By Clint Brown
October 13, 2003
Sedalia, Missouri
The sophomore season of the World Dirt Racing League PolyDome Super Series came to a close on Sunday evening and for the second year in a row Marquette, NE hot shoe Kyle Berck drove away with the title. Leaving the historic 1/2 mile of Sedalia's State Fair Speedway Berck not only had the season championship, but he also added another win to his total on the 2003 campaign by holding off his closest point rival Joe Kosiski.
As the feature rolled off the field was paced by the Tiffin, IA machine of Denny Eckrich who quickly established a comfortable margin on the field. Eckrich's lead never dwindled as he was able to hold his cushion through three early cautions and had stretched his lead to nearly a full straight.
While Eckrich was continuing his run at the point Berck was quickly moving his was through the pack after taking the green from the inside of row four. Through the early laps Berck had been able to move his way up to the fourth position by the tenth lap of the fifty lap affair. The fight continued as Joe Kosiski and Al Humphrey saw Berck move around them and into second place on laps 17 and 18.
Through 30 laps the top five remained the same, but it was apparent to the crowd on hand that Berck didn't plan to settle for second as he began to close on the lead car of Eckrich. Suddenly it was readily apparent why the gap closed so quickly as Eckrich's mount began to smoke heavily as he entered turn one and Berck quickly made to move to the lead on lap 31. The field was slowed on lap 32 for a caution, but Berck was never challenged after that as the remainder of the event went without a caution. At the line Berck was able to hold a full straightaway lead on the second place machine of Kosiski with Ed Dixon, Gary Stolba and Terry Phillips rounding out the top 5.
Pit Notes
-After the race it was apparent that the Dorothy Lynch Salad Dressing #14 of Kyle Berck probably wouldn't have gone much further. Over the course of the last few laps an unusual noise could be heard coming from the rear and the crew quickly figured out why. The cap on the rear end had come off during the race and the rear end grease had run completely out.
-Matt Furman had a scary ride in his heat race as entering turn one his car suddenly rolled up onto the right front tire then came completely off the ground. When the car came back down it made a hard impact with the wall ending Furman's night. Furman was somewhat shaken, but otherwise ok. The same could not be said for the car.
-Several Miller Lite Summer Shootout drivers took to the track in an attempt to hold off their traveling counterparts and take home bragging rights. Of those driver's 2003 W-K Chevrolet-Buick Late Model Champion Chris Smyser came out with the best finish. Running as high as third in the feature event, Smyser slipped back a little in the late stages to finish ninth in the Mike Crump Racing 00s.
-Fans saw something that they haven't come to expect in the last several years when Terry Phillips was unable to transfer from his heat and had to run one of the nights two KSE Racing Produts Consolation events. Phillips transferred to the feature and then put on a show for the fans as he roared up from the twentieth starting position to fifth in the final run-down.
-Three drivers attempted to take home the double on the evening by running with both the modifieds and the late models, but none were able to pull off the feat. Lone Jack, MO's Chad Lyle had to feel good about his chances however, as he was able to win the Modified event and was starting on the outside front row for the late model feature. Problems with the late model prevented him from keeping the fast pace and he was forced to pull the car in and finished in the 22nd position. Richard Foster and Jason Bodenhamer were the other two drivers that were pulling double duty on the evening.
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Full Results
PolyDome Championship 50
Heat 1 1) Gary Stolba, 2) Al Humphrey, 3) Joe Kosiski, 4) Rob Moss, 5) Steve Oerly
Heat 2 2) Chad Lyle, 2) CJ Lyle, 3) Jason Bodenhamer, 4) TJ Kuykendall, 5) Mike Collins
Heat 3 1) Chris Smyser, 2) Brian Harris, 3) Richard Foster, 4) Alan Vaughn, 5) Terry Phillips
Heat 4 1) Kyle Berck, 2) Sonny Findling, 3) Darrell DeFrance, 4) Delbert Smith, 5) Dave Eckrich
Heat 5 1) Denny Eckrich, 2) Ed Dixon, 3) Larry Clawson, 4) Kevin Kaiser, 5) Brett LaFollette
First KSE Racing Products Consolation 1) Dave Eckrich, 2) David Turner, 3) Ed Kosiski, 4) Randy McGraw, 5) Kevin Kaiser
Second KSE Racing Products Consolation 1) Terry Phillips, 2) Steve Oerly, 3) Brett LaFollette, 4) John Anderson, 5) Reid Millard
Iowa-Illinois Taylor Insulation Pole Dash 1) Denny Eckrich, 2) Chad Lyle, 3) Ed Dixon, 4) Al Humphrey, 5) Joe Kosiski, 6) Gary Stolba
PolyDome Championship 50 1) Kyle Berck, 2) Joe Kosiski, 3) Ed Dixon, 4) Gary Stolba, 5) Terry Phillips, 6) Al Humphrey, 7) Darrell DeFrance, 8) Alan Vaughn, 9) Chris Smyser, 10) Delbert Smith, 11) Larry Clawson, 12) Skip Frey, 13) David Turner, 14) Brett LaFollette, 15) Brian Harris, 16) Denny Eckrich, 17) CJ Lyle, 18) John Anderson, 19) Richard Foster, 20) Dave Eckrich, 21) Steve Oerly, 22) Chad Lyle, 23) Rob Moss, 24) Ed Kosiski, 25) Jason Bodenhamer, 26) Sonny Findling
Lap Leaders: Denny Eckrick (1-30), Kyle Berck (31-50)
Carrera Shocks Passing Points winner: Al Humphrey
Seubert Calf Ranches Rookie of the Race: Al Humphrey
Kosiski Auto Parts Hammer Down winner: Skip Frey
Cutting Edge Race Decals Hard Luck Award winner: Matt Furman
Modifieds
Heat 1 1) Darrin Goodson, 2) Jeff Cuttshaw, 3) Howard Hall
Heat 2 1) Chad Lyle, 2) Aaron Poe, 3) Rick Kimberling
Heat 3 1) Larry Winn, 2) Richard Foster, 3) Steve Cain
A Feature 1) Chad Lyle, 2) Larry Winn, 3) Steve Potter, 4) Steve Payne, 5) Rick Kimberling, 6) Darrin Goodson, 7) Aaron Poe, 8) Howard Hall, 9) Terry Schultz, 10)
October 13, 2003
Sedalia, Missouri
The sophomore season of the World Dirt Racing League PolyDome Super Series came to a close on Sunday evening and for the second year in a row Marquette, NE hot shoe Kyle Berck drove away with the title. Leaving the historic 1/2 mile of Sedalia's State Fair Speedway Berck not only had the season championship, but he also added another win to his total on the 2003 campaign by holding off his closest point rival Joe Kosiski.
As the feature rolled off the field was paced by the Tiffin, IA machine of Denny Eckrich who quickly established a comfortable margin on the field. Eckrich's lead never dwindled as he was able to hold his cushion through three early cautions and had stretched his lead to nearly a full straight.
While Eckrich was continuing his run at the point Berck was quickly moving his was through the pack after taking the green from the inside of row four. Through the early laps Berck had been able to move his way up to the fourth position by the tenth lap of the fifty lap affair. The fight continued as Joe Kosiski and Al Humphrey saw Berck move around them and into second place on laps 17 and 18.
Through 30 laps the top five remained the same, but it was apparent to the crowd on hand that Berck didn't plan to settle for second as he began to close on the lead car of Eckrich. Suddenly it was readily apparent why the gap closed so quickly as Eckrich's mount began to smoke heavily as he entered turn one and Berck quickly made to move to the lead on lap 31. The field was slowed on lap 32 for a caution, but Berck was never challenged after that as the remainder of the event went without a caution. At the line Berck was able to hold a full straightaway lead on the second place machine of Kosiski with Ed Dixon, Gary Stolba and Terry Phillips rounding out the top 5.
Pit Notes
-After the race it was apparent that the Dorothy Lynch Salad Dressing #14 of Kyle Berck probably wouldn't have gone much further. Over the course of the last few laps an unusual noise could be heard coming from the rear and the crew quickly figured out why. The cap on the rear end had come off during the race and the rear end grease had run completely out.
-Matt Furman had a scary ride in his heat race as entering turn one his car suddenly rolled up onto the right front tire then came completely off the ground. When the car came back down it made a hard impact with the wall ending Furman's night. Furman was somewhat shaken, but otherwise ok. The same could not be said for the car.
-Several Miller Lite Summer Shootout drivers took to the track in an attempt to hold off their traveling counterparts and take home bragging rights. Of those driver's 2003 W-K Chevrolet-Buick Late Model Champion Chris Smyser came out with the best finish. Running as high as third in the feature event, Smyser slipped back a little in the late stages to finish ninth in the Mike Crump Racing 00s.
-Fans saw something that they haven't come to expect in the last several years when Terry Phillips was unable to transfer from his heat and had to run one of the nights two KSE Racing Produts Consolation events. Phillips transferred to the feature and then put on a show for the fans as he roared up from the twentieth starting position to fifth in the final run-down.
-Three drivers attempted to take home the double on the evening by running with both the modifieds and the late models, but none were able to pull off the feat. Lone Jack, MO's Chad Lyle had to feel good about his chances however, as he was able to win the Modified event and was starting on the outside front row for the late model feature. Problems with the late model prevented him from keeping the fast pace and he was forced to pull the car in and finished in the 22nd position. Richard Foster and Jason Bodenhamer were the other two drivers that were pulling double duty on the evening.
For news and information check out www.826race.com.
Full Results
PolyDome Championship 50
Heat 1 1) Gary Stolba, 2) Al Humphrey, 3) Joe Kosiski, 4) Rob Moss, 5) Steve Oerly
Heat 2 2) Chad Lyle, 2) CJ Lyle, 3) Jason Bodenhamer, 4) TJ Kuykendall, 5) Mike Collins
Heat 3 1) Chris Smyser, 2) Brian Harris, 3) Richard Foster, 4) Alan Vaughn, 5) Terry Phillips
Heat 4 1) Kyle Berck, 2) Sonny Findling, 3) Darrell DeFrance, 4) Delbert Smith, 5) Dave Eckrich
Heat 5 1) Denny Eckrich, 2) Ed Dixon, 3) Larry Clawson, 4) Kevin Kaiser, 5) Brett LaFollette
First KSE Racing Products Consolation 1) Dave Eckrich, 2) David Turner, 3) Ed Kosiski, 4) Randy McGraw, 5) Kevin Kaiser
Second KSE Racing Products Consolation 1) Terry Phillips, 2) Steve Oerly, 3) Brett LaFollette, 4) John Anderson, 5) Reid Millard
Iowa-Illinois Taylor Insulation Pole Dash 1) Denny Eckrich, 2) Chad Lyle, 3) Ed Dixon, 4) Al Humphrey, 5) Joe Kosiski, 6) Gary Stolba
PolyDome Championship 50 1) Kyle Berck, 2) Joe Kosiski, 3) Ed Dixon, 4) Gary Stolba, 5) Terry Phillips, 6) Al Humphrey, 7) Darrell DeFrance, 8) Alan Vaughn, 9) Chris Smyser, 10) Delbert Smith, 11) Larry Clawson, 12) Skip Frey, 13) David Turner, 14) Brett LaFollette, 15) Brian Harris, 16) Denny Eckrich, 17) CJ Lyle, 18) John Anderson, 19) Richard Foster, 20) Dave Eckrich, 21) Steve Oerly, 22) Chad Lyle, 23) Rob Moss, 24) Ed Kosiski, 25) Jason Bodenhamer, 26) Sonny Findling
Lap Leaders: Denny Eckrick (1-30), Kyle Berck (31-50)
Carrera Shocks Passing Points winner: Al Humphrey
Seubert Calf Ranches Rookie of the Race: Al Humphrey
Kosiski Auto Parts Hammer Down winner: Skip Frey
Cutting Edge Race Decals Hard Luck Award winner: Matt Furman
Modifieds
Heat 1 1) Darrin Goodson, 2) Jeff Cuttshaw, 3) Howard Hall
Heat 2 1) Chad Lyle, 2) Aaron Poe, 3) Rick Kimberling
Heat 3 1) Larry Winn, 2) Richard Foster, 3) Steve Cain
A Feature 1) Chad Lyle, 2) Larry Winn, 3) Steve Potter, 4) Steve Payne, 5) Rick Kimberling, 6) Darrin Goodson, 7) Aaron Poe, 8) Howard Hall, 9) Terry Schultz, 10)
