’t want to leave out Lee (a.k.a. Nacho) for the Amsoil. And most of all I want to thank Roger Hadan for buying Eagle Raceway and making it the great place to race that it is” he finished. When the Monster Energy Drink IMCA Modifieds reached the end of the first lap the leader was the 21T of Tracy Harr with Brian Cudly’s 57 in second, Steve Devitt’s 11X in third and the #7 of Bob Ruisinger in fourth. It took Justin Jurgens only 1 lap to get his #22J around Ruisinger however and on the next lap Stacey Wilhelm’s 3W also passed Ruisinger. Devitt dropped to third on lap 6 when Wilhelm moved all the way to the second spot. Devitt was passed by Cudly for third on the subsequent circuit with Dylan Smith following him into fourth in the #95. Smith got around Cudly for third on lap #12. On the next lap Chris Alcorn moved up to fourth past Cudly. Over the last 3 laps the lead changed hands numerous times with Harr passing Wilhelm, then Wilhelm repassing Cudly with four to go followed by Alcorn who moved up to second. From there to the checkers it was a fierce battle between Wilhelm and Alcorn with Wilhelm coming home victorious. Wilhelm was unavailable to be interviewed as he left for the long trek to North Dakota where he will be running 6 tracks in 6 nights. The last A Main to be run was the Budweiser Championship 360 Sprint cars. Jeff Griffis took the lead in his #3 followed by Kevin Danley in the #7X, Tige Jensen’s 71 and the #82 of Jason Danley. Soon after the race began, Jay Russell and Chris Roseland made contact in turn #1 sending both cars flipping. Thankfully neither driver was seriously injured. This brought about a single-file restart. The action stopped again on lap 3 when Gage Dorr spun his #17 at the top of turns 3 & 4, bringing out another yellow flag. On that restart, Adam Gullion’s #96KX and Mike Gabelhouse’s 7G made contact coming out of turn #2 with Gabelhouse coming to a halt on the backstretch. Unfortunately for Gabelhouse, the damage was too severe to continue and he was taken to the pits. By lap #5 Mike Boston had advanced to the fourth spot in his #51 and then to third on the next circuit. Two laps later he moved around the outside of Danley to take second. At that time the running order was Griffis, Boston, Jensen and Jason Danley. The next stoppage was for Nick Bryan who spun his #6 in turn two. That gave Boston the opportunity to take the lead from Griffis. Jason Danley slowed to a stop with just 7 laps left. This let Mark Pace move his #31 into the fourth spot. Pace got around Jensen for third four laps later and then around Griffis for second on the very last lap. Boston was not to be headed on this night though as he crossed the finish line first. “I owe all of my wins to my car owners Rick and Michelle Bowers, all of my sponsors and my crew. They give me a fantastic car each and every night, and all I have to do is sit in it and drive. They’re the real heroes of this team” Boston stated. “My guys didn’t get home last night until 3 a.m. and they still had to wash and set up the car for tonight. Honestly, I feel bad because I don’t do much” he continued. “The track was really great tonight, it was easy to race. The new prep method and the weather gave us a top and bottom groove to work with. We could run anywhere, but the top groove was so great that I didn’t leave it unless I had to” he finished. Boston’s sponsors include Eckley Racing Engines, Moock Trucking, Select Auto Body, Jones Automotive, Vision Sports, Trade Center Automotive E & K, CMart of Crete, Big John’s Autoglass, One-Eyed Dog Saloon, Johnson Farms Rains Hardwood Floors and Lincoln Drywall. Next weekend is Musical Mini Night presented by Round the Bend Steakhouse and the Blaze. All four classes of cars will be featured, and there will be mini-van races after the A Features are finished. Don’t forget that good seats are still available for the Bootleggers Run Race of Champions, presented by Jack Daniels. Current Sprint Cup stars such as Kenny Schrader, Matt Kenseth, Sterling Marlin and Clint Bowyer will run two Late Model races in addition to the regular card of Monster Energy Drink IMCA Modifieds and Valentino’s IMCA Hobby Stocks. There will be a VIP “Meet ‘n Greet” session, autograph sessions and exclusive autographed “Bootleggers Run” body panels. Two lucky fans will even have their dreams come true when they become “Flagmen of Champions” and you could find yourself hitching a ride from the airport to the track with your favorite driver. Order your tickets and programs now by calling 402-238-2595. Race Results for 7-5-08- Budweiser 360 Sprints: A Feature- 1) 51 Mike Boston 2) 31 Mark Pace 3) 3 Jeff Griffis 4) 71 Tige Jensen 5) 96kx Adam Gullion 6) 77 John Klabunde 7) 23 Terry Holliman 8) 27 Brad Wright 9) 82 Jason Danley 10) 7x Kevin Danley 11) 99c Nick Clifford 12) 14g Gene Ackland 13) 8b Bobby Becker 14) 6 Nick Bryan 15) 24b Frank Galusha 16) 7g Mike Gablehouse 17) 17 Gage Dorr 18) 28 Ken Klabunde 19) 76 Jay Russell 20) 32 Chris Roseland B Feature- 1) 7g Mike Gablehouse 2) 28 Ken Klabunde 3) 96kx Adam Gullion 4) 99c Nick Clifford 5) 6 Nick Bryan 6) x29 Roger Sluka 7) 23r Tadd Holliman 8) 95 Mike Oliver 9) 57 Jayson Bogue 10) 33 Terry Cadwallader 11) 9j Mark Schmidt 12) 14 Josh Riggins (DNS) Monster IMCA Modifieds: A Feature- 1) 3w Stacey Wilhelm 2) 3 Chris Alcorn 3) 21t Tracy Harr 4) 95 Dylan Smith 5) 22j Justin Jurgens 6) 57 Brian Cudly 7) 3a Aaron Pella 8) v45 Rik Gropp 9) 4 Chevy Hadan 10) 11x Steve Devitt 11) 81 Mike Densberger 12) 11n Nathan Landauer 13) 7 Bob Ruisinger 14) 5st Dan Wayman 15) 5 Marty Steinbach 16) 11aa Ed Raines 17) 12x George Haney 18) 5p Bob Philipps 19) 00 Tim Pickens 20) 8c Chad Andersen B Feature #1- 1) 5 Marty Steinbach 2) 11aa Ed Raines 3) 4jr David Jewett Jr 4) 42k Jan Korth 5) 24x Darren Hosick 6) 13 Doug Deterding 7) 41 Clint Hummer 8) 29 Jeff Mazza 9) 51 Cliff Turner 10) 48b Don Chilen (DNS) B Feature #2- 1) 5st Dan Wayman 2) 00 Tim Pickens 3) 1m Mannix Winningham 4) 95r Lucas Robinson 5) 19 Scott Anderson 6) 56 Ron Tilley 7) 10 Kenny Danley 8) s56 Scott Bivens (DNS) 9) 95x Jimmy Judd (DNS) Valentino’s IMCA Hobby Stocks: A Feature- 1) 3k Jerry Keaton 2) 86 Justin Wulf 3) 10k Lee Kracht 4) 98 Dan Jackson 5) 22k Kevin Anderson 6) 14 Ron Novak 7) 92 Don Hall Jr 8) 21 Derick Noonan 9) 21h Shane Hiatt 10) 42 Rob Brown 11) 12 Dan Noonan 12) 38c Casey Moyer 13) 53 Don Kros 14) 71k Josh Kennell 15) 9er Charlie Bartels 16) 20t Steve Shepard 17) 22 Nick Beckman 18) 33 Eric Hanson 19) 94 Mike Hansen 20) 28b Rick Bradley B Feature- 1) 94 Mike Hansen 2) 20t Steve Shepard 3) 38c Casey Moyer 4) 71k Josh Kennell 5) 9er Charlie Bartels 6) 52 Roger Timperley 7) 32h Harold Silvey 8) b4 Ben Becher 9) 99 Jason Tadlock 10) 47k Kevin Hansen Auto Trans Matic IMCA Sport Compacts: A Feature- 1) 2 Dan Rhiley 2) 33 Jeremy Noonan 3) 51 Amanda Rhiley 4) 62 Justin Busboom 5) 24 Mike Rice 6) 72 Ben Simpson 7) 18r Ron Frank 8) 44 Jack Prall III 9) 95c Bob Cigelman 10) 31 Chris LaChapelle 11) 22 Elliott Halvorsen 12) 14 Kevin Danley 13) 21t Brandon Thorton 14) 00 Barry Kinnersley 15) 28h Jeremy Conkel 16) 5 Larry Cronin 17) 29 Matt Moyer 18) 77 Jason Miller 19) 45 Jack Prall IV 20) 39 Eric Kline B Feature- 1) 24 Mike Rice 2) 51 Amanda Rhiley 3) 31 Chris LaChapelle 4) 22 Elliott Halvorsen 5) 29g Todd Smiley 6) 55 Garrett Rech 7) 16t Tyler Saathoff 8) 88m Meloney McVicker 9) 32r Ray Harrington 10) 33s Andrew Smith 11) 10st Kevin Staack 12) 4u James Snelling (DNS) 13) 18 Maynard Kinnersley (DNS) 14) 63 Mike Simpson (DNS) 15) 21 Jake Sells (DNS) |