7/20/2007 Limaland Results

Darren posted a 7th place finish Friday night.

NRA Sprint Invaders B-Main: 1) Dwain Leiber 2) Mike Miller 3) Jeff Williams 4) Bob Gehr Jr. 5) Nate Dussel 6) Brent Gehr 7) Bob Gehr Sr. 8) Randy Fusi

EFI-NRA Sprint Invaders Feature: 1. Phil Gressman 2. Mike Dussel 3. Mike Brecht 4. Dennis Yoakam 5. Dale Blaney 6. Tim Allison 7. Darren Long 8. Ron Blair 9. Kent Wolters 10. Mike Miller 11. JR Stewart 12. Rick Boughan 13. Jeff Williams 14. Luke Hall 15. Scott Carter 16. Dwain Leiber 17. Jared Horstman 18. Bob Gehr Jr. 19. Nate Dussel 20. Mike Dunlap

Race Recap:

Tim Allison grabbed the lead from polesitter, Ron Blair, on lap one of the EFI-NRA Sprint Invaders feature race. Allison appeared to have the car to beat until Mike Brecht slid by on the low side just past half way. The final 11 laps saw the emergence of Phil Gressman and Mike Dussel. Gressman cleared traffic quickly and set out after Brecht and Allison. Dussel took a couple laps longer to work his way past and eventually ran out of time. Gressman passed Brecht with 7 laps to go and was never challenged again.

July 13&14, 2007 Eldora Kings Royal Results

Friday, July 13, 2007 - Eldora Speedway - Kings Royal (EFI-NRA Sprint Invaders)
Fast Time: Darren Long 14.879
Heat 1: Jeff Williams, Dale Blaney, Darren Long, Jared Horstman, Mike Dussell, Jeremy Shambaugh, Bob Carman
Heat 2: Phil Gressman, Lucas Wolfe, Nick Mulheim, Mike Dunlap, Cory Seeling, Adam West, Brent Vonk, Andy Conley, Tim Perry

Heat 3: Dwain Leiber, Caleb Griffith, Tim Allison, Keith Dempster, Mike Miller, Randy Fusi, Mark Grabill, Daryl Turford

Heat 4: Mike Brecht, Luke Hall, Ron Blair, Kent Wolters, Greg Dallman, J. R. Stewart, Dave Miller, Glenn Styres

B-Main: Mike Miller, Mike Dussell, Greg Dallman, Cory Seeling, Andy Conley, J. R. Stewart, Adam West, Randy Fusi, Scott Carter, Brent Vonk, Bob Carman, Dave Miller, Tim Perry, Mark Grabill, Glenn Styres, Jeremy Shambaugh, Daryl Turford

20-lap A-Main:1)Dale Blaney 2)Phil Gressman 3)Jeff Williams 4)Jared Horstman 5)Mike Brecht 6)Mike Dussell 7)Kent Wolters 8)Nick Mulheim 9)Tim Allison 10)Luke Hall 11)Greg Dallman 12)Mike Dunlap 13)Cory Seeling 14)Lucas Wolfe 15)Andy Conley 16)Caleb Griffith 17)Keith Dempster 18)Dwain Leiber 19)Mike Miller 20)Ron Blair

Saturday, July 14, 2007 - Eldora Speedway - Kings Royal (EFI-NRA Sprint Invaders)

Consy 1: Darren Long, Ron Blair, Mike Miller, Scott Carter, J.R. Stewart, Andy Conley, Cory Seeling, Mark Grabill, Tim Perry, Aaron Shaffer

Consy 2: Dwain Leiber, Kevin Huntley, Ben Rutan, Tim Allison, Luke Hall, Greg Dallman, Adam Vonk, Chris Sloan, Randy Fusi, Bob Carman, Adam West, Jeremy Shambaugh, Lucas Wolfe

20-lap A-Main:1)Dale Blaney 2)Phil Gressman 3)Kent Wolters 4)Jared Hortsman 5)Mike Brecht 6)Mike Dussell 7)Dwain Leiber 8)Kevin Huntley 9)Jeff Williams 10)Darren Long 11)Ron Blair 12)Ben Rutan 13)Scott Carter 14)J. R. Stewart 15)Nick Mulheim 16)Cory Seeling 17)Randy Fusi 18)Tim Allison 19)Luke Hall 20)Mike Miller 21)Bob Carman

7/10/2007 Eldora Summer Sizzler Results

Darren was fast, but had to settle for 6th place behind NASCAR star Kasey Kahne and ahead of NASCAR drivers Dave Blaney and crowd favorite Tony Stewart.

Race Results:

Fast Time: Gary Fast 14.791

Heat 1: Greg Wilson, Tim Allison, Kevin Huntley, Gary Fast, Dave Blaney, Cory Seeling, Tony Stewart, Kent Wolters, Steve Erwin, Bob Gehr, Dave Miller, Bob Carman

Heat 2: Phil Gressman, Mike Brecht, Lucas Wolfe, Kasey Kahne, Dustin Daggett, Mike Miller, Mike Dussell, Dennis Yoakam, Ryan Myers, Chad Wilson, Randy Fusi, Mike Dunlap

Heat 3: Ron Blair, Dale Blaney, Darren Long, Dwain Leiber, Jared Horstman, Luke Hall, Scott Carter, Mark Hery, Bud Kaeding, Rick Boughan, Adam Main, Brent Gehr

B-Main: Luke Hall, Cory Seeling, Tony Stewart, Mike Miller, Bud Kaeding, Kent Wolters, Mike Dussell, Scott Carter, Steve Erwin, Chad Wilson, Mark Hery, Bob Gehr, Randy Fusi, Brent Gehr, Bob Carman, Dave Miller, Dennis Yoakam, Rick Boughan, Ryan Myers, Adam Main, Mike Dunlap

25-lap A-Main: 1)Lucas Wolfe 2)Dale Blaney 3)Greg Wilson 4)Kasey Kahne 5)Dustin Daggett 6)Darren Long 7)Mike Brecht 8)Dave Blaney 9)Gary Fast 10)Mike Dussell 11)Kevin Huntley 12)Tony Stewart 13)Phil Gressman 14)Bud Kaeding 15)Jared Horstman 16)Tim Allison 17)Kent Wolters 18)Dwain Leiber 19)Mike Miller 20)Cory Seeling 21)Ron Blair 22)Luke Hall 23)Dennis Yoakam

Race Recap:

ROSSBURG, OH (July 10) -- If you can consider Lucas Wolfe an outsider, the score on the Old Spice Summer Sizzler has been reduced to 2 -1 in favor of the National Racing Alliance (NRA) Sprint Invaders following Wednesday’s spectacular run. Wolfe earned $2,000 for his seven minute run, equating to $285 per minute. Prior to Wednesday, the NRA regulars had dominated the event, with Darren Long and Tim Allison the previous winners.

The Old Spice Summer Sizzler concept pits NASCAR stars Tony Stewart, Kasey Kahne and Dave Blaney against the NRA faithful in a full points meet. Whle the trio has struggled somewhat over the years to create strong showings, Wednesday’s competition allowed them to showcase their talents in a ‘return to their roots’. All three have extensive open wheel history behind them.
Dale Blaney, Dave’s younger brother, shot into the early lead of the 25-lap chase and appeared enroute to a duplication of an earlier victory this season, on Eldora’s one-half mile clay oval. As he sped to the early lead, Darren Long, Dave Blaney and Kahne were in hot pursuit.
With all eyes focused on that front running foursome, Wolfe was creating his own fireworks.
After starting in 8th spot, he slipped back a few notches before stepping up his program and finding a fast lane along the bottom groove.
Equally quick was Dustin Dagget, as he moved into the top five by lap four. He picked off Dave Blaney on lap 8 for third, then disposed of Long on lap 10 to move into contention for the lead. But, at the same his momentum kicked in, so did Wolfe’s.
On lap 11, Wolfe drop kicked Dave Blaney to fifth, two laps later did the same to Long and then reeled in Dagget. It took him but two laps to move Dagget back to third, and with lapped traffic ahead, Wolfe pulled up alongside Dale Blaney for a classic three lap chase that had the crowd in a frenzy.
With seven laps to go, Wolfe pulled into the lead he was to hold to the finish, despite a valiant last lap effort by Dale Blaney. Wolfe’s margin of victory was less than two car lengths.
Finishing behind them were Greg Wilson in another strong run, followed by Kahne and Daggett.
Dave Blaney finished 8th and Stewart advanced from 20th to finish 12th.

7/6/2007 Limaland Results

Darren can't seem to get over the hump and get a win this year but he did put up another strong 5th place finish in the Feature.

Race Results:

Elwer Fence Sprints B-Main: 1) Dwain Leiber 2) Scott Carter 3) Mike Dunlap 4) Mark Hery 5) Nate Dussel 6) Bob Gerh Jr. 7) Randy Fusi 8) Brent Gehr 9) Dallas Hewitt 10) Jared Horstman 11) Dave Miller 12) Brad Smith

Elwer Fence Sprints Feature: 1. Luke Hall 2. Mike Dussel 3. Rick Boughan 4. Mike Miller 5. Darren Long 6. Phil Gressman 7. Mike Brecht 8. Jeff Williams 9. Kent Wolters 10. Ron Blair 11. Dwain Leiber 12. JR Stewart 13. Scott Carter 14. Jim Dues 15. Mark Hery 16. Mike Dunlap 17. Cory Seeling 18. Nate Dussel 19. Tim Allison 20. Dale Blaney

Race Recap:

The Elwer Fence Sprints teams have been chasing the weekly consistency of point-leader Mike Dussel. When the green flag waved, Dussel immediately moved to the front with Jeff Williams and Jim Dues in tow. Dussel looked to have a lock on his first victory of the year until a new name emerged from 4th place. Luke Hall took it to the top and rim-rode his way to the lead with eight laps to go. Once he was in the lead, Hall was untouchable and claimed his first victory at Limaland Motorsports Park.

6/30/2007 Knoxville Results

Darren ran strong at Knoxville Raceway in Iowa after getting a good night's rest after pulling out of the Hartford race before it started because of issues with the promoter. Upon pulling in Darren was quizzed by a local car owner who informed him his equipment wouldn't pass most of the drivers. After Darren blew by his car in the heat race and A Main, the owner gained a lot more respect for Ohio sprint car racing and an earful from Darren on how Eldora is every bit as fast and hard to run as Knoxville.

Race Results:
Heat 1, 7 laps, No Time: 1. Matt Moro, Ankeny IA; 2. Wayne Johnson, Mustang OK; 3. Jeff Mitrisin, Oskaloosa IA; 4. John Schulz, West Burlington IA; 5. Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington IA; 6. Ryan Roberts (R), Aurora NE; 7. Mike Houseman Jr., Des Moines IA; 8. Russ Hall (R), Des Moines IA; 9. Don Dawson II (R), Indianola IA;
Heat 2, 7 laps,2:03.3: 1. Tom Lenz, Marion IA; 2. Frankie Heimbaugh, Des Moines IA; 3. Joe Beaver, Knoxville IA; 4. Bryan Dobesh (R), Sioux Falls SD; 5. John Hall, Marion IA; 6. Nate Van Haaften, Otley IA; 7. Nate Mosher, Prairie City IA; 8. Adam Main, Grass Valley CA; 9. Glen Hunt (R), Knoxville IA;
Heat 3, 7 laps, No Time: 1. Josh Higday, Des Moines IA; 2. David Hall, Des Moines IA; 3. Dustin Selvage, Indianola IA; 4. Tyler Thompson, (R) Des Moines IA; 5. Sean Walden, Bentonville AR; 6. Rick Ideus, Silver City IA; 7. Tyler Houseman, Runnells IA; 8. Alan Zoutte, Knoxville IA; 9. Gary Moyer, Des Moines IA;
Heat 4, 7 laps,2:01.1: 1. Brett Mather, Ames IA; 2. Natalie Sather (R), Fargo ND; 3. Darren Long, Elida OH; 4. Johnny Anderson, Indianola IA; 5. Jake Peters, Sioux Falls SD; 6. Danny Heskin, St. Michael MN; 7. C.J. Houseman (R), Norwalk IA; 8. Jordan St. Arnold, Des Moines IA;
B Feature, 10 laps, No Time: 1. Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington IA; 2. Rick Ideus, Silver City IA; 3. John Hall, Marion IA; 4. Jake Peters, Sioux Falls SD; 5. Nate Van Haaften, Otley IA; 6. Mike Houseman Jr., Des Moines IA; 7. Nate Mosher, Prairie City IA; 8. Adam Main, Grass Valley CA; 9. Sean Walden, Bentonville AR; 10. Alan Zoutte, Knoxville IA; 11. Danny Heskin, St. Michael MN; 12. C.J. Houseman (R), Norwalk IA; 13. Gary Moyer, Des Moines IA; 14. Jordan St. Arnold, Des Moines IA; 15. Glen Hunt (R), Knoxville IA; 16. Don Dawson II (R), Indianola IA; 17. Russ Hall (R), Des Moines IA; 18. Tyler Houseman, Runnells IA; 19. Ryan Roberts (R), Aurora NE;
A Feature, 20 laps, No Time: 1. Wayne Johnson, Mustang OK; 2. Joe Beaver, Knoxville IA; 3. David Hall, Des Moines IA; 4. Darren Long, Elida OH; 5. Frankie Heimbaugh, Des Moines IA; 6. Matt Moro, Ankeny IA; 7. Jeff Mitrisin, Oskaloosa IA; 8. Brett Mather, Ames IA; 9. Josh Higday, Des Moines IA; 10. Bryan Dobesh (R), Sioux Falls SD; 11. Johnny Anderson, Indianola IA; 12. Jake Peters, Sioux Falls SD; 13. Natalie Sather (R), Fargo ND; 14. Rick Ideus, Silver City IA; 15. John Hall, Marion IA; 16. John Schulz, West Burlington IA; 17. Tom Lenz, Marion IA; 18. Tyler Thompson, (R) Des Moines IA; 19. Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington IA; 20. Dustin Selvage, Indianola IA. Lap Leaders: Selvage 1-3; Beaver 4-9; Johnson 10-20