More Bad Luck for Darren at Waynesfield Motor Sports Park

Darren won one of the 3 heats and looked on his way to breaking his latest streak of bad luck only to see his car have some engine problems develop after the heat race which held him out of the feature.


Saturday, August 23, 2008 - Waynesfield Motorsports Park 360 Sprints
360 Sprints...1)Ron Blair #35, 2)Tim Allison #11, 3)Kent wolters #1, 4)Mike Brecht #7c, 5)Mike Miller #82, 6)JR Stewart #6s, 7)Luke Hall #34, 8)Cory Seeling #97, 9)Rick Baughn #4u, 10)Dwain Leiber #62, 11)Jeff Williams #5w, 12)Jon Nelson #9n, 13)Jared Horstman #17, 14)Dallas Hewitt #2, 15)Scott Carter #55, 16)Brent Gehr #2, 17)Jim Dues #63, 18)Andrew Bowsher #4, 19)Aaron Moloney #311, 20)Dennis Yoakam #22d

Heat Winners: Hall, Wolters, Brecht, Long

B-main winner: Stewart

Race Summary:
The fans always see an exciting show when the winged 360 sprints take over Waynesfield. "Mr Excitement" Tim Allison has 2 wins at the field this year and they both came from his up against the wall style. Ron Blair was going to teach Allison that the bottom of the track was the shorter way around. For all 20 laps Blair worked the bottom with Allison chasing him on the top. Allison was able to pull along side Blair at one point while the leaders were working their way past lapped traffic. Blair stayed with his game plan and held a 6 car length advantage over Allison at the finish line. Kent Wolters had a solid run to finish 3rd. Luke Hall, Wolters, Mike Brecht, and Darren Long won the sprint car heat races. JR Stewart was the winner of the sprint B-main.

Limaland NRA Race Cancelled, Darren finishes in 2nd place.

Darren's final chance to catch JR Stewart in the NRA points standings was washed away on Friday evening at Limaland Speedway. Darren ended the NRA season in 2nd place.

Final NRA Sprint Invaders Points
Car #, Driver Name, Points
6S, JR Stewart, 994
7L, Darren Long, 974
7C, Mike Brecht, 908
11, Tim Allison, 850
1, Kent Wolters, 810
34, Luke Hall, 754
82, Mike Miller, 740
17, Jared Horstman, 710
6N, Dain Niada, 686
35R, Ron Blair, 662
62, Dwain Leiber, 656
5W, Jeff Williams, 620
27, Ryan Ruhl, 588
4U, Rick Boughan, 570
311, Aaron Maloney, 558
22D, Dennis Yoakam, 530
55, Scott Carter, 502
61, Chad Gullett, 442
20W, Greg Wilson, 442
57J, Mike Dunlap, 396
97, Cory Seeling, 374
3G, Bob Gehr Jr., 278
2, Brent Gehr, 272
01, Bryan Sebetto, 214
4J, Bob Gehr Sr., 200
40, Mark Hery, 174
10, Bob Carmen, 150

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Darren finishes 20th at Limaland in Run for the Rabbit.

Darren's bad luck continued as he finished 20th at Limaland Motorsports Park in the Run for the Rabbit.

Friday, August 8, 2008 - Limaland Motorsports Park 9th Annual Run for the Rabbit NRA - 305 Challenge (EFI-NRA Sprint Invaders Race)

EFI-NRA Sprint Invaders Feature: 1) JR Stewart 2) Ron Blair 3) Mike Dussel 4) Mike Brecht 5) John Ivy 6) Dustin Daggett 7) Mike Miller 8) Jared Horstman 9) Kent Wolters 10) Tim Allison 11) Dennis Yoakam 12) Duane Zablocki 13) Luke Hall 14) David Harrison 15) Cory Seeling 16) Jeff Williams 17) Todd Heuerman 18) Scott Carter 19) Stuart Brubaker 20) Darren Long 21) Dain Naida 22) Dwain Leiber

EFI-NRA Sprint Invaders B-Main #2: 1) Tim Allison 2) Jeff Williams 3) Stuart Brubaker 4) Kevin Lee 5) Michael Parent 6) Jake Trevino 7) Mike Dunlap 8) Bob Gehr Jr. 9) Brent Gehr 10) Chad Wilson 11) Tim Viles 12) Aaron Moloney 13) Dallas Hewitt

EFI-NRA Sprint Invaders B-Main #1: 1) Cory Seeling 2) David Harrison 3) Todd Heuerman 4) Zach Kramer 5) Rick Boughan 6) Mark Pridemore 7) Willie Keegan 8) DJ Foos 9) Nate Dussel 10) Josh Muntz 11) Shawn Valenti 12) Andrew Bowsher 13) Bob Gehr Sr.

Heat 1: 1. Jared Horstman, 2. Darren Long, 3. Duane Zablocki, 4. Dennis Yoakam, 5. Cory Seeling, 6. David Harrison, 7. Rick Boughan, 8. Mark Pridemore, 9. DJ Foos, 10. Nate Dussel, 11. Sahwn Valenti.
Heat 2: 1. Kent Wolters, 2. Jon Ivy, 3. Mike Brecht, 4. Dustin Daggett, 5. Todd Heuerman, 6. Zack Kramer, 7. Willie Keegan, 8. Josh Muntz, 9. Ryan Ruhl, 10. Andrew Bowsher, 11. Bob Gehr Sr.
Heat 3: 1. Scott Carter, 2. Ron Blair, 3. Mike Dussel, 4. Dain Naida, 5. Stuart Brubaker, 6. Kevin Lee, 7. Tim Viles, 8. Bob Gehr Jr., 9. Aaron Moloney, 10. Dallas Hewitt, 11. Mike Dunlap.
Heat 4: 1. J.R. Stewart, 2. Mike Miller, 3. Luke Hall, 4. Dwain Leiber, 5. Tim Allison, 6. Jeff Williams, 7. Michael Parent, 8. Brent Gehr, 9. Chad Wilson, 10. Jake Trevino.

Race Summary from Limaland.com:
The EFI-NRA Sprint Invaders returned to action on the famed high-banks of Limaland Motorsports Park for the 9th Annual Run for the Rabbit and the NRA vs. 305 sprint car challenge. Forty-two sprint cars packed the pits to celebrate the memory of Travis “the Rabbit” Miller. The action was fast and furious. Ron Blair led a 22-car starting field to the green flag waved long-time Limaland flagman, on Burden. Blair held the lead for six laps until JR Stewart passed him after starting fourth. Stewart had the race under control for the next 12 laps before the yellow flag waved for Stuart Brubaker who made contact with the wall in turn three. Stewart led Mike Dussel, Blair, John Ivy, and Mike Miller as the race restarted. Blair was able to get past Dussel but no one had the ability to get close to the streaking Stewart. The win was Stewart’s first of the year and an important victory on two fronts. “I raced go-karts against Travis and I’ve always wanted to win this race. Plus, I have my first win for my car owner, Ron Hammons. Now the pressure is off.”, said Stewart.

Rough Night in the 18th Annual 360 Nationals Friday Qualifier for Darren and Crew.

Darren had a rough night Friday night to say the least and decided to sit it out Saturday night. He will be back out racing Sunday though.

Friday, August 1, 2008 - Knoxville Raceway $2000 Win 360 Nationals Preliminary

A Feature, 20 laps, 6:14.9:
1. Wayne Johnson, Knoxville IA; 2. Gary Wright, Hooks TX; 3. Jesse Giannetto, Cedar Rapids IA; 4. Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW, Aust. ; 5. Jesse Hockett, Warsaw MO; 6. Roger Crockett, Medford OR; 7. Kenny Adams, Malabar FL; 8. Gregg Bakker, Sioux Falls SD; 9. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO; 10. Clint Garner, Sioux Falls SD; 11. Tim Crawley, Benton AR; 12. Garry Lee Maier, Cimarron KS; 13. Don Droud Jr., Lincoln NE; 14. Jack Dover, Springfield NE; 15. Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls SD; 16. Matt Moro, Ankeny IA; 17. Nick Smith, Broken Arrow OK; 18. Dustin Daggett, Portland MI; 19. Jared Ridge, Snohomish WA; 20. Pete Crall, DeSoto KS; 21. Chad Meyer, Sioux Falls SD; 22. Matt Covington, Glenpool OK; 23. Ron Blair, Troy OH; 24. Brad Bowden, Hernando MS.
Lap Leaders: Giannetto1-11; Johnson 12-20
B Feature, 12 laps, No Time:
1. Nick Smith, Broken Arrow OK; 2. Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls SD; 3. Chad Meyer, Sioux Falls SD; 4. Brad Bowden, Hernando MS; 5. Joe Wood Jr., Oklahoma City OK; 6. Eric Baldaccini, Keller TX; 7. Trey Robb, Newcastle OK; 8. Brett Mather, Ames IA; 9. Natalie Sather, Fargo ND; 10. AJ Selenke, Wichita KS; 11. Eric Lutz, Sioux Falls SD; 12. JD Johnson, Goddard KS; 13. Ryan Roberts, Aurora NE; 14. Dave Hall, Des Moines IA; 15. Shawn Van Wyhe, Rock Rapids IA; 16. Lee Jacobs, Wooster OH; 17. Ryan Anderson, Charter Oak IA; 18. Steven Lines, Mt. Gambier, SA, Aust. ; 19. Josh Higday, Des Moines IA; 20. Chad Corken, Denver CO; 21. Nate Van Haaften, Otley IA; 22. Ben Gregg, Glendale AZ
C Feature, 10 laps, No Time:
1. Chad Corken, Denver CO; 2. Shawn Van Wyhe, Rock Rapids IA; 3. RJ Johnson, (R) Tampa FL; 4. Josh Padellford, Pleasantville IA; 5. Luke Hall, Ludlow Falls OH; 6. Dave Glennon, Casselton ND; 7. Troy Little, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 8. Butch Hanssen, Sioux Falls SD; 9. Samantha Taylor, Bonney Lake WA; 10. Tyler Thompson, Des Moines IA; 11. Jack Potter, Kansas City MO; 12. Curtis Evans, Norborne MO; 13. Alan Zoutte, Knoxville IA; 14. Rod Richards, Runnells IA; 15. Bryn Gohn, Malabar FL; 16. Brian Parker, Midlothian TX; 17. Travis Porter, Rock Island IL; 18. Kathryne Minter, Bedford TX; 19. Kenneth Walker, Sapulpa OK; 20. Luke Dollansky, Elk River MN; 21. Darren Long, Elida OH
Heat 1, 8 laps, 2:20.3:
1. Wayne Johnson, Knoxville IA; 2. Ron Blair, Troy OH; 3. Gary Wright, Hooks TX; 4. Don Droud Jr., Lincoln NE; 5. Brad Bowden, Hernando MS; 6. Dave Hall, Des Moines IA; 7. Eric Lutz, Sioux Falls SD; 8. JD Johnson, Goddard KS; 9. Chad Corken, Denver CO; 10. Luke Hall, Ludlow Falls OH
Heat 2, 8 laps, No Time:
1. Tim Crawley, Benton AR; 2. Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW, Aust. ; 3. Jesse Giannetto, Cedar Rapids IA; 4. Garry Lee Maier, Cimarron KS; 5. Nate Van Haaften, Otley IA; 6. Ryan Anderson, Charter Oak IA; 7. Trey Robb, Newcastle OK; 8. Chad Meyer, Sioux Falls SD; 9. Samantha Taylor, Bonney Lake WA; 10. Rod Richards, Runnells IA
Heat 3, 8 laps, 2:20.2:
1. Jared Ridge, Snohomish WA; 2. Matt Moro, Ankeny IA; 3. Roger Crockett, Medford OR; 4. Gregg Bakker, Sioux Falls SD; 5. Nick Smith, Broken Arrow OK; 6. Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls SD; 7. Brett Mather, Ames IA; 8. Steven Lines, Mt. Gambier, SA, Aust. ; 9. Jack Potter, Kansas City MO; 10. Josh Padellford, Pleasantville IA
Heat 4, 8 laps, 2:21.6:
1. Matt Covington, Glenpool OK; 2. Kenny Adams, Malabar FL; 3. Jack Dover, Springfield NE; 4. Dustin Daggett, Portland MI; 5. Lee Jacobs, Wooster OH; 6. Josh Higday, Des Moines IA; 7. Joe Wood Jr., Oklahoma City OK; 8. AJ Selenke, Wichita KS; 9. RJ Johnson, (R) Tampa FL; 10. Butch Hanssen, Sioux Falls SD
Heat 5, 8 laps, No Time:
1. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO; 2. Clint Garner, Sioux Falls SD; 3. Pete Crall, DeSoto KS; 4. Jesse Hockett, Warsaw MO; 5. Ryan Roberts, Aurora NE; 6. Ben Gregg, Glendale AZ; 7. Eric Baldaccini, Keller TX; 8. Natalie Sather, Fargo ND; 9. Darren Long, Elida OH; 10. Shawn Van Wyhe, Rock Rapids IA
Time Trials
1. Gary Wright, Hooks TX, 16.656; 2. Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW, Aust. , 16.722; 3. Gregg Bakker, Sioux Falls SD, 16.764; 4. Lee Jacobs, Wooster OH, 16.767; 5. Jesse Hockett, Warsaw MO, 16.775; 6. Wayne Johnson, Knoxville IA, 16.796; 7. Jesse Giannetto, Cedar Rapids IA, 16.85; 8. Roger Crockett, Medford OR, 16.863; 9. Jack Dover, Springfield NE, 16.87; 10. Ryan Roberts, Aurora NE, 16.884; 11. Brad Bowden, Hernando MS, 16.893; 12. Garry Lee Maier, Cimarron KS, 16.935; 13. Matt Moro, Ankeny IA, 16.937; 14. Kenny Adams, Malabar FL, 16.985; 15. Clint Garner, Sioux Falls SD, 17.009; 16. Dave Hall, Des Moines IA, 17.028; 17. Ryan Anderson, Charter Oak IA, 17.043; 18. Steven Lines, Mt. Gambier, SA, Aust. , 17.078; 19. Joe Wood Jr., Oklahoma City OK, 17.11; 20. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO, 17.14; 21. Don Droud Jr., Lincoln NE, 17.143; 22. Tim Crawley, Benton AR, 17.147; 23. Nick Smith, Broken Arrow OK, 17.156; 24. AJ Selenke, Wichita KS, 17.174; 25. Ben Gregg, Glendale AZ, 17.176; 26. Ron Blair, Troy OH, 17.235; 27. Chad Meyer, Sioux Falls SD, 17.238; 28. Jared Ridge, Snohomish WA, 17.244; 29. Matt Covington, Glenpool OK, 17.299; 30. Pete Crall, DeSoto KS, 17.332; 31. JD Johnson, Goddard KS, 17.336; 32. Trey Robb, Newcastle OK, 17.343; 33. Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls SD, 17.346; 34. Josh Higday, Des Moines IA, 17.357; 35. Shawn Van Wyhe, Rock Rapids IA, 17.358; 36. Chad Corken, Denver CO, 17.42; 37. Nate Van Haaften, Otley IA, 17.421; 38. Josh Padellford, Pleasantville IA, 17.44; 39. Dustin Daggett, Portland MI, 17.458; 40. Eric Baldaccini, Keller TX, 17.461; 41. Eric Lutz, Sioux Falls SD, 17.472; 42. Rod Richards, Runnells IA, 17.489; 43. Jack Potter, Kansas City MO, 17.538; 44. Butch Hanssen, Sioux Falls SD, 17.577; 45. Darren Long, Elida OH, 17.583; 46. Luke Hall, Ludlow Falls OH, 17.642; 47. Samantha Taylor, Bonney Lake WA, 17.683; 48. Brett Mather, Ames IA, 17.689; 49. RJ Johnson, (R) Tampa FL, 17.693; 50. Natalie Sather, Fargo ND, 17.698; 51. Troy Little, Sydney, NSW, Aust. , 17.703; 52. Tyler Thompson, Des Moines IA, 17.745; 53. Bryn Gohn, Malabar FL, 17.768; 54. Luke Dollansky, Elk River MN, 17.888; 55. Alan Zoutte, Knoxville IA, 17.915; 56. Curtis Evans, Norborne MO, 17.938; 57. Dave Glennon, Casselton ND, 17.994; 58. Kathryne Minter, Bedford TX, 18.214; 59. Kenneth Walker, Sapulpa OK, 18.27; 60. Travis Porter, Rock Island IL, 18.523; 61. Brian Parker, Midlothian TX, 19.137

Race Summary: http://www.knoxvilleraceway.com/article.aspx?id=885

Darren finishes 20th at Limaland.

Darren had a different ride with the Hammons Motorsports car as his engine arrived a little too late but his bad luck continued as he wrecked on the first lap of the feature. Darren had put the car on the pole in the feature but he got together early with Jared Horstman and was done for the evening.

Friday, July 25, 2008 - Limaland Motorsports Park 9th Annual Steve Brown Memorial Race & Ladies Night (Elwer Fence Sprints)

Elwer Fence Sprints Feature: 1. Tim Allison 2. JR Stewart 3. Mike Brecht 4. Mike Miller 5. Jared Horstman 6. Jeff Williams 7. Rick Boughan 8. Mike Dunlap 9. Dennis Yoakam 10. Tim Viles 11. Ron Blair 12. Cory Seeling 13. Aaron Smith 14. Kent Wolters 15. Brent Gehr 16. Andrew Bowsher 17. Dwain Leiber 18. Dallas Hewitt 19. Travis Hery 20. Darren Long

Elwer Fence Sprints B-Main: 1) Ron Blair 2) Cory Seeling 3) Dallas Hewitt 4) Travis Hery 5) Tim Viles 6) Aaron Moloney 7) Bob Gehr Jr. 8) Bob Gehr Sr. 9) Jerry Burkett

Dash for Cash: 1) Jeff Williams 2) Scott Carter 3) Kent Wolters 4) Dwain Leiber

Heat 1: 1) Tim Allison 2) Dwain Leiber 3) Darren Long 4) Rick Boughan 5) Brent Gehr 6) Travis Hery 7) Bob Gehr Jr. 8) Scott Carter 9) Aaron Moloney

Heat 2: 1) JR Stewart 2) Kent Wolters 3) Jeff Williams 4) Aaron Smith 5) Andrew Bowsher 6) Dallas Hewitt 7) Tim Viles 8) Cory Seeling

Heat 3: 1) Mike Miller 2) Jared Horstman 3) Mike Brecht 4) Dennis Yoakam 5) Mike Dunlap 6) Ron Blair 7) Bob Gehr Sr. 8) Jerry Burkett

Summary from Limaland.com:
The second feature of the evening was the Elwer Fence Sprints. Darren Long and Jared Horstman came together coming out of turn two and the pole car of Long’s was done for the evening. Horstman took the lead after a complete restart and led the first 13 laps of the race. But, Horstman had his car set up to run the low groove and Mr. Excitement, Tim Allison, was in his office as he reeled Horstman in quickly while rocketing around the upper rim of the track. It appeared Allison was going to win going away until a caution on lap 20 for Dwain Leiber and Kent Wolters bunched the field. On the restart, JR Stewart was glued to Allison until the first corner. Allison went high and Stewart chose low. As the checkered flag waved, both cars sped to the finish line with Allison picking his first win of the year by a car-length.

Darren finishes 13th at Limaland.

Darren is still working on getting his car back right after a string of bad luck and finished 13th in 73rd Anniversary Race at Limaland Motorsports Park.

Friday, July 18, 2008 - Limaland Motorsports Park $2000 Win 73rd Anniversary Race (EFI-NRA Sprint Invaders Race)

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

EFI-NRA Sprint Invaders B-Main: 1) Kent Wolters 2) Tim Viles 3) Aaron Moloney 4) Jon Nelson 5) Bob Gehr Sr. 6) Bob Gehr Jr. 7) Tommy Kerce

Summary from Limaland.com
Dwain Leiber and Dennis Yoakam battled wheel-to-wheel during the first few laps of the EFI-NRA Sprint Invaders feature. But, lurking just behind, was Dale Blaney. Blaney methodically picked off the two savvy drivers and notched his first 360 Sprint Car win at Limaland Motorsports Park. Lapped traffic was no problem for the “Tall Cool One” as the race was completed without a caution. In the post-race celebration, Blaney mentioned, “I can’t thank Ron Hammons enough for giving me such good equipment. I’ve never won in one of his cars here at Limaland. This is a special win for me!”