By Jake Croxton
Lincoln, Ill. (July 3) – Ernie Dodd maneuvered around early leader Jeff Moe and held off constant pressure from Gary Fox to claim the 30-lap Freedom 2005 Challenge Wynn’s Sportsman Qualifier at Lincoln Speedway. Dodd worked traffic to perfection and took his second career win and first at Lincoln. Fox was unable to wrestle the top spot away on two late restarts and settled for second. Bobby Morgan, Moe, and Greg Kimmons finished in the top five. By virtue of consistency throughout the three day swing that began at Jacksonville and Fairbury, Brandon Roberts celebrated the Freedom 2005 Championship.
Chris Tackett ended Terry Miller’s two-race win streak after leading the majority of the 15-lap Street Stock main. The victory was Tackett’s second at the Logan County Fairgrounds ¼-mile. Miller had a run on Tackett with four laps remaining, but a caution killed the run and put Tackett in control of the restart. Tackett held on ahead of Miller, Larry Russell, Jr., Roy Magee, and Brian Mileham.
Another Lance entered victory lane during the Late Model 20-lapper. Tim Lance held off a last ditch effort from brother and current point leader Steve Lance, Jr. to claim his first Lincoln Speedway win by less than a foot. Rick Haley finished in third, while Shane Allen and Gary Shields completed the top five.
J. R. Eskew started on pole and never looked back during the Wild Thing 15-lapper. Eskew was never challenged as Bob Sanders held off Steve Huffman for second. Damon Jones and Brad Leonard rounded out the top five.
The Outlaw Wingless Sprint Cars return in one week to the Lincoln Speedway. UMP Modifieds, Street Stocks, and Wild Things fill out the card. The following Friday, the UMP Summernationals will make its inaugural appearance at Lincoln. The 40-lap main will pay $10,000 to the winner.
Results – Sportsman – Heat Race #1 – 1. Jeff Graham; 2. Gary Fox; 3. Greg Kimmons; 4. Danny O’Dell; 5. Brandon Roberts; 6. David Bank; 7. Wade Ehrhardt
Heat Race #2 – 1. Jeff Moe; 2. Scott Barnes; 3. Ernie Dodd; 4. Casey Hardesty; 5. Shane Hetherington; 6. Brian Call; 7. Steven Mattingly
Heat Race #3 – 1. Darrell Dick; 2. Bobby Morgan; 3. Curtis Hobbs; 4. Kent Collins; 5. Gary Barnes; 6. Billy Nail; 7. Scott Wallace
Dash – 1. Graham; 2. Moe; 3. Morgan; 4. Fox; 5. S. Barnes; 6. Dick
Feature – 1. Dodd; 2. Fox; 3. Morgan; 4. Moe; 5. Kimmons; 6. Roberts; 7. S. Barnes; 8. Hobbs; 9. G. Barnes; 10. Collins; 11. Hetherington; 12. Mattingly; 13. Ehrhardt; 14. Bank; 15. O’Dell; 16. Nail; 17. Wallace; 18. Graham; 19. Dick; 20. Hardesty; 21. Call
Street Stocks – Heat Race #1 – 1. J. D. Smith; 2. Kevin Skelton; 3. Roy Magee; 4. Robert Reynolds; 5. David Cooper; 6. Jim Cardoni; 7. Neil Huffman; 8. Dustin Ingram; 9. Scott Mileham; 10. Rusty Ballard
Heat Race #2 – 1. Chris Tackett; 2. Terry Miller; 3. Larry Russell, Jr.; 4. Brian Mileham; 5. Bobby Eskew; 6. Jamie Suddarth; 7. Rick Skelton; 8. David Awe; 9. Corey Bragg
Feature – 1. Tackett; 2. Miller; 3. Russell, Jr.; 4. Magee; 5. B. Mileham; 6. Eskew; 7. Cooper; 8. Awe; 9. Cardoni; 10. R. Skelton; 11. Ingram; 12. Suddarth; 13. Huffman; 14. Bragg; 15. Ballard; 16. S. Mileham; 17. Smith; 18. K. Skelton; 19. Reynolds
Late Models – Heat Race #1 – 1. Tim Lance; 2. Rick Haley; 3. Todd O’Neill; 4. Gary Shields; 5. Herb Shannon, Jr.; 6. John Graham; 7. Lance Alcorn; 8. Steve Theivagt; 9. Keith Piano
Heat Race #2 – 1. Roger Brickler; 2. Ryan Unzicker; 3. Steve Lance, Jr.; 4. Shane Allen; 5. Cody Bauman; 6. Bruce White; 7. Mike Fannin; 8. Chuck Mitchell; 9. Matt Beadles
Feature – 1. T. Lance; 2. S. Lance, Jr.; 3. Haley; 4. Allen; 5. Shields; 6. Bauman; 7. Alcorn; 8. O’Neill; 9. Graham; 10. Beadles; 11. Fannin; 12. Brickler; 13. Mitchell; 14. Theivagt; 15. White; 16. Shannon, Jr.; 17. Unzicker; 18. Piano
Wild Things – Heat Race #1 – 1. J. R. Eskew; 2. Steve Huffman; 3. Zach Gasparini; 4. Matt Turley; 5. Rick Miller; 6. Dustin Mugler; 7. Tracy Mattingly; 8. Josh Osborne; 9. Chevy Miller
Heat Race #2 – 1. Brad Leonard; 2. Scott Schriber; 3. Rick Kuhn; 4. Trevor Bristow; 5. Joe Miller; 6. Bill Sparks; 7. Audrey Altman; 8. Shane Garrison; 9. Shawn Awe
Heat Race #3 – 1. Bob Sanders; 2. Elmer Well; 3. Eric Keymon; 4. E. J. Gregory; 5. Damon Jones; 6. Shawn Garrison; 7. Gabe Meece; 8. Larry Fletcher; 9. Jeff Krause; 10. Tim Miller
Dash – 1. Eskew; 2. Huffman; 3. Sanders; 4. Leonard; 5. Well; 6. Schriber
Consolation Race – 1. Mugler; 2. Shane Garrison; 3. Fletcher; 4. Sparks; 5. Meece; 6. Altman; 7. Mattingly; 8. Krause; 9. Miller; 10. Osborne; 11. Shawn Garrison; 12. Miller; 13. Awe
Feature – 1. Eskew; 2. Sanders; 3. Huffman; 4. Jones; 5. Leonard; 6. Shane Garrison; 7. Gasparini; 8. Fletcher; 9. Meece; 10. Well; 11. Mugler; 12. Schriber; 13. Keymon; 14. Sparks; 15. Bristow; 16. R. Miller; 17. J. Miller; 18. Gregory; 19. Turley; 20. Kuhn
Lincoln, Ill. (July 3) – Ernie Dodd maneuvered around early leader Jeff Moe and held off constant pressure from Gary Fox to claim the 30-lap Freedom 2005 Challenge Wynn’s Sportsman Qualifier at Lincoln Speedway. Dodd worked traffic to perfection and took his second career win and first at Lincoln. Fox was unable to wrestle the top spot away on two late restarts and settled for second. Bobby Morgan, Moe, and Greg Kimmons finished in the top five. By virtue of consistency throughout the three day swing that began at Jacksonville and Fairbury, Brandon Roberts celebrated the Freedom 2005 Championship.
Chris Tackett ended Terry Miller’s two-race win streak after leading the majority of the 15-lap Street Stock main. The victory was Tackett’s second at the Logan County Fairgrounds ¼-mile. Miller had a run on Tackett with four laps remaining, but a caution killed the run and put Tackett in control of the restart. Tackett held on ahead of Miller, Larry Russell, Jr., Roy Magee, and Brian Mileham.
Another Lance entered victory lane during the Late Model 20-lapper. Tim Lance held off a last ditch effort from brother and current point leader Steve Lance, Jr. to claim his first Lincoln Speedway win by less than a foot. Rick Haley finished in third, while Shane Allen and Gary Shields completed the top five.
J. R. Eskew started on pole and never looked back during the Wild Thing 15-lapper. Eskew was never challenged as Bob Sanders held off Steve Huffman for second. Damon Jones and Brad Leonard rounded out the top five.
The Outlaw Wingless Sprint Cars return in one week to the Lincoln Speedway. UMP Modifieds, Street Stocks, and Wild Things fill out the card. The following Friday, the UMP Summernationals will make its inaugural appearance at Lincoln. The 40-lap main will pay $10,000 to the winner.
Results – Sportsman – Heat Race #1 – 1. Jeff Graham; 2. Gary Fox; 3. Greg Kimmons; 4. Danny O’Dell; 5. Brandon Roberts; 6. David Bank; 7. Wade Ehrhardt
Heat Race #2 – 1. Jeff Moe; 2. Scott Barnes; 3. Ernie Dodd; 4. Casey Hardesty; 5. Shane Hetherington; 6. Brian Call; 7. Steven Mattingly
Heat Race #3 – 1. Darrell Dick; 2. Bobby Morgan; 3. Curtis Hobbs; 4. Kent Collins; 5. Gary Barnes; 6. Billy Nail; 7. Scott Wallace
Dash – 1. Graham; 2. Moe; 3. Morgan; 4. Fox; 5. S. Barnes; 6. Dick
Feature – 1. Dodd; 2. Fox; 3. Morgan; 4. Moe; 5. Kimmons; 6. Roberts; 7. S. Barnes; 8. Hobbs; 9. G. Barnes; 10. Collins; 11. Hetherington; 12. Mattingly; 13. Ehrhardt; 14. Bank; 15. O’Dell; 16. Nail; 17. Wallace; 18. Graham; 19. Dick; 20. Hardesty; 21. Call
Street Stocks – Heat Race #1 – 1. J. D. Smith; 2. Kevin Skelton; 3. Roy Magee; 4. Robert Reynolds; 5. David Cooper; 6. Jim Cardoni; 7. Neil Huffman; 8. Dustin Ingram; 9. Scott Mileham; 10. Rusty Ballard
Heat Race #2 – 1. Chris Tackett; 2. Terry Miller; 3. Larry Russell, Jr.; 4. Brian Mileham; 5. Bobby Eskew; 6. Jamie Suddarth; 7. Rick Skelton; 8. David Awe; 9. Corey Bragg
Feature – 1. Tackett; 2. Miller; 3. Russell, Jr.; 4. Magee; 5. B. Mileham; 6. Eskew; 7. Cooper; 8. Awe; 9. Cardoni; 10. R. Skelton; 11. Ingram; 12. Suddarth; 13. Huffman; 14. Bragg; 15. Ballard; 16. S. Mileham; 17. Smith; 18. K. Skelton; 19. Reynolds
Late Models – Heat Race #1 – 1. Tim Lance; 2. Rick Haley; 3. Todd O’Neill; 4. Gary Shields; 5. Herb Shannon, Jr.; 6. John Graham; 7. Lance Alcorn; 8. Steve Theivagt; 9. Keith Piano
Heat Race #2 – 1. Roger Brickler; 2. Ryan Unzicker; 3. Steve Lance, Jr.; 4. Shane Allen; 5. Cody Bauman; 6. Bruce White; 7. Mike Fannin; 8. Chuck Mitchell; 9. Matt Beadles
Feature – 1. T. Lance; 2. S. Lance, Jr.; 3. Haley; 4. Allen; 5. Shields; 6. Bauman; 7. Alcorn; 8. O’Neill; 9. Graham; 10. Beadles; 11. Fannin; 12. Brickler; 13. Mitchell; 14. Theivagt; 15. White; 16. Shannon, Jr.; 17. Unzicker; 18. Piano
Wild Things – Heat Race #1 – 1. J. R. Eskew; 2. Steve Huffman; 3. Zach Gasparini; 4. Matt Turley; 5. Rick Miller; 6. Dustin Mugler; 7. Tracy Mattingly; 8. Josh Osborne; 9. Chevy Miller
Heat Race #2 – 1. Brad Leonard; 2. Scott Schriber; 3. Rick Kuhn; 4. Trevor Bristow; 5. Joe Miller; 6. Bill Sparks; 7. Audrey Altman; 8. Shane Garrison; 9. Shawn Awe
Heat Race #3 – 1. Bob Sanders; 2. Elmer Well; 3. Eric Keymon; 4. E. J. Gregory; 5. Damon Jones; 6. Shawn Garrison; 7. Gabe Meece; 8. Larry Fletcher; 9. Jeff Krause; 10. Tim Miller
Dash – 1. Eskew; 2. Huffman; 3. Sanders; 4. Leonard; 5. Well; 6. Schriber
Consolation Race – 1. Mugler; 2. Shane Garrison; 3. Fletcher; 4. Sparks; 5. Meece; 6. Altman; 7. Mattingly; 8. Krause; 9. Miller; 10. Osborne; 11. Shawn Garrison; 12. Miller; 13. Awe
Feature – 1. Eskew; 2. Sanders; 3. Huffman; 4. Jones; 5. Leonard; 6. Shane Garrison; 7. Gasparini; 8. Fletcher; 9. Meece; 10. Well; 11. Mugler; 12. Schriber; 13. Keymon; 14. Sparks; 15. Bristow; 16. R. Miller; 17. J. Miller; 18. Gregory; 19. Turley; 20. Kuhn
