Super National Modified A-main results/recaps 9/8

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Super Nationals @ Boone Speedway, 9/8/04

By J M Hallas

Shryock Sails to Checkers

The first of two IMCA Modified, 20 lap, mains started with Don McCown and Jim Lynch on the front row. Lynch got the jump on green in turns 1-2. But it Kelly Shryock sailing from his fourth starting spot grabbing the top spot down the back stretch to lead lap 1. By lap 3 the top three of Shryock, Lynch and Jay Noteboom had started to pull ahead. Noteboom took second from Lynch on lap 3, while pack stacked up two and three wide behind McCown.

 

Noteboom took a look low on Shryock for the lead on lap 4, with the duo wheel to wheel on lap 5. The caution waved on lap 6 when Vern Bliss spun on the back stretch. Travis Spaulding got by Scott Mullen on the restart for fifth. Shryock and Noteboom began to put distance on the field. Jon Thompson, Mullen and Jeff Shroyer raced three wide for the sixth spot on lap 8.

 

At the crossed flags it was Shryock, Noteboom, Lynch, Brian Knoell and Spaulding in the top five. Shryock then started to inch away from Noteboom, who had a good gap to Lynch, who had 5 cars over Knoell. Lap 15 saw Shroyer on the bottom get around Spaulding for 5th. With Shryock holding a big lead he was easily able to grab the victory.

 

A-Main 01 -- 1. Kelly Shryock, Fertile; 2. Jay Noteboom, Orange City; 3. Jim Lynch, Bloomfield; 4. Brian Knoell, Falun, Kan.; 5. Jon Thompson, Superior, Neb.; 6. Jeff Schroyer, Marshalltown; 7. Travis Spaulding, Greenville, Wis; 8. Scott Mullen, Seymour, Wis; 9. Scotty Brown, Dallas, Texas; 10. Robert Brinkman, LaVista, Neb.; 11. Todd Shute, Des Moines; 12. Paul Burger, Bell Plaine, Minn.; 13. John Fellers, Flemington, Mo.; 14. Jimmy Gustin, Marshalltown; 15. Jason Noll, Pheonix, Ariz.; 16. Darin Toot, Albert Lee, Minn.; 17. Chad Clancy, Liberty, Mo.; 18. Don McCown, Percival; 19. Vern Bliss, Harrison, Ark.; 20. Jeff Atkinson, Topeka, Kan..

 

IMCA Modified A-main #2 started with Scott Hogan and James Allbee on row one. Hogan was first out of turn 2 to lead lap 1. Benji LaCrossee and Ryan Ruter both passed Allbee on the first lap to move into second and third. Ruter went low on LaCrosse trying to get second as the first group of three separated from a second group of three that included Allbee, Jeremie Hadrick and Joe McBirnie.

 

Ruter and LaCrosse were side by side for second on lap 6, with Ruter getting the spot. The yellow waved on lap 7 when Rick Ward spun and collected Al Hejna in turn 2. On the restart, Johnny Saathoff flew off the turn 1 hill from eighth. At Halfway it was Hogan, Ruter, LaCrosse, McBirnie and Allbee rounding out the front five.

 

Ruter took a peek inside Hogan for the lead but Hogan held him off. Rick Stout snagged fifth from Allbee as he worked his way forward on lap 14. With five to go the top three were close with a big gap to McBirnie in fourth. Ruter decided it was time to go with three laps left as he used the high side to get around Hogan for the lead. Hogan tried to get back under in the final lap, but Ruter hung on to get the win.

 

A-Main 02 -- 1. Ryan Ruter, Kanawha; 2. Scott Hogan, Vinton; 3. Benji LaCrosse, Luxemburg, Wis; 4. Joe McBirnie, Boone; 5. Rick Stout, Stanton, Mich.; 6. Ricky Stephan, South Sioux City, Neb.; 7. James Allbee, Boone; 8. Kendall Sather, Ankeny; 9. Mike Lineberry, Nickerson, Neb.; 10. Chris Wilke, Urbandale; 11. Brian Schrage, Cresco; 12. Reese Coffee, Hinton; 13. Jake Durbin, Perry; 14. Jeremie Hedrick, Shawano, Wis; 15. Rick Ward, Mesa, Ariz.; 16. Steve Hawks, Topeka, Kan.; 17. Johnny Saathoff, Beatrice, Neb.; 18. Al Hejna, Clear Lake; 19. Myron DeYoung, Crystal, Mich.; 20. Brian Efkamp, Perry.

 

Top four advance to Saturday feature

[Sarge]

Thanks J!

 

Having fun up there yet?

 

You did ask you boss for two weeks off right? One for the races, one to recover from the races.

 

LOL

 

See ya when ya get back.

 

Bill "Sarge" Masom

Hardest working race announcer in Texas! Have microphone, will travel.