It seems that each time I write lately, it always starts off the same way, "It was a hot and humid night". It held true again for round two of the Harris Clash on Tuesday night. This time, it was the IMCA Deery Brothers Late Models and the IMCA SportMods that showcased the evening. By my count, there were 38 late models and 59 sportmods that competed. The track rubbered down early, and both features went caution free and turned into "ho hummers".
The 35-lap Deery Brothers feature ended nearly the way it started. Nate Beuseling, Silvis, Illinois driver, leaped to the lead from his pole starting spot, stretched his lead, wound through lap traffic, and easily took the win. Todd Cooney, who had started right beside Beuseling, chased the leader but was never a real threat, and would take that second place finish. Third went to Mike Garland who started fifth, Jay Johnson advanced from seventh to take fourth and Matt Strassheim started fourth and finished in fifth.
The finale was the 20-lap IMCA SportMod feature. This race was over from the get go. Jesse Sobbing, Glenwood, Iowa driver who campaigns his #99 ride 5-6 times a week, started second and ran away and hid. Austin Kaplan came from starting sixth to finish a distant runner up. Jim Gillenwater finished in third place, and Carter VanDenBerg, sporting a new body on his #7, advanced the most, finishing fourth after starting back in twelfth. Beau Kaplan, the pole sitter, rounded out the top five.
We enjoyed our evening at the races---though it was a very hot one---with family and other racing addicts like us. Our thanks to Bob Harris for the gracious hospitality and all the hard work it takes putting on the show. Full results can be found at www.knoxvilleraceway.com under "results". Happy racing!
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