Paul McMahan tops standings after first round of qualifying events
KNOXVILLE, IA — August 9, 2007 — Paul McMahan took a huge step towards winning his first Knoxville Nationals championship Thursday as he led strong performances by several World of Outlaws teams on the opening night at Sprint Car racing’s biggest event.
A two-time winner this season with the World of Outlaws, McMahan paced the field with a new Knoxville Nationals track record of 14.817 seconds. He then started last on the half-mile oval in his fully inverted 10-car heat and raced his way into a fourth-place transfer position before eventually finishing fifth in the feature.
By the end of the night, McMahan sat atop the standings with 483 points for Saturday’s 47th annual running of this festival of speed at Knoxville Raceway, a track with which McMahan has a score to settle after he sustained a serious back injury during the 2004 event. Capturing the $150,000 top prize might go a long way towards soothing that ache.
“Coming to Knoxville is always a lot of added pressure you put on yourself,” said McMahan, 36, a California native who resides in Nashville. “You get so sick to your stomach before qualifying, and we were able to click off a good lap and be quick time, then the pressure rebuilds on you having to start 10th in the heat race and get into the top four to make the A-main. I was fortunate enough to have a good start and get to fourth in the heat race. It takes a lot of pressure off of me so I can just to go out and do my job and drive the Bass Pro Shops Chevy car to the front.”
Joey Saldana drove his Mopar-powered machine to a fourth-place finish in the A-main, and combined with his qualifying effort is second overall after one night of competition. Stevie Smith, Steve Kinser and Wayne Johnson round out the top five in points.
In the main event on Thursday night, Brooke Tatnell started on the outside of the front row and was well on his way to Victory Lane when a caution waved to set up a green-white-checkered finish. That removed lapped cars from the mix and put Jeff Shepard right on Tatnell’s tail. Tatnell went to the high side of the track on the restart while Shepard dove to the bottom and slid to the front, pulling off the victory.
Still, Tatnell is sixth in points after the first night of action, with Terry McCarl seventh and Shepard eighth. Knoxville regular Travis Cram is ninth with Lernerville Speedway’s all-time leading sprint car winner Ed Lynch Jr. rounding out the Top 10 in points.
“My gut said go to the bottom,” said Tatnell, a native of San Souci, NSW, Australia. “When you’re the leader, sometimes you’re a sitting duck. It’s just disappointing. We had a really good race car.”
After following Tatnell for 23 laps, Shepard, of Upperco, Md., knew his only hope was to run him down on the restart.
“I was just happy they didn’t put a lapped car between us,” Shepard said. “All I knew is that going by that [restart] cone I needed to be on his bumper so I could peel off to the left going into Turn 1. I thought for sure he was going low. I asked him, ‘Why didn’t you go low to block me?’ He said, ‘My team told me to ring the top.’ I said, ‘Well, that wasn’t the right thing to do because that was my only shot.’ I would catch him, I got beside of him one time coming off of Turn 2 but right in front of both of us was a car on the bottom and I couldn’t get past him to get back to the top.”
Winning the main event on a qualifying night is no doubt exciting, but it’s still only one piece of the puzzle drivers must solve to reach their goal of winning the Knoxville Nationals. Between the points structure, the inversions and the scrambles, the best place to be is near the top of the standings by Saturday night when the field is aligned for the race to the $150,000 prize out of a purse nearly $1 million strong.
“Just being locked into the main event is the big thing, but to be to the high point guy and to be in that scramble is just phenomenal for us,” McMahan said. “I’ve had a lot of bad luck running here at Knoxville, and just everything went my way tonight. The Paul Kistler Chevy motors are just ripping. This is probably the best motor I’ve had all year long.”
Saldana, the runner-up last year, is aiming to move up one spot up the podium on Saturday night and sitting second in points after the opening night is critical.
“We had a bleeder break off on the wheel and that could have been detrimental the way points are,” said Saldana, of Brownsburg, Ind. “For us to finish with three pounds of air in the right rear and be second in points, it could have easily gone the other way. It was a good night for us.”
Lurking fourth in the standings after Thursday is Kinser, a remarkable feat considering two cars collided and flipped in front of him in the first corner during his heat race. Kinser’s car suffered damage to the top and front wings as well as a slightly bent axle. Still, Kinser restarted in the last row and willed himself into the transfer spot.
“We’re going to be a couple of rows out of the striking distance on Saturday night,” said Kinser, a 12-time Knoxville Nationals champion. “We probably don’t have much of a chance, but if it slickens up a bit we can probably still get there.”
The rest of the field will run its qualifying feature on Friday, after torrential rain forced it to be delayed from Wednesday night. Among the drivers who will tackle the track on Friday is 2006 World of Outlaws and Knoxville Nationals champion Donny Schatz.
Knoxville Nationals Night One Statistical Report; Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway; Aug. 9, 2007 Time Trials 1. Paul McMahan, Nashville TN, 14.817 (New Nationals Track Record) 2. Stevie Smith, Broken Arrow OK, 14.83 3. Travis Cram, Knoxville IA, 14.874 4. Bronson Maeschen, Knoxville IA, 14.88 5. Dion Hindi, Albuquerque NM, 14.894 6. Kenny Jacobs, Holmesville OH, 14.958 7. Jason Meyers, Clovis CA, 14.987 8. Terry McCarl, Altoona IA, 14.991 9. Rob Chaney, Millersburg OH, 14.992 10. Steve Kinser, Bloomington IN, 15.016 11. Joey Saldana, Brownsburg IN, 15.02 12. Jason Johnson, Greenville TX, 15.023 13. Ed Lynch Jr, Apollo PA, 15.023 14. Tayler Malsam, Sammamish WA, 15.044 15. Ricky Logan, Little Rock AR, 15.056 16. Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls SD, 15.061 17. Chad Hillier, Sedro Woolley WA, 15.062 18. Wayne Johnson, Mustang OK, 15.071 19. Don Droud Jr, Lincoln NE, 15.073 20. Calvin Landis, Knoxville IA, 15.092 21. Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW, Aust., 15.119 22. Jeff Shepard, Upperco MD, 15.149 23. Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal KS, 15.165 24. Jack Dover, (R) Springfield NE, 15.189 25. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO, 15.192 26. Brock Mayes, Bucyrus OH, 15.197 27. Kerry Madsen, Sydney, NSW, Aust. , 15.213 28. Neil Shepherd, Warsaw IN, 15.215 29. Kaley Gharst, Decatur IL, 15.223 30. Jac Haudenschild, Wooster OH, 15.252 31. Seth Brahmer, Wisner NE, 15.259 32. Sam Hafertepe, Sunnyville TX, 15.274 33. Randy Martin, California MO, 15.319 34. Tim Kaeding, San Jose CA, 15.352 35. Nick Smith, Broken Arrow OK, 15.354 36. Clint Garner, Sioux Falls SD, 15.377 37. Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust./Prairie City IA, 15.39 38. Josh Higday, Des Moines IA, 15.409 39. Ben Gregg, Glendale AZ, 15.458 40. Greg Wilson, Benton Ridge OH, 15.503 41. Mike Moore, East Des Moines IA, 15.535 42. JD Johnson, Goddard KS, 15.611 43. Jesse Hockett, Warsaw MO, 15.628 44. Natalie Sather, Fargo ND, 15.682 45. Todd King, Sheboygan Falls WI, 15.7 46. Garrett Ishii, Caruthers CA, 15.92 47. Ray Allen Kulhanek, Conroe TX, 16.202 48. Robert Ballou, Rocklin CA, 16.371 49. Eric Baldaccini, Keller TX, 16.773 50. Kim Mock, Pleasant Prairie WI, No Time;
Heat 1, 10 laps, 2:35.6 (New Track Record) 1. Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW, Aust.
2. Joey Saldana, Brownsburg IN
3. Seth Brahmer, Wisner NE
4. Paul McMahan, Nashville TN
5. Clint Garner, Sioux Falls SD
6. Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls SD
7. Brock Mayes, Bucyrus OH
8. Garrett Ishii, Caruthers CA
9. Kenny Jacobs, Holmesville OH
10. Mike Moore, East Des Moines IA
Heat 2, 10 laps, 2:37.0
1. Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust./Prairie City IA 2. Jeff Shepard, Upperco MD 3. JD Johnson, Goddard KS 4. Sam Hafertepe, Sunnyville TX 5. Stevie Smith, Broken Arrow OK 6. Kerry Madsen, Sydney, NSW, Aust.
7. Jason Meyers, Clovis CA
8. Jason Johnson, Greenville TX
9. Chad Hillier, Sedro Woolley WA
10. Ray Allen Kulhanek, Conroe TX
Heat 3, 10 laps, No Time
1. Randy Martin, California MO
2. Wayne Johnson, Mustang OK
3. Ed Lynch Jr, Apollo PA
4. Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal KS
5. Terry McCarl, Altoona IA
6. Jesse Hockett, Warsaw MO
7. Travis Cram, Knoxville IA
8. Robert Ballou, Rocklin CA
9. Neil Shepherd, Warsaw IN
10. Josh Higday, Des Moines IA
Heat 4, 10 laps, No Time
1. Ben Gregg, Glendale AZ
2. Natalie Sather, Fargo ND
3. Tim Kaeding, San Jose CA
4. Don Droud Jr, Lincoln NE
5. Rob Chaney, Millersburg OH
6. Bronson Maeschen, Knoxville IA
7. Tayler Malsam, Sammamish WA
8. Jack Dover, (R)Springfield NE
9. Kaley Gharst, Decatur IL
10. (Did not start) Kim Mock, Pleasant Prairie WI
Heat 5, 10 laps, 2:41.5
1. Greg Wilson, Benton Ridge OH
2. Daryn Pittman, Pittsboro IN
3. Todd King, Sheboygan Falls WI
4. Steve Kinser, Bloomington IN
5. Jac Haudenschild, Wooster OH
6. Calvin Landis, Knoxville IA
7. Nick Smith, Broken Arrow OK
8. Dion Hindi, Albuquerque NM
9. Ricky Logan, Little Rock AR
10. Eric Baldaccini, Keller TX
C Feature, 8 laps
1. Kenny Jacobs, Holmesville OH
2. Chad Hillier, Sedro Woolley WA
3. Josh Higday, Des Moines IA
4. Neil Shepherd, Warsaw IN
5. Mike Moore, East Des Moines IA
6. Ray Allen Kulhanek, Conroe TX
(The following did not start)
7. Ricky Logan, Little Rock AR
8. Kaley Gharst, Decatur IL
9. Eric Baldaccini, Keller TX
10. Kim Mock, Pleasant Prairie WI
B Feature, 12 laps
1. Travis Cram, Knoxville IA
2. Stevie Smith, Broken Arrow OK
3. Terry McCarl, Altoona IA
4. Dion Hindi, Albuquerque NM
5. Jason Johnson, Greenville TX
6. Kerry Madsen, Sydney, NSW, Aust.
7. Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls SD
8. Rob Chaney, Millersburg OH
9. Calvin Landis, Knoxville IA
10. Bronson Maeschen, Knoxville IA
11. Jac Haudenschild, Wooster OH
12. Tayler Malsam, Sammamish WA
13. Clint Garner, Sioux Falls SD
14. Jack Dover, (R)Springfield NE
15. Chad Hillier, Sedro Woolley WA
16. Jesse Hockett, Warsaw MO
17. Kenny Jacobs, Holmesville OH
18. Brock Mayes, Bucyrus OH
19. Robert Ballou, Rocklin CA
20. Garrett Ishii, Caruthers CA
21. Jason Meyers, Clovis CA
22. Nick Smith, Broken Arrow OK
A Feature, 25 laps
1. Jeff Shepard, Upperco MD
2. Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW, Aust.
3. Wayne Johnson, Mustang OK
4. Joey Saldana, Brownsburg IN
5. Paul McMahan, Nashville TN
6. Steve Kinser, Bloomington IN
7. Don Droud Jr, Lincoln NE
8. Tim Kaeding, San Jose CA
9. Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal KS
10. Terry McCarl, Altoona IA
11. Sam Hafertepe, Sunnyville TX
12. Stevie Smith, Broken Arrow OK
13. Ed Lynch Jr, Apollo PA
14. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO
15. Dion Hindi, Albuquerque NM
16. Randy Martin, California MO
17. Travis Cram, Knoxville IA
18. Randy Martin, California MO
19. Travis Cram, Knoxville IA
20. Greg Wilson, Benton Ridge OH
21. Seth Brahmer, Wisner NE
22. Natalie Sather, Fargo ND
23. JD Johnson, Goddard KS
24. Todd King, Sheboygan Falls WI
25. Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust./Prairie City IA 26. Ben Gregg, Glendale AZ.
Lap Leaders: Tatnell 1-23; Shepard 24-25
Top 10 Points Through First Half Qualifying Night (Second half of field competes Friday) 1. Paul McMahan, 483 2. Joey Saldana, 471 3. Stevie Smith, 464 4. Steve Kinser, 463 5. Wayne Johnson, 459 6. Brooke Tatnell, 458 7. Terry McCarl, 456 8. Jeff Shepard, 455 9. Travis Cram, 446
Ed Lynch Jr., 446
(Others: 11. Dion Hindi, 443; 13. Tony Bruce Jr., 431; 17. Sam Hafertepe Jr., 409; 22. Justin Henderson, 393; 28. Jason Meyers, 380; 30. Kerry Madsen, 373; 33. Chad Hiller, 366; 35. Jac Haudenschild, 360).
KNOXVILLE, IA — August 9, 2007 — Paul McMahan took a huge step towards winning his first Knoxville Nationals championship Thursday as he led strong performances by several World of Outlaws teams on the opening night at Sprint Car racing’s biggest event.
A two-time winner this season with the World of Outlaws, McMahan paced the field with a new Knoxville Nationals track record of 14.817 seconds. He then started last on the half-mile oval in his fully inverted 10-car heat and raced his way into a fourth-place transfer position before eventually finishing fifth in the feature.
By the end of the night, McMahan sat atop the standings with 483 points for Saturday’s 47th annual running of this festival of speed at Knoxville Raceway, a track with which McMahan has a score to settle after he sustained a serious back injury during the 2004 event. Capturing the $150,000 top prize might go a long way towards soothing that ache.
“Coming to Knoxville is always a lot of added pressure you put on yourself,” said McMahan, 36, a California native who resides in Nashville. “You get so sick to your stomach before qualifying, and we were able to click off a good lap and be quick time, then the pressure rebuilds on you having to start 10th in the heat race and get into the top four to make the A-main. I was fortunate enough to have a good start and get to fourth in the heat race. It takes a lot of pressure off of me so I can just to go out and do my job and drive the Bass Pro Shops Chevy car to the front.”
Joey Saldana drove his Mopar-powered machine to a fourth-place finish in the A-main, and combined with his qualifying effort is second overall after one night of competition. Stevie Smith, Steve Kinser and Wayne Johnson round out the top five in points.
In the main event on Thursday night, Brooke Tatnell started on the outside of the front row and was well on his way to Victory Lane when a caution waved to set up a green-white-checkered finish. That removed lapped cars from the mix and put Jeff Shepard right on Tatnell’s tail. Tatnell went to the high side of the track on the restart while Shepard dove to the bottom and slid to the front, pulling off the victory.
Still, Tatnell is sixth in points after the first night of action, with Terry McCarl seventh and Shepard eighth. Knoxville regular Travis Cram is ninth with Lernerville Speedway’s all-time leading sprint car winner Ed Lynch Jr. rounding out the Top 10 in points.
“My gut said go to the bottom,” said Tatnell, a native of San Souci, NSW, Australia. “When you’re the leader, sometimes you’re a sitting duck. It’s just disappointing. We had a really good race car.”
After following Tatnell for 23 laps, Shepard, of Upperco, Md., knew his only hope was to run him down on the restart.
“I was just happy they didn’t put a lapped car between us,” Shepard said. “All I knew is that going by that [restart] cone I needed to be on his bumper so I could peel off to the left going into Turn 1. I thought for sure he was going low. I asked him, ‘Why didn’t you go low to block me?’ He said, ‘My team told me to ring the top.’ I said, ‘Well, that wasn’t the right thing to do because that was my only shot.’ I would catch him, I got beside of him one time coming off of Turn 2 but right in front of both of us was a car on the bottom and I couldn’t get past him to get back to the top.”
Winning the main event on a qualifying night is no doubt exciting, but it’s still only one piece of the puzzle drivers must solve to reach their goal of winning the Knoxville Nationals. Between the points structure, the inversions and the scrambles, the best place to be is near the top of the standings by Saturday night when the field is aligned for the race to the $150,000 prize out of a purse nearly $1 million strong.
“Just being locked into the main event is the big thing, but to be to the high point guy and to be in that scramble is just phenomenal for us,” McMahan said. “I’ve had a lot of bad luck running here at Knoxville, and just everything went my way tonight. The Paul Kistler Chevy motors are just ripping. This is probably the best motor I’ve had all year long.”
Saldana, the runner-up last year, is aiming to move up one spot up the podium on Saturday night and sitting second in points after the opening night is critical.
“We had a bleeder break off on the wheel and that could have been detrimental the way points are,” said Saldana, of Brownsburg, Ind. “For us to finish with three pounds of air in the right rear and be second in points, it could have easily gone the other way. It was a good night for us.”
Lurking fourth in the standings after Thursday is Kinser, a remarkable feat considering two cars collided and flipped in front of him in the first corner during his heat race. Kinser’s car suffered damage to the top and front wings as well as a slightly bent axle. Still, Kinser restarted in the last row and willed himself into the transfer spot.
“We’re going to be a couple of rows out of the striking distance on Saturday night,” said Kinser, a 12-time Knoxville Nationals champion. “We probably don’t have much of a chance, but if it slickens up a bit we can probably still get there.”
The rest of the field will run its qualifying feature on Friday, after torrential rain forced it to be delayed from Wednesday night. Among the drivers who will tackle the track on Friday is 2006 World of Outlaws and Knoxville Nationals champion Donny Schatz.
Knoxville Nationals Night One Statistical Report; Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway; Aug. 9, 2007 Time Trials 1. Paul McMahan, Nashville TN, 14.817 (New Nationals Track Record) 2. Stevie Smith, Broken Arrow OK, 14.83 3. Travis Cram, Knoxville IA, 14.874 4. Bronson Maeschen, Knoxville IA, 14.88 5. Dion Hindi, Albuquerque NM, 14.894 6. Kenny Jacobs, Holmesville OH, 14.958 7. Jason Meyers, Clovis CA, 14.987 8. Terry McCarl, Altoona IA, 14.991 9. Rob Chaney, Millersburg OH, 14.992 10. Steve Kinser, Bloomington IN, 15.016 11. Joey Saldana, Brownsburg IN, 15.02 12. Jason Johnson, Greenville TX, 15.023 13. Ed Lynch Jr, Apollo PA, 15.023 14. Tayler Malsam, Sammamish WA, 15.044 15. Ricky Logan, Little Rock AR, 15.056 16. Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls SD, 15.061 17. Chad Hillier, Sedro Woolley WA, 15.062 18. Wayne Johnson, Mustang OK, 15.071 19. Don Droud Jr, Lincoln NE, 15.073 20. Calvin Landis, Knoxville IA, 15.092 21. Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW, Aust., 15.119 22. Jeff Shepard, Upperco MD, 15.149 23. Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal KS, 15.165 24. Jack Dover, (R) Springfield NE, 15.189 25. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO, 15.192 26. Brock Mayes, Bucyrus OH, 15.197 27. Kerry Madsen, Sydney, NSW, Aust. , 15.213 28. Neil Shepherd, Warsaw IN, 15.215 29. Kaley Gharst, Decatur IL, 15.223 30. Jac Haudenschild, Wooster OH, 15.252 31. Seth Brahmer, Wisner NE, 15.259 32. Sam Hafertepe, Sunnyville TX, 15.274 33. Randy Martin, California MO, 15.319 34. Tim Kaeding, San Jose CA, 15.352 35. Nick Smith, Broken Arrow OK, 15.354 36. Clint Garner, Sioux Falls SD, 15.377 37. Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust./Prairie City IA, 15.39 38. Josh Higday, Des Moines IA, 15.409 39. Ben Gregg, Glendale AZ, 15.458 40. Greg Wilson, Benton Ridge OH, 15.503 41. Mike Moore, East Des Moines IA, 15.535 42. JD Johnson, Goddard KS, 15.611 43. Jesse Hockett, Warsaw MO, 15.628 44. Natalie Sather, Fargo ND, 15.682 45. Todd King, Sheboygan Falls WI, 15.7 46. Garrett Ishii, Caruthers CA, 15.92 47. Ray Allen Kulhanek, Conroe TX, 16.202 48. Robert Ballou, Rocklin CA, 16.371 49. Eric Baldaccini, Keller TX, 16.773 50. Kim Mock, Pleasant Prairie WI, No Time;
Heat 1, 10 laps, 2:35.6 (New Track Record) 1. Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW, Aust.
2. Joey Saldana, Brownsburg IN
3. Seth Brahmer, Wisner NE
4. Paul McMahan, Nashville TN
5. Clint Garner, Sioux Falls SD
6. Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls SD
7. Brock Mayes, Bucyrus OH
8. Garrett Ishii, Caruthers CA
9. Kenny Jacobs, Holmesville OH
10. Mike Moore, East Des Moines IA
Heat 2, 10 laps, 2:37.0
1. Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust./Prairie City IA 2. Jeff Shepard, Upperco MD 3. JD Johnson, Goddard KS 4. Sam Hafertepe, Sunnyville TX 5. Stevie Smith, Broken Arrow OK 6. Kerry Madsen, Sydney, NSW, Aust.
7. Jason Meyers, Clovis CA
8. Jason Johnson, Greenville TX
9. Chad Hillier, Sedro Woolley WA
10. Ray Allen Kulhanek, Conroe TX
Heat 3, 10 laps, No Time
1. Randy Martin, California MO
2. Wayne Johnson, Mustang OK
3. Ed Lynch Jr, Apollo PA
4. Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal KS
5. Terry McCarl, Altoona IA
6. Jesse Hockett, Warsaw MO
7. Travis Cram, Knoxville IA
8. Robert Ballou, Rocklin CA
9. Neil Shepherd, Warsaw IN
10. Josh Higday, Des Moines IA
Heat 4, 10 laps, No Time
1. Ben Gregg, Glendale AZ
2. Natalie Sather, Fargo ND
3. Tim Kaeding, San Jose CA
4. Don Droud Jr, Lincoln NE
5. Rob Chaney, Millersburg OH
6. Bronson Maeschen, Knoxville IA
7. Tayler Malsam, Sammamish WA
8. Jack Dover, (R)Springfield NE
9. Kaley Gharst, Decatur IL
10. (Did not start) Kim Mock, Pleasant Prairie WI
Heat 5, 10 laps, 2:41.5
1. Greg Wilson, Benton Ridge OH
2. Daryn Pittman, Pittsboro IN
3. Todd King, Sheboygan Falls WI
4. Steve Kinser, Bloomington IN
5. Jac Haudenschild, Wooster OH
6. Calvin Landis, Knoxville IA
7. Nick Smith, Broken Arrow OK
8. Dion Hindi, Albuquerque NM
9. Ricky Logan, Little Rock AR
10. Eric Baldaccini, Keller TX
C Feature, 8 laps
1. Kenny Jacobs, Holmesville OH
2. Chad Hillier, Sedro Woolley WA
3. Josh Higday, Des Moines IA
4. Neil Shepherd, Warsaw IN
5. Mike Moore, East Des Moines IA
6. Ray Allen Kulhanek, Conroe TX
(The following did not start)
7. Ricky Logan, Little Rock AR
8. Kaley Gharst, Decatur IL
9. Eric Baldaccini, Keller TX
10. Kim Mock, Pleasant Prairie WI
B Feature, 12 laps
1. Travis Cram, Knoxville IA
2. Stevie Smith, Broken Arrow OK
3. Terry McCarl, Altoona IA
4. Dion Hindi, Albuquerque NM
5. Jason Johnson, Greenville TX
6. Kerry Madsen, Sydney, NSW, Aust.
7. Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls SD
8. Rob Chaney, Millersburg OH
9. Calvin Landis, Knoxville IA
10. Bronson Maeschen, Knoxville IA
11. Jac Haudenschild, Wooster OH
12. Tayler Malsam, Sammamish WA
13. Clint Garner, Sioux Falls SD
14. Jack Dover, (R)Springfield NE
15. Chad Hillier, Sedro Woolley WA
16. Jesse Hockett, Warsaw MO
17. Kenny Jacobs, Holmesville OH
18. Brock Mayes, Bucyrus OH
19. Robert Ballou, Rocklin CA
20. Garrett Ishii, Caruthers CA
21. Jason Meyers, Clovis CA
22. Nick Smith, Broken Arrow OK
A Feature, 25 laps
1. Jeff Shepard, Upperco MD
2. Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW, Aust.
3. Wayne Johnson, Mustang OK
4. Joey Saldana, Brownsburg IN
5. Paul McMahan, Nashville TN
6. Steve Kinser, Bloomington IN
7. Don Droud Jr, Lincoln NE
8. Tim Kaeding, San Jose CA
9. Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal KS
10. Terry McCarl, Altoona IA
11. Sam Hafertepe, Sunnyville TX
12. Stevie Smith, Broken Arrow OK
13. Ed Lynch Jr, Apollo PA
14. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO
15. Dion Hindi, Albuquerque NM
16. Randy Martin, California MO
17. Travis Cram, Knoxville IA
18. Randy Martin, California MO
19. Travis Cram, Knoxville IA
20. Greg Wilson, Benton Ridge OH
21. Seth Brahmer, Wisner NE
22. Natalie Sather, Fargo ND
23. JD Johnson, Goddard KS
24. Todd King, Sheboygan Falls WI
25. Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust./Prairie City IA 26. Ben Gregg, Glendale AZ.
Lap Leaders: Tatnell 1-23; Shepard 24-25
Top 10 Points Through First Half Qualifying Night (Second half of field competes Friday) 1. Paul McMahan, 483 2. Joey Saldana, 471 3. Stevie Smith, 464 4. Steve Kinser, 463 5. Wayne Johnson, 459 6. Brooke Tatnell, 458 7. Terry McCarl, 456 8. Jeff Shepard, 455 9. Travis Cram, 446
Ed Lynch Jr., 446
(Others: 11. Dion Hindi, 443; 13. Tony Bruce Jr., 431; 17. Sam Hafertepe Jr., 409; 22. Justin Henderson, 393; 28. Jason Meyers, 380; 30. Kerry Madsen, 373; 33. Chad Hiller, 366; 35. Jac Haudenschild, 360).
