Trauernicht scores at Beatrice Speedway
Beatrice, NE - May 04, 2008
By: Scott Wisdom
PHOTO: Dave Trauernicht in Modified victory circle Saturday night at Beatrice Speedway-CREDIT: Wisdom Race Photos
What an opening night after 3 rainouts in a row, Beatrice Speedway got night #1 of the 2008 Regular race in the books and what an exciting night. With over 100 cars in the pits. The crew and the racers ran off a very entertaining and timely show completing hte show in 3 hrs from the drop of the green flag in the first heat race. The 2008 race season looks to be an excitement filled show each and every week.
Dave Trauernicht took home the win in his BMS Mods, Seneca Sanitation, Friend Freightways, Holtmeier Farms, Body-n-Balance Massage, Reedy Machine and Fab, K & B Tobacco and Brown's Shoe Fit sponsored IMCA Modified. He took the lead about 3/4 of the way into the feature after chasing down Lance Borgman and Jordy Nelson from the 12th starting postion. Borgman and Nelson were waging quite the battle and then it became a 3 car battle with Trauernicht getting the lead and eventually holding of Borgman too take home the win. Borgman, Jordan Grabouski, Jordy Nelson and Dan Nelson followed him across the line.
Adam Armstrong dominitated the Factory Stock A Feature too take home the win in his Denny's Hot Rod Repair and Neapco sponsored Armstrong Chassis. Neal Mittan, Gary Laflin, Jeff Shew and Dustin Schmidt rounded out the front 5.
Benji Legg of Beatrice Took the top honors in the IMCA Sport Mod A Feature in his Spady-Runcie, Extreme Race Signs, The Buss Stop, Jet Racing and The Rail sponsored IMCA Sport Mod. He took the lead from his cousin Craig Evers and then they waged a "family fued" till the end with Legg taking the win and Evers finishing in the Bridesmaid position. Evers, Mark Saathoff, Max Harder and Ricky Rohr completed the top 5.
Chad Borgman of Beatrice took home the win in the IMCA Hobby Stocks in his Griffith Tranmission and Joel "The Beer Guy" sponsored Intimidator Chassis. Borgman held off a challenging Robby Marsh, Murray, Haugen, Matt Fralin and RJ Macku.
Dan Rhiley of Bennington in his 2 Men in Shop sponsored IMCA Sport Compact. Rhiley held off Amanda Rhiley, Ron Frank, Monte Fralin and Scott Parde.
Factory Stock A Feature
1) 6a Adam Armstrong
2) 5m Neal Mittan
3) 9 Gary Laflin
4) 7 Jeff Shew
5) 69 Dustin Schmidt
6) 4t Lisa Wagner
7) 6 Ernie Reiss
8) 32 Joe Ryan
9) 29 John Meyer
10) 66 Jeff Watts
11) 00 Mark Busboom
12) 23 Scott Schneider
Sport Mods
1) 25 Benji Legg
2) 2x Craig Evers
3) 97 Mark Saathoff
4) 34 Max Harder
5) 74 Rick Rohr
6) 23 Steve Swarthout
7) 33 Travis Runcie
8) 72 Jesse Vanlaningham
9) 12k Ron Karpisek
10) 3d Daryl Dorn
11) 06 Jacqes Smit
12) 96 Gary Saathoff
Hobby Stocks
1) 20 Chad Borgman
2) 11 Robby Marsh
3) 8 Murray Haugen
4) 7 Matt Fralin
5) 1r RJ Macku
6) 1 Brian Langdale
7) 11c Eric Chab
8) 22 Nick Beckman
9) 34s Shane Slezak
10) 35s Shawn Slezak
11) 6b Travis Burger
12) d64 Greg Post
13) 32 Trevor Kropp
14) 21 Josh Blumer
15) 99 Matt Smith
16) 2 Ryan Roschewski
17) 07 Eric Oblinger
18) 38 Lee Beethe
19) 48 Travus Snyder
20) 92 Don Hall Jr
21) 52 Kevin Vanlaningham
22) 6 Tony Spunaugle
23) 47x Jake Creek
24) 17j Danny Lane
Sport Compacts
1) 2 Dan Rhiley
2) 51 Amanda Rhiley
3) 18r Ron Frank
4) 7m Monte Fralin
5) 17 Scott Parde
6) 55 Garrett Rech
7) 72 Ben Simpson
8) 88 Everett Watkins
9) 87 Nick Lindblad
10) 12m Ronda Mewes
11) 21t Brandon Thornton
12) 3j Jordan Junker
13) 7c Courtney Slightom
14) 5 Jeremy Graham
15) 77 Jason Miller
16) 4 Jeff Creek
17) 33 Jeremy Noonen
18) 16t Tyler Saathoff
19) 6j Jake Harms
Modifieds
1) 4 Dave Trauernicht
2) 76 Lance Borgman
3) 30 Jordan Grabouski
4) 4j Jordy Nelson
5) 94 Dan Nelson
6) 7b Chris Burk
7) 3w Stacy Wilhelm
8) 1mf Robert Brinkman
9) 5s Bob Zoubek
10) 50 Scott Smith
11) 24 Dan Bohlmeyer
12) 81 Mike Densberger
13) 7d Dusty Leonard
14) 34 Brent Schlake
15) 48 Paul Burck
16) 11n Nathan Landauer
17) 19 Kyle Vanover
18) 1m Mannix Winningham
19) 5st Dan Wayman
20) 76w Nick Warnke
21) 41 Clint Hummer
22) 18k Spencer Sutton
23) 8 Dan McKnight
24) 96j John Saathoff
