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Nygaard, Anderson, Schroeder, and
Strandberg take Jackson Wins By: Tom Svoboda/Jackson Speedway Jackson Minnesota (May 19, 2007) - A late afternoon shower and rain around the area, didn’t slow the program nor the fans from coming out for Poppe’s 66 of Fairmont MN and Welcome Meats of Welcome MN, race night. Taking the nights feature race wins were Wade Nygaard, Fargo ND, Q102 360 Outlaw Sprints; Bruce Anderson, Trimont MN, Pizza Ranch Limited Sprints/Midwest 305 Sprints; Trent Schroeder, Worthington MN, Performance Center IMCA Stock Cars, and Dan Strandberg, Worthington MN, IMCA Hobby Stocks. Three different drivers led in the 20-lap Q102 360 Outlaw Sprint feature. At the start it was Mark Toews, Spirit Lake IA, getting the early lead from his outside row one starting spot. Bill Boles, Harris IA, and Wade Nygaard, would grab the second and third spots. As the field worked lap three Boles would get by Toews for the lead as they raced into turn three. With Boles now up front Toews would run second as Nygaard continued in third. Several more laps would be put in the books when Nygaard would work his way up into the second spot getting by Toews. As the leaders took the cross flags, Nygaard would set his sights on leader Bill Boles, and slowly but surely catch up to him on the tenth lap. As the leaders worked lap eleven Nygaard would get by Boles and take over the lead. Just behind the leader was a hard charging Scott Winters, Butterfield MN, who took the “Brinkman and Reed Need for Speed” Challenge. Winters started last in the feature race line-up and at the halfway point was in fifth and coming hard. The leaders continued to race with Nygaard up front followed by Boles, Toews and Winters. Several more laps would get in the books when the races first caution came out when Lee Grosz, Harwood ND, slowed on the back straightaway bringing out the caution flag. That bunched the field up and on the restart Nygaard would hold off the field while Winters would get by Toews for third. When the checkered flag flew it was Wade Nygaard taking the win followed by Bill Boles, Scott Winters, who picked up an extra $100 bonus, Curt Lund, Redwood Falls MN, and Mark Toews. Heat races would go to Mark Toews and Scott Winters. It was a race of survival in the scheduled 15-lap Pizza Ranch Limited Sprint/Midwest 305 Sprint car feature race. Thirteen cars took the green flag but only four finished with the race cut to eleven laps. At the start of the race it was Bruce Anderson getting the early lead from his front row starting spot. Doug Bratrud, Jackson MN, would get the second spot with Ryan Yager, Ringsted IA, the third position. The leaders would race in these positions through the seventh lap when Bratrud would get a broken front axel and come to stop on the back straightaway. On the restart Bob Hildreth, Iowa Falls IA, would make contact with another car on the restart and also break a front axel coming to stop in turn two. This caution would soon turn in a red flag as five cars came together on the front straightaway, taking out half of the remaining field. When the racetrack was finally cleared of the carnage, Anderson would only get one more lap in the books when Brandon Stevenson, Holstein IA, got into the wall in turns three and four, bringing out another caution flag. Once again Anderson would put one more lap on the board when another red flag came out for Mike Blomstrom, Lakeville MN, when his right rear tire broke sending him into the wall in turns three and four. At this point officials announced a green-white-checkered finish to the race. When the green flew again Bruce Anderson kept the field behind him and went to take the win. Shadrach Sporaa, Boone IA, would cross the line in second, but came up light at the scales and was disqualified. That moved the finishing order up one spot and gave second place to Marty Stephenson, Mitchellville IA, followed by Steve Yarns, Jackson MN. Credited with fourth was Jake Nicosen, Ringsted IA, while Mike Blomstrom was credited with fifth. Heat races were won by Bruce Anderson and Jake Leighty, Worthington MN. It was all Trent Schroeder in the 15-lap green-white-checkered Performance Center IMCA Stock Car feature race. At the drop of the green it was Schroeder getting the early lead from his outside row one starting spot. Jim Larson, Rushmore MN, would get the second spot with Luke Saathoff, Belle Plaine MN, getting the third position. On lap two Larson would attempt to get the lead from Schroeder but was unsuccessful. On lap three the battle for the fourth spot was on as Jerry Coopman, Mankato MN, and Matt Hagedorn, Royal IA, raced side by side for position. The fifth lap saw Coopman move up to the third position as Saathoff battled him hard for the spot. For the next several laps, with Schroeder up front, Larson would maintain second with Coopman in third. On lap eight Coopman would get by Larson for the second spot. With Schroeder up front Coopman would need a few laps to catch him and on the twelfth lap Coopman would attempt to get the lead in turns one and two but Schroeder kept him behind. As the race wound down Schroeder would stay out front and go on to take the win. Jerry Coopman would take second followed by Stefan Sybesma, Sanborn IA, Jim Larson, and Luke Saathoff. Heat races were won by Jim Larson and Jerry Coopman. Two different drivers led in the 12-lap Hobby Stock feature race. At the start Dustin Larson, Rushmore MN, got the lead from his pole starting position, followed by Ernie Dailey, Worthington MN, and Jason Andrews, Okabena MN. On lap two Andrews would challenge Dailey for second but Dailey held him off. Several more laps got in when Dan Strandberg worked his way into the top three on lap seven. The next lap he would get by Dailey for the second position. While working on lap ten Strandberg would race side by side with Larson for the lead down the back straightaway and get the lead coming out of turn four. Dan Strandberg would lead the remaining two laps and go on to take the win. Dustin Larson settled for second followed by Brodie McKeown, Heron Lake MN, John Briggs, Calumet IA, and Doug Wark, Jordan MN. Heat race winners were Dustin Larson and Dan Strandberg. This Saturday night at Jackson Speedway hosts its first annual post post prom party sponsored by Riverside Sinclair and Houseman Oil of Estherville. All four classes will be in action with Hot Laps a 7:00 p.m. with racing to follow. Q102 360 Outlaw
Sprints (17 Cars) Pizza Ranch of
Jackson Limited Sprints/Midwest 305 Sprints (15 Cars) Performance
Center of Estherville IMCA Stock Cars
(14 Cars) IMCA Hobby
Stocks (13 Cars)
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