ALLSTAR SPRINTS: Lososki Continues Streak
10 February 1998
BARBERVILLE, FL - Danny Lasoski continued his dominance of the AllStars Florida Speedweeks by claiming his third win in a row at Volusia Speedway Park.The Chevrolet pace truck led Butlerbuilt Hot Seat pole sitter Lance DeWease and twenty three others to green flag. Outside front row starter Frankie Kerr jumped out to the early lead followed by DeWease Gary Wright, Lasoski, and Travis Whitney. Kenny Jacobs moved into fifth on lap five and the lead pack waged a torrid battle for the front spot. A yellow on lap eight for Brian Paulus bunched the field up before the tussle resumed.
Seventh starting Jeff Shepard moved into the top five the following lap as K. Jacobs drifted high in turn four. Lasoski had moved the Chris Black Eagle / Wesmar into third and took second on lap ten. Shepard then jumped from fifth to third on lap 11 and Lasoski claimed the lead on lap 12, just before the yellow appeared for DeWease.
Lasoski kept his Goodyear shod machine in front Kerr as Wright, Shepard, and Dean Jacobs engaged in a fierce battle. Lap 16 saw Shepard move his Double L Maxim / Kriner / Goodyear machine to second and set sail for Lasoski. A yellow appeared again with two laps remaining for Wright and set up the chance for Shepard to be the one to end Danny's winning streak.
As Shepard chased Lasoski, D. Jacobs moved the Asworth Schnee / Kriner / Goodyear into third. Jeff had no chance to make a move for the lead as Danny pulled out to win by a few car lengths. Shepard and D. Jacobs followed. Todd Shaffer had his best night so far, as he placed the Beam Eagle / Kriner / Goodyear in the fourth spot. Kerr brought the Shoff Eagle / Brown / Goodyear machine home fifth.
Lasoski once again swept the night as he set fast time and won the United Expressline heat. D. Jacobs claimed the Southwest Expressline heat, K. Jacobs garnered the Southwest Glass heat, and John Bankston crossed the line first in the United Specialties heat. DeWease was the victor of the United Expressline B-Main.
Results:
Qualifying: 1. Danny Lasoski, Black 1, 14.168 2. Jeff Shepard, Double L 4j, 14.310 3. Kenny Jacobs, Hughes 94, 14.414 4. Gary Wright, Wright 9, 14.579 5. Travis Whitney, Whitney 7s, 14.613 6. Fred Rahmer, Hamilton 77, 14.635 7. Frankie Kerr, Shoff 23s, 14.639 8. Lance DeWease, Dyer 461, 14.673 9. Joey Saldana, Mox 17, 14.679 10. dean Jacobs, Ashworth 92, 14.685 11. Todd Shaffer, Beam 88, 14.690 12. Keith Kauffman, Johnson u2, 14.705 13. Tommie Estes Jr., Archer 1a, 14.779 14. Bob Felmlee, Felmlee 6, 14.837 15. Kelly Kinser, Kinser Timber 4k, 14.864 16. Tim Shaffer, Stone 3s, 14.864 17. Billy Pauch, Zematis 1z, 14.964 18. Kevin Huntley, Daugherty 7, 14.994 19. Judi Bates, Mourar 121, 15.007 20. John Bankston, Bankston 8, 15.022 21. Scott Jones, Jones 13, 15.137 22. Glen Passmore, Passmore 11a, 15.162 23. Bobby Clark, Clark 8, 15.179 24. Bill Bailey, Bailey 28, 15.225 25. Brian Ellenberger, Ellenberger 20, 15.237 26. Chad Mellenberndt, Tanksley 69, 15.286 27. Brian Paulus, Pender 28, 15.301 28. Danny Smith, Smith 4, 15.333 29. Dan Brettnacher, Brettnacher 33, 15.340 30. Brian Carlson, SC Motorsports 18, 15.362 31. Jeremy Minton, Minton 13, 15.433 32. David Chappell, Chappell 50, 15.454 33. Bobby Hawks, Smith 2s, 15.548 34. Jamie Smith, Smith 5, 15.607 35. Jack Hewitt, Hampshire 63, 15.650 36. Terry Pletch, Pletch 29, 15.668 37. Howie Gleason, Gleason 21, 15.684 38. Brian Smith, Smith 2+, 15.691 39. Brad Ellenberger, Ellenberger 87, 15.700 40. Raymond Hensley, Hensley 70, 15.798 41. Joe Hauck, Filla 34, 15.867 42. Mike Lauterborn, Lauterborn 41, 16.122 43. Billy Jarrell, Jarrell 22, 17.432 44. Johnny Johnson, Johnson 72j, 18.786 45. Sarah Fisher, Fisher 9, N.T.
United Expressline Heat - 1. Lasoski 2. Pauch 3. Saldana 4. Estes Jr 5. Jones 6. Whitney 7. Brian Ellenberger 8. Brettnacher 9. Hawks 10. Gleason 11. Hauck
Southwest Expressline Heat - 1. D. Jacobs 2. Shepard 3. Huntley 4. Rahmer 5. Felmlee 6. Passmore 7. J. Smith 8. B. Smith 9. Mellenberndt 10. Carlson 11. Lauterborn
Southwest Glass Heat - 1. K. Jacobs 2. Bates 3. Todd Shaffer 4. Clark 5. Kerr 6. Kinser 7. Paulus 8. Hewitt 9. Brad Ellenberger 10. Minton 11. Jarrell
United Specialties Heat - 1. Bankston 2. Kauffman 3. Tim Shaffer 4. Wright 5. Bailey 6. DeWease 7. D. Smith 8. Chappell 9. Hensley 10. Johnson 11. Pletch
United Expressline B-Main - 1. DeWease 2. Whitney 3. Paulus 4. D. Smith 5. Kinser 6. Mellenberndt 7. Brian Ellenberger 8. Hawks 9. Hewitt 10. Brettnacher 11. Hensley 12. B. Smith 13. J. Smith 14. Chappell 15. Lauterborn 16. Hauck 17. Carlson 18. Johnson 19. Gleason 20. Minton 21. Passmore
A-Main - 1. Lasoski 2. Shepard 3. D. Jacobs 4. Todd Shaffer 5. Kerr 6. K. Jacobs 7. Kauffman 8. Pauch 9. Tim Shaffer 10. Rahmer 11. Saldana 12. Paulus 13. Felmlee 14. Estes Jr 15. Whitney 16. DeWease 17. Bates 18. D. Smith 19. Bankston 20. Jones 21. Huntley 22. Wright 23. Bailey 24. Clark