Inside Line Promotions – FARMINGTON, Mo. (Sept. 30, 2016) – The locals took it to the invaders on Friday during the opening round of the 21st annual Queen’s Royale at St. Francois County Raceway.
Joey Montgomery earned his first career National Sprint League feature victory as he led the final 11 laps of the caution-free main event to score the win. Montgomery is the 12th different NSL winner this season and 21st in the two-year history of the series.
The highest finishing National Sprint League regular was Danny Lasoski, who used a sixth-place result to secure his second straight NSL championship.
The 25-lap feature began with Tim Montgomery taking advantage of his pole position as he quickly drove into the lead. Joey Montgomery maneuvered into second place on the opening lap and he stalked the leader for the first half of the race.
Traffic appeared on Lap 11 and four laps later Tim Montgomery was slowed while trying to lap another competitor, which allowed Joey Montgomery to pounce.
“We knew (the rubber) was coming at some time,” Joey Montgomery said during a Victory Lane interview. “Tim slipped up behind a lapped car. It was a great race.”
Joey Montgomery held off Tim Montgomery for the remainder of the race as fellow locals Kent Buckley and 2016 St. Francois County Raceway track champion Tommy Worley Jr. finished third and fourth, respectively.
Kraig Kinser rounded out the top five in a race that lasted only 5 minutes, 56 seconds.
The night began with Parker Price-Miller setting quick time during qualifying before Brian Brown, Jacob Patton, Kory Bales, Scottie Gretzmacher and Worley Jr. each won a heat race. Patton and Dustin Homan were the B Main winners.
The 21st annual Queen’s Royale wraps up on Saturday. It will also mark the season finale for the National Sprint League.
NATIONAL SPRINT LEAGUE NOTES : Parker Price-Miller earned a $200 bonus from Deberg Concrete and a $50 certificate from Slade Shock Technology for setting quick time during time trials. … Brian Brown garnered a $100 certificate from Walker Performance Filtration for winning a heat race. … Jacob Patton scored a $100 certificate from Kaeding Performance for winning a heat race. … Kory Bales captured a certificate from Keizer Aluminum Wheels for winning a heat race. … … Jerrod Hull was the So Close Award winner and received a certificate from Rod End Supply for being the highest starting NSL driver who missed the feature redraw. … Patton powered to the Locked in Award to garner a $100 certificate from Hooker Harness for winning the first B Main. … Shane Golobic picked up a $50 certificate from KSE Racing Products for being the Hard Charger in the A Main. … A.J. Bruns was given the Hard Luck Award, which provided a $100 certificate from Ti22 Performance for facing the worst luck of the night.
National Sprint League Race Report: St. Francois County Raceway in Farmington, Mo., on Sept. 30, 2016 –
Deberg Concrete/Slade Shock Technology Time Trials: 1. 2X-Parker Price-Miller 12.982; 2. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg 13.047; 3. 2-Danny Lasoski 13.155; 4. 11K-Kraig Kinser 13.198; 5. 97-Tommy Worley Jr 13.284; 6. 87-Kent Buckley 13.320; 7. 35C-Joey Montgomery 13.435; 8. 14T-Jimmy Bridgeman 13.450; 9. 32-Tim Montgomery 13.491; 10. 42B-Cory Bruns 13.494; 11. 42-Andy McElhannon 13.524; 12. 67-Joey Boyd 13.545; 13. 12-Jerrod Hull 13.558; 14. 18-Ian Madsen 13.574; 15. 17W-Shane Golobic 13.592; 16. 2KS-Craig Dollansky 13.606; 17. 7W-Tasker Phillips 13.607; 18. 51B-Joe B. Miller 13.639; 19. 35-Jimmy Hurley 13.639; 20. 28-Jason Keith 13.646; 21. 21-Brian Brown 13.658; 22. 10-Dustin Homan 13.681; 23. 5-Kory Bales 13.712; 24. 16G-Scottie Gretzmacher 13.761; 25. 55-Brooke Tatnell 13.772; 26. 10X-Dakota Hendrickson 13.807; 27. 79J-Jacob Patton 13.883; 28. 72-Kevin Petty 13.905; 29. 2K-Ryan Kempin 13.920; 30. 360-Carl Finde, 14.116; 31. 57-George Crawford 14.117; 32. 15-Jeff Masson 14.292; 33. 40-Howard Moore 14.503; 34. 44T-Adam Carylon 14.986; 35. 17-Robbie Standridge 17.282; 36. 10K-Steve Short; 37. 44-A.J. Bruns (DNS).
Walker Performance Filtration Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 21-Brian Brown (2); 2. 10X-Dakota Hendrickson (1); 3. 2X-Parker Price-Miller (6); 4. 87-Kent Buckley (5); 5. 57-George Crawford (7); 6. 2KS-Craig Dollansky (3); 7. 42-Andy McElhannon (4); 8, 17-Robbie Standridge (DNS).
Kaeding Performance Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 79J-Jacob Patton (1); 2. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg (6); 3. 10-Dustin Homan (2); 4. 35C-Joey Montgomery (5); 5. 7W-Tasker Phillips (3); 6. 67-Joey Boyd (4); 7. 15-Jeff Masson (7).
Keizer Aluminum Wheels Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 5-Kory Bales (2); 2. 12-Jerrod Hull (4); 3. 51B-Joe B. Miller (3); 4. 72-Kevin Petty (1); 5. 2-Danny Lasoski (6); 6. 14T-Jimmy Bridgeman (5); 7. 40-Howard Moore (7).
Heat 4 (10 Laps): 1. 16G-Scottie Gretzmacher (2); 2. 18-Ian Madsen (4); 3. 35-Jimmy Hurley (3); 4. 32-Tim Montgomery (5); 5. 2K-Ryan Kempin (1); 6. 11K-Kraig Kinser (6); 7. 44T-Adam Carylon (7).
Heat 5 (10 Laps): 1. 97-Tommy Worley Jr (6); 2. 10K-Steve Short (7); 3. 55-Brooke Tatnell (2); 4. 360-Carl Finder (1); 5. 17W-Shane Golobic (4); 6. 28-Jason Keith (3); 7. 42B-Cory Bruns (5).
B Feature 1 (10 Laps/Top 2 Transfer): 1. 79J-Jacob Patton (1); 2. 67-Joey Boyd (3); 3. 10K-Steve Short (6); 4. 10X-Dakota Hendrickson (2); 5. 55-Brooke Tatnell (5); 6. 42-Andy McElhannon (4); 7. 72-Kevin Petty (7); 8. 2K-Ryan Kempin (8); 9. 44T-Adam Carylon (10); 10. 15-Jeff Masson (9).
B Feature 2 (10 Laps/Top 2 Transfer): 1. 10-Dustin Homan (1); 2. 17W-Shane Golobic (3); 3. 7W-Tasker Phillips (4); 4. 42B-Cory Bruns (2); 5. 40-Howard Moore (9); 6. 57-George Crawford (8); 7. 2KS-Craig Dollansky (5); 8. 28-Jason Keith (6); 9. 360-Carl Finder (7).
A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 35C-Joey Montgomery (3); 2. 32-Tim Montgomery (1); 3. 87-Kent Buckley (4); 4. 97-Tommy Worley Jr (6); 5. 11K-Kraig Kinser (2); 6. 2-Danny Lasoski (5); 7. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg (8); 8. 2X-Parker Price-Miller (7); 9. 12-Jerrod Hull (9); 10. 18-Ian Madsen (10); 11. 14T-Jimmy Bridgeman (12); 12. 21-Brian Brown (11); 13. 16G-Scottie Gretzmacher (14); 14. 35-Jimmy Hurley (16); 15. 17W-Shane Golobic (20); 16. 5-Kory Bales (13); 17. 67-Joey Boyd (19); 18. 10-Dustin Homan (18); 19. 51B-Joe B. Miller (15); 20. 79J-Jacob Patton (17). Laps Led: Tim Montgomery 1-14; Joey Montgomery 15-25.
(The top 16 drivers in qualifying and heat race points locked into the A Main with the top eight earning a spot in the feature inversion. The B Main transfer cars tagged the back of the A Main.)
UNOFFICIAL NATIONAL SPRINT LEAGUE TOP 10 IN POINTS AFTER ROUND 24 –
.1. 2-Danny Lasoski 8137; 2. 21-Brian Brown 7550; 3. 2ks-Craig Dollansky 7521; 4. 18-Ian Madsen 7297; 5. 55-Brooke Tatnell 5971; 6. 17w-Kerry Madsen 5727; 7. 1s-Sammy Swindell 5355; 8. 7w-Tasker Phillips 5129; 9. 56n-Davey Heskin 4490; 10. 10-Dakota Hendrickson 4307.
2016 FEATURE WINNERS –
Kerry Madsen – 4 (Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on May 28 and June 18 and Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minn., on July 29 and Sept. 4); Brian Brown – 3 (Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on June 4 and July 23 and Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minn., on Sept. 3); Craig Dollansky – 3 (Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minn., on May 20 and June 22 and Iowa State Fair Speedway in Des Moines, Iowa, on May 29); Danny Lasoski – 3 (Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on May 21 and Aug. 27 and Mason City Motor Speedway in Mason City, Iowa, on June 19); Terry McCarl – 2 (I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb., on May 6 and Hancock County Speedway in Britt, Iowa, on July 31); Daryn Pittman – 2 (Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minn., on June 24 and Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, Iowa, on Aug. 8); Sammy Swindell – 2 (Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on June 25 and July 1); Ian Madsen – 1 (Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on July 30); Joey Montgomery – 1 (St. Francois County Raceway in Farmington, Mo., on Sept. 30); Joey Saldana – 1 (U.S. 36 Raceway in Osborn, Mo., on Sept. 17); Donny Schatz – 1 (Clay County Fair Speedway in Spencer, Iowa, on Sept. 16); and Logan Schuchart – 1 (Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis., on July 8).
UP NEXT –
Saturday at St. Francois County Raceway in Farmington, Mo., for the 21st annual Queen’s Royale
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