REUVERS, CRAWFORD RACE TO ELKO WINS

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Elko, MN April 25, 2009--Dundas' Donny Reuvers and New Prague's Nick Crawford used similar paths in earning trips to victory lane Saturday April 25th at Elko Speedway as the duo led the NASCAR Whelen All American Series winners parade, capturing the NASCAR Super Late Model and Big 8 Sportsman features respectively! Both drivers parlayed their divisional qualifying success (Reuvers 2nd and Crawford 3rd) into semi-feature victories setting the stage for the nightly feature races.

In the 40 lap headliner for the NASCAR Super Late Models, New Market's "Racin Jason" Schneider powered his Cedar View Electric Chevrolet to the lead, maintaining the point through lap nine when Farmington's Jake Ryan reeled in the leader, with the tandem trading the point over the next five laps before Ryan settled into the lead. As the action remained caution free, Reuvers began to mount a charge, overtaking Schneider for runnerup honors on lap 21 before tracking down Ryan for the lead six laps later. Over the final 13 laps, Reuvers pulled away for his second victory of 2009, with Ryan second, New Germany's Matt Goede third after working around Schneider on lap 29, with Schneider and Lakeville's Joey Miller rounding out the top five.

In the Big 8 Sportsman feature, Apple Valley's Adam Bendzick looked to be the class of the field leading the first 14 laps, but as the crossed flags signaled the midpoint, New Prague's Nick Crawford completed a remarkable charge from his eighth starting position to overtake Bendzick. The pair played a game of cat and mouse for the next few laps, before Crawford established himself as the leader, driving his Crawford's BP/Integra Telecom/Midwest Cryogenics Chevy deep into the turns to hold back the fast closing Doug Brown of Prior Lake and Justin Neisius of Eagan enroute to a very popular win.

In the Thunder Cars, Elko's Daryl Bloom proved his heat race win was no fluke as he drove away from Lonsdale's Brent Kane for the early lead and then, despite two late race cautions held on for a comfortable win and a "clean sweep" of the action, with Lakeville's Chris Marek overtaking Dundas' Ted Reuvers for runnerup honors.

In the Great North Legends, Prior Lake's Jaycen Brockhouse was not to be denied as he followed up his heat race win by sweeping by Lakeville's Gene Traxler enroute to the win with Belle Plaine's Dillon Boggess collecting his first career top three finish at Elko.

The Power Stocks saw and felt the return of St. Paul's Tom Doten who battled high and low with Elko's Rob Schnickels for the feature race lead, with Schnickels able to wrestle the lead away 8 laps into the 20 lapper. As Schnickels continued to ride point, heat race winner Craig Bennett of Blaine roared under Doten but second would be as far as he would advance as Schnickels drove away to the impressive win.

Topping off the action, the Super Hornets buzzed their way to great side by side action with defending divisional champion Jason Trnka of Montgomery leading wire to wire for the victory, with Burnsville's Aaron Hopkins second and Medford's Shawn Grabinger third.

The NASCAR Whelen All American Series action continues on Saturday May 2, 2009 with SIX divisions of action with spectator gates opening at 5p, qualifying at 6p and green flag action at 7p followed by LIVE post race music with Hairball. For ticket information or directions, visit www.elkospeedway.com or call (952) 461-7223.

 

 

 

Results from the NASCAR Whelen All American Series at Elko Speedway Saturday April 25, 2009

NASCAR Super Late Models

Fast Qualifier Adam Royle Northfield 13.850 seconds 97.473mph

Semi Feature (15 laps) 1. Donny Reuvers Dundas 2. Adam Royle Northfield 3. Jake Ryan Farmington 4. Matt Goede New Germany 5. Jason Schneider New Market

Feature (40 laps) 1. Donny Reuvers Dundas 2. Jake Ryan Farmington 3. Matt Goede New Germany 4. Jason Schneider New Market 5. Joey Miller Lakeville 6. Chad Walen Prior Lake 7. Mark Lamoreaux Bloomington 8. Adam Royle Northfield 9. Joel Theisen Maple Grove 10. Steve Anderson Lakeville

Big 8 Sportsman

Fast Qualifier Doug Brown Prior Lake 14.921 seconds 90.477 mph

Semi Feature (12 laps) 1. Nick Crawford New Prague 2. Doug Brown Prior Lake 3. Justin Neisius Eagan

Feature (30 laps) 1. Nick Crawford New Prague 2. Adam Bendzick Apple Valley 3. Doug Brown Prior Lake 4. Justin Neisius Eagan 5. Kevin Lutz Lakeville

Thunder Cars

Heat (10 laps) 1. Daryl Bloom Elko 2. Brent Kane Lonsdale 3. Jack Paulson Faribault

Feature (25 laps) 1. Daryl Bloom Elko 2. Chris Marek Lakeville 3. Ted Reuvers Dundas 4. Brent Kane Lonsdale 5. Jack Paulson Faribault

Great North Legends

Heat (10 laps) 1. Jaycen Brockhouse Prior Lake 2. Gene Traxler Lakeville 3. Dillon Boggess Belle Plaine

Feature (20 laps) 1. Jaycen Brockhouse 2. Gene Traxler Lakeville 3. Jake Varnum Morris

Power Stocks

Heat (10 laps) 1. Craig Bennett Blaine 2. Dillon Sellner Farmington 3. James Wiebusch Shakopee

Feature (20 laps) 1. Rob Schnickels Elko 2. Craig Bennett Blaine 3. Tom Doten St. Paul

Super Hornets

Heat (10 laps) 1. Jeremy Brainerd Lonsdale 2. Richard Thake Lakeville 3. Jason Trnka Montgomery

Feature (15 laps) 1. Jason Trnka Montgomery 2. Aaron Hopkins Burnsville 3. Shawn Grabinger Medford

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