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Berck Claims Cornhusker Classic!
GREENWOOD, NE (September 25) - Nebraska's own Kyle Berck claims the 2010
Cornhusker Classic at I-80 Speedway by leading all 30 laps. Berck started
his Dorothy Lynch Homestyle Dressing, Swartz Race Car on the outside pole
position and took an early lead on lap one when pole sitter Brad Looney had
trouble taking the green flag. This is Berck's first win with the Lucas Oil
MLRA in the 2010 season and his 14th career win with the series. Berck
attributed his great race run to chassis builder, Audie Swartz who traveled
from Ohio to help him with his car.
An early race caution between Kelly Boen and Al Humphrey on lap two caused
the 6H of Al Humphrey to go to the pits. Berck lead Joe Kosiski's #53
MasterSbilt to the restart, while Brad Looney followed in the third spot.
Looney moved into the second position on lap 12 of the thirty lap feature,
but could not catch Berck the remainder of the race. A mid-way caution on
lap 15 sent Al Purkey to the pits with a flat tire. Purkey was able to start
on the tail of the lead lap and recover to finish in the 9th position. Dave
Eckrich had a solid run finishing 5th, maintaining his second place points
position. Only twenty points separate the top three drivers in the points
championship.
Rain poured through the night Friday and clouds loomed for most of Saturday
in Greenwood, Nebraska, but rain and clouds would not keep the Cornhusker
Classic from putting on a great race at I-80 Speedway. Fans trickled in
throughout the night as the skies cleared and cars packed in and outside the
pit area. The Cornhusker Classic drew nearly 200 cars throughout the three
night event. Track prep was, as always top of the notch at the I-80 Speedway
the crew with help from long time race supporter Patrick M. Pinney
Contractors, worked hard all afternoon to get the track surface ready for
racing. The Lucas Oil MLRA greatly appreciates the help of Pinney.
Complete and updated Lucas Oil MLRA Points standings will be available at
www.MLRAracing.com.
Heat winners included, Kyle Berck, Brad Looney, Mike Wiarda and Al Humphrey.
Looney started in the 7th spot for heat race number two. His strong drive
through the field paid off with a pole starting position for the A Feature.
Kyle Berck secured the outside row one spot after starting in the 4th
position in heat race number one.
Four cars transferred from the B Feature into the A Main. Billy Koons Jr,
Bryant Goldsmith, Jase Kaser and Shawn Harker held off the rest of the field
to secure starting positions in the Cornhusker Classic A Feature.
September 25, 2010 Contingency Awards:
Performance Bodies Nosepiece Award- Steve Koskovich
KRC Product Certificate- Bryant Goldsmith
BSB Manufacturing Award- Al Purkey
Weld Wheels Certificate- Al Humphrey
Out Pace Racing Products Certificate- Brad Looney
Keizer Wheels Product Certificate- Brian Kenkel
Racing Optics Certificate- Bill Koons
Lucas Oil Cattle Company A Feature Results: 1. Kyle Berck (Marquette, NE),
2. Brad Looney (Republic, MO), 3. Travis Dickes (Madison, NE), 4. Joe
Kosiski (Omaha, NE), 5. Dave Eckrich (Oxford, IA), 6. Jason O'Brien
(Atlantic, IA), 7. Craig Preble (Yutan, NE), 8. Bryant Goldsmith (Corning,
IA), 9. Al Purkey (Coffeyville, KS), 10. Scott Koskovich (Omaha, NE), 11.
Corey Zeitner (Bellevue, NE), 12. Billy Koons Jr. (Omaha, NE), 13. Bill
Koons (Omaha, NE), 14. Dwane Pospisil (Lincoln, NE), 15. Jase Kaser
(Lincoln, NE), 16. Dustin Vance (Cleveland, MO), 17. Jason Hobscheidt, 18.
Brian Kenkel (Elkhorn, NE), 19. Mike Wiarda (Aurora, NE), 20. Dan Battaglia
(Gretha, NE), 21. Justin Asplin (, MO), 22. Shawn Harker (Nebraska City,
NE), 23. Steve Kempt (Shelton, NE), 24. Al Humphrey (Giltner, NE), 25. Kelly
Boen (Henderson, CO), 26. Andrew Kosiski (Omaha, NE)
AAA Insurance B Feature Results: 1. Billy Koons Jr. (Omaha, NE), 2. Bryant
Goldsmith (Corning, IA), 3. Jase Kaser (Lincoln, NE), 4. Shawn Harker
(Nebraska City, NE), 5. Brian Kenkel (Elkhorn, NE), 6. Dwane Pospisil
(Lincoln, NE), 7. Bill Koons (Omaha, NE), 8. Dan Battaglia (Gretha, NE), 9.
Dustin Vance (Cleveland, MO), 10. Wylan Petrie (Solmon, KS), 11. Courtney
Kosiski, 12. Mike Morton (Waterloo, NE), 13. Denton Ducan (Ravenna, NE), 14.
Andrew Kosiski (Omaha, NE), 15. Mike Wallace (Carter Lake, IA), 16. Jeff
Kroger (Canton, SD)
AFCO Products Heat 1 Results: 1. Kyle Berck (Marquette, NE), 2. Joe Kosiski
(Omaha, NE), 3. Kelly Boen (Henderson, CO), 4. Scott Koskovich (Omaha, NE),
5. Bryant Goldsmith (Corning, IA), 6. Bill Koons (Omaha, NE), 7. Dan
Battaglia (Gretha, NE), 8. Mike Wallace (Carter Lake, IA)
KRC Heat 2 Results: 1. Brad Looney (Republic, MO), 2. Jason O'Brien
(Atlantic, IA), 3. Jason Hobscheidt, 4. Craig Preble (Yutan, NE), 5. Shawn
Harker (Nebraska City, NE), 6. Wylan Petrie (Solmon, KS), 7. Denton Ducan
(Ravenna, NE), 8. Jeff Kroger (Canton, SD)
BSB Manufacturing Heat 3 Results: 1. Mike Wiarda (Aurora, NE), 2. Travis
Dickes (Madison, NE), 3. Al Purkey (Coffeyville, KS), 4. Dave Eckrich
(Oxford, IA), 5. Billy Koons Jr. (Omaha, NE), 6. Andrew Kosiski (Omaha, NE),
7. Brian Kenkel (Elkhorn, NE), 8. Mike Morton (Waterloo, NE)
Impact Sign & Lighting Heat 4 Results: 1. Al Humphrey (Giltner, NE), 2.
Justin Asplin (, MO), 3. Corey Zeitner (Bellevue, NE), 4. Steve Kempt
(Shelton, NE), 5. Jase Kaser (Lincoln, NE), 6. Dwane Pospisil (Lincoln, NE),
7. Dustin Vance (Cleveland, MO), 8. Courtney Kosiski.
The Lucas Oil MLRA will kick off the final three race weekends of the 2010
Championship Season in grand style at Lakeside Speedway on October 1st and
2nd. The two day show will pay $3000 to win on Friday night and $5000 to win
the feature on Saturday night. The Lakeside Speedway Clyde Ellis Late Model
Showdown and Modified Shootout will begin racing action at 7:30 pm both
nights. General admission adult tickets will be $25 day of event or $22 in
advance. Children ages 8-14 $6, kids 7 and under FREE on both race nights!
For more information contact Lakeside Speedway at www.lakesidespeedway.net.
The final two season events will be October 8th & 9th at the New Thunder on
the Hill in Mayetta, Kansas and the Ingural Bud Purkey Memorial at
Mid-America Speedway in South Coffeyville, Oklahoma October 21-23, 2010. For
the most up to date information on the end of season points battle and these
final two events visit www.MLRAracing.com .
For more information on the Lucas Oil MLRA please visit www.MLRAracing.com.
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