Category: Race Reports
Take a seat, Walker
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (March 9) — Racing far from his Forest, Va., home, Walker Arthur’s journey paid off Saturday at Clarksville Speedway with a victory in the Pro Crate Racers of America opener. Arthur’s flag-to-flag victory came in Tuckassee Toilet Bowl Classic at the quarter-mile oval. Jeff Walston of Paducah, Ky., finished second in the main event followed by Evan Taylor of Woodlawn, Tenn. Kolby Vandenbergh of Ashland, Ill., and reigning PCRA champion Bobby Dauderman of Alhambra, Ill., rounded out the top five. Jesse Stovall of Galena, Mo., crossed the finish line in the second spot, but he was disqualified for failing to report to postrace technical inspection. Cautions appeared for a Credence Mott-John Minon collision on the 10th lap, then again on lap 15 for Gavin Schmidt.
Notes: Arthur’s No. 87 is sponsored by Cecil B. Arthur Generator Contractor and Bilstein Shocks. … Arthur won the previous night at Clarksville in MARS DIRTcar Series action for Super Late Models. … Darrell Woodcock earned hard charger honors for his 17th-to-seventh charge.
Dash
1. 87 Walker Arthur, 2. 56 Jeff Walston, 3. 36 Evan Taylor, 4 14jr Jesse Stovall,5. 15 Kolby Vandenbergh 6. 10y Trentt Young
Heat #1 Finish
1. 59 Aaron Heck, 2. T1 Tyler Allen, 3. 89 Credence Mott, 4. 4G Bob Gardner, 5. J12 Jeff Bailey, 6. 29 Shannon Allen 7. 19 Gavin Schmidt 8. 93 Michael Zimmerman
Heat #2 Finish
1. 18 Bobby Dauderman, 2. 74 John Minon, 3. 33H Roben Huffman, 4. 9S Robbie Sanders, 5. 95 Keith Richardson, 6. 9 Darrell Woodcock, 7. Jordan Suhre
Tuckassee Toilet Bowl Classic: (1) Walker Arthur, (2) Jeff Walston, (3) Evan Taylor, (4) Kolby Vandenbergh, (5) Bobby Dauderman, (6) Trent Young, (7) Darrell Woodcock, (8) Aaron Heck, (9) Bob Gardner, (10) Tyler Allen, (11) John Minon, (12) Jeffery Bailey, (13) Keith Richardson, (14) Robbie Sanders, (15) Jordan Suhre, (16) Shannon Allen, (17) Roben Huffman, (18) Gavin Schmidt, (19) Credence Mott. Disqualified: Jesse Stovall. Scratched: Michael Zimmerman. Fast qualifier (among 21 cars): Walston. Heat race winners: Heck, Dauderman. Dash winner: Arthur.
Bobby Dauderman wins Spoon River Speedway
BANNER, Ill. (July 21) — Bobby Dauderman of Alhambra, Ill., won his series-leading fifth Pro Crate Racers of America race of 2012 at Spoon River Speedway.
Dauderman and Mark Oller of Highland, Ill., raced side-by-side much of the first 16 laps before caution set up a restart and brought Evan Fink into the mix.
After a lap-20 caution for Jeff Cunningham, Oller clipped an infield tire and spun out, collecting Brad Denney to draw another yellow.
Dauderman went on to lead the rest of the way, taking the checkers ahead of Evan Fink, Kolby Vandenbergh, Mark Hasler and Jose Parg.
Notes: Dauderman’s Rocket Chassis is sponsored by TMCI Transportation, Dauderman Monument Sales, Weezy’s Bar & Grill, Popeye’s Chop House, S. Horn Constrution, MuleHog and Rick’s Towing. … The Allstar Performance Hard Charger award went to Drew Marshall, who started 20th and finished sixth. … The series takes a break before returning to action Sept. 21-22 for a doubleheader at Kankakee County Speedway in Kankakee, Ill.
PCRA at Spoon River: (1) Bobby Dauderman, (2) Evan Fink, (3) Kolby Vandenbergh, (4) Mark Hasler, (5) Jose Parga, (6) Drew Marshall, (7) Roben Huffman, (8) Nick Bauman, (9) Bryon Ray, (10) Jordan Suhre, (11) Rob Frietsch, (12) Brian Heizer, (13) Jason Suhre, (14) Jeff Cunningham, (16) Dick Taylor, (17) Mark Oller, (18) Brad Denney, (19) Kyle McMahon, (20) Brad Willis Jr., (21) Jacob Denney, (22) Brad Willis Sr., (23) Bill Kettering Jr., (24) Richard Erwin. Heat race winners (among 24 cars): Willis Jr. , Huffman, Dauderman.
Dauderman Wins Fourth PCRA Race @ Highland Speedway
HIGHLAND, Ill. (July 14) — Polesitter Bobby Dauderman of Alhambra, Ill., led all but the first lap Saturday at Highland Speedway for a victory on the Pro Crate Racers of America circuit.
Michael Kloos of Trenton, Ill., got the jump on Dauderman at the outset, but he went ahead on lap two in a 25-lapper where the field ran three-wide throughout. Rick Salter dropped Kloos to second on the 17th lap but settled for the runner-up spot while Kloos was third. John Cory and Clay Baumann rounded out the top five finishers.
Two cautions on the race. Billy Knebel Jr. got spun around with some help on lap 15, and Tom Carson’s spin two laps later brought out another yellow.
Notes: Dauderman’s Rocket Chassis is sponsored by TMCI Transportation, Dauderman Monument Sales, Weezy’s Bar & Grill, Popeye’s Chop House, S. Horn Constrution, MuleHog and Rick’s Towing. … Travis Horner, who finished 15th, earned the Allstar Performance Hard Charger honors. … PCRA competitors return to action July 21 at Spoon River Speedway in Banner, Ill.
Two cautions on the race. Billy Knebel Jr. got spun around with some help on lap 15, and Tom Carson’s spin two laps later brought out another yellow.
Notes: Dauderman’s Rocket Chassis is sponsored by TMCI Transportation, Dauderman Monument Sales, Weezy’s Bar & Grill, Popeye’s Chop House, S. Horn Constrution, MuleHog and Rick’s Towing. … Travis Horner, who finished 15th, earned the Allstar Performance Hard Charger honors. … PCRA competitors return to action July 21 at Spoon River Speedway in Banner, Ill.
Voigt Racing Inc. Heat #1: (1) Tom Carson (2) John Cory (3) Clay Baumann (4) Mark Oller (5) Kolby Vandenbergh (6) Jeff Nash (7) Ray Emling Jr.(8) Darrell McDowell (9) Brian Heizer
Rocket Chassis Heat #2: (1) Rick Salter (2) Billy Knebel (3) Jordan Bauer (4) Drew Marshall (5) Brent Lewis (6) Dick Taylor (7) Aaron Heck (8) Travis Horner (9) Kyle McMahon
Hoosier Tire Heat #3: (1) Bobby Dauderman (2) Michael Kloss (3) Bobby Martintoni (4) Matt Koch (5) Dj Cygan (6) Jason Suhre (7) Jordan Suhre (8) Justin Vasholler
Hyperco Spring Semi #1: (1) Dick Taylor (2) Ray Emling Jr.(3) Aaron Heck (4) Jordan Suhre (5) Darrell McDowell (6) Travis Horner (7) Kyle McMahon (8) Justin Vasholler (9) Brian Heizer (10) Jeff Nash
PCRA @ Highland: (1) Bobby Dauderman (2) Rick Salter (3) Michael Kloos (4) John Cory (5) Clay Baumann (6) Bobby Martintoni (7) Jordan Bauer (8) Mark Oller (9) Kolby Vandenbergh (10) Matt Koch (11) Brent Lewis (12) Ray Emling Jr.(13) Dick Taylor (14) D.J. Cygan (15) Travis Horner (16) Drew Marshall (17) Tom Carson (18) Kyle McMahon (19) Jordan Suhre (20) Aaron Heck (21) Billy Knebel Jr. (22) Jason Suhre.Provisional starters: McMahon, Horner.
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Steve Lance Jr. Claims win at Lincoln Speedway
LINCOLN, Ill. (June 1) — Staying undefeated in every career Pro Crate Racers of America action, Steve Lance Jr. of Cuba, Ill., raced to victory Friday at Lincoln Speedway.
Lance, who started fourth, took the lead from polesitter Bobby Dauderman of Alhambra, Ill., on the 15th lap and led the rest of the quarter for a $1,000 payday at the quarter-mile oval.
Dauderman, who won three of four series events heading into the race, settled for second with Mark Oller of Highland, Ill., starting and finishing third. Nick Bauman of New Berlin, Ill., advanced four spots to finish fourth despite losing power steering on the 17th lap.
Two cautions slowed the action for Brad Willis Jr. on the sixth lap and a four-car incident on the seventh lap for Kolby Vandenbergh, Braden Johnson, Jose Parga and
Caution on lap 6 for the 6w of Brad Willis Jr., and then on lap 7 for an incident involving Vandenbergh, Johnson, Parga and McMahon.
Twenty-six cars entered the event, by Miles Moos of Hartsburg, Ill., wasn’t allowed to compete after officials found that his block number didn’t match a block number for a 604 crate motor (it was a 602 block with 604 heads).
Heat # 1: (1) Steve Lance Jr. (2) Bobby Dauderman (3) Nick Bauman (4) Rick Skelton (5) Evan Fink (6) Jordan Suhre (7) Jose Parga (8) Kyle McMahon (9) Brian Heizer
Heat # 2: (1) Kolby Vandenbergh (2) Mark Hasler (3) Brad Willis Jr. (4) Jason Suhre (5) Braden Johnson (6) Dick Taylor (7) Drew Marshall (8) Matthew Chasteen
Heat # 3: (1) Mark Oller (2) Brad Denny (3) Matt Beadles (4) Roben Huffman (5) Rob Frietsch (6) Zach Waibel (7) Chuck Barnes (8) Luke Vaughn
B-Main # 1: (1)Jordan Suhre (2) Kyle McMahon (3) Jose Parga (4) Drew Marshall (5) Chuck Barnes (6) Matthew Chasteen (7) Luke Vaughn (8) Brian Heizer (9) Dick Taylor DNS
PCRA @ Lincoln: (1) Steve Lance Jr., (2) Bobby Dauderman, (3) Mark Oller, (4) Nick Bauman, (5) Brad Denney, (6) Matt Beadles, (7) Rob Frietsch, (8) Evan Fink, (9) Zach Waibels, (10) Mark Hasler, (11) Kolby Vandenbergh, (12) Jose Parga, (13) Jordan Suhre, (14) Jason Suhre, (15) Kyle McMahon, (16) Roben Huffman, (17) Braden Johnson, (18) Rick Skelton, (19) Brian Heizer, (20) Brad Willis Jr., (21) Drew Marshall.
The PCRA would like to thank are Sponsors: Bell Helmets By Steve Thomas, Bilstien Shocks, Scott Credit Union, Wilwood, Wick Racing Fuel / VP Racing Fuel, Peterson Aluminum, Race Lift Inc., Voigt Racing Inc, Hooker Harness, Allstar Performance, Hoosier Tire, Rocket Chassis, Hinchmann, Hyperco Spring, Real Wheels
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Dauderman Takes Victory Number Three at Windy Hollow Speedway
OWENSBORO, Ky. (May 27) — Bobby Dauderman of Alhambra, Ill., raced to victory Sunday at Windy Hollow Speedway for his third victory in the last four Pro Crate Racers of America events.
Dauderman earned $1,000 after overtaking polesitter Mark Oller with a third-to-first move on a lap-nine restart to take command of the 12-car field. Oller, of Highland, Ill., settled for second with Credence Mott of Vienna, Ill., in third. Clayton Miller of Elkton, Tenn., and ninth-starting Michael Zimmerman of Clarksville, Tenn., rounded out the top five in the 25-lapper.
Dauderman’s previous 2012 victories came May 19 at St. Francois County Raceway in Farmington, Mo., and May 25 at Fayette County Speedway in Brownstown, Ill.
Notes: Dauderman’s Rocket Chassis is sponsored by TMCI Transportation, Dauderman Monument Sales, Weezy’s Bar & Grill, Popeye’s Chop House and S. Horn Construction. … Dauderman lined up third on the lap-nine restart and was on the outside lane of the Delaware double-file restart when he bolted into the lead. … The lap-nine caution appeared when a rock went through the radiator on Jason Suhre’s machine. … After the Memorial Day weekend tripleheader, PCRA competitors return to action June 1 at Lincoln (Ill.) Speedway.
Voigt Racing Heat # 1: (1) Clayton Miller (2) Bobby Dauderman (3) Dick Taylor (4) Drew Marshall (5) Micheal Zimmerman (6) Brian HeizerRocket Chassis Heat # 2: (1) Mark Oller (2) Credence Mott (3) Jason Suhre (4) Jordan Suhre (5) Kyle McMahon (6) Jeff NashFeature : (1) Bobby Dauderman, (2) Mark Oller, (3) Credence Mott, (4) Clayton Miller, (5) Michael Zimmerman, (6) Dick Taylor, (7) Drew Marshall, (8) Jordan Suhre, (9) Kyle McMahon, (10) Brian Heizer, (11) Jason Suhre, (12) Jeff Nash. Heat race winners (among 12 cars): Oller, Miller.
The PCRA would like to thank are Sponsors: Bell Helmets By Steve Thomas, Bilstien Shocks, Scott Credit Union, Wilwood, Wick Racing Fuel / VP Racing Fuel, Peterson Aluminum, Race Lift Inc., Voigt Racing Inc, Hooker Harness, Allstar Performance, Hoosier Tire, Rocket Chassis, Hinchmann, Hyperco Spring, Real Wheels
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