19th Annual IMCA “Harris Clash” at Knoxville on Tuesday and Wednesday

Sunday, July 4, 2010

19th Annual IMCA “Harris Clash” at Knoxville on Tuesday and Wednesday

KNOXVILLE, IOWA (July 3, 2010) - The International Motor Contest Association (IMCA) modifieds, sport mods, and dirt late model stock cars are back at the legendary Knoxville Raceway half-mile dirt oval on Tuesday-Wednesday, July 6-7, for the 19th annual “Harris Clash”. The modifieds will compete on Tuesday, July 6, for $2,000 to win in a 25-lapper, while the Deery Brothers Summer Series late models will race on Wednesday, July 7, in a $2,000-to-win, 25-lap feature. The sport mods will be the support division on Wednesday night and they will compete for $600 to win in a 15-lap Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods main.

According to Knoxville’s director of racing Ralph Capitani, “We expect over 100 modifieds on Tuesday, and over 75 sport mods and 25 late models on Wednesday. Although I am not overly knowledgable on IMCA racing in the Midwest, I am familiar with the names of pre-entered drivers like Bill Davis (Jr.), Richie Gustin, Adam Larson, David Murray, Johnny Saathoff, Ricky Stephan, Kyle Strickler, Brett Moffitt, Carter VanDenBerg, Jeff Aikey, Mark Burgtorf, Darrel DeFrance, Ray Guss (Jr.) and Jay Johnson to name a few. I know that Bob Harris has done another outstanding job lining up some of the best drivers in the Midwest to compete for the ‘Harris Clash’ titles this year. In fact, I’m looking forward to seeing Kyle Strickler, formerly of Donnie Kreitz’s hometown of Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania, and now of Mooresville, North Carolina, compete here for the first time.”

Last year’s winners were Jay Noteboom (modifieds), Matt Lettow (sport mods) and Tommy Elston (late models). Continued Capitani, “It was only appropriate last year for Keokuk’s Tommy Elston to win the IMCA Deery Brothers Summer Series race here during the ‘Harris Clash’. Tommy continued the grand tradition of ‘Keokuk Gang’ winners at Knoxville, including Ramo Stott, Dick Hutcherson, Ernie Derr and Don White, from back in the Sixties and Seventies. And I see where Josh Most of Red Oak, Iowa, will be running a chassis built by Charlie Swartz, whose dad Audie finished second in our very first Knoxville Nationals back in 1961 and who sadly passed away this week in Lucasville, Ohio. Our thoughts are with Charlie and the entire Swartz family. ”

The current entry lists for next week’s “Harris Clash” races at Knoxville are as follows:

MODIFIEDS

Chris
Abelson
Sioux City
IA
Razor

Mike
Albertson
Audubon
IA
Harris

John
Allen
Chanute
KS
Big Dog

AJ
Auringer
Evansdale
IA
Pro Chassis

Matt
Bonine
Onawa
IA
Sidebiter

Lance
Borgman
Beatrice
NE
Jet

Jeremy
Brogard
Kanawha
IA
Victory

David
Brown
Kellogg
IA
Harris

Joel
Bushore
Boone
IA
Harris

Nate
Caruth
Ames
IA
Shaw

Clayton
Christensen
Spencer
IA
Skyrocket

Jeff
Conner
Jefferson
IA
Harris

Max
Corporon
Marion
IA
Victory

Greg
Cox
Altoona
IA
Razor

Kent
Croskey
Polk City
IA
Victory

Eric
Dailey
Armstrong
IA
Skyrocket

Bill
Davis Jr
Des Moines
IA
Harris

Shane
Demey
Denison
IA
Harris

Russell
Dickerson
Boone
IA
Victory

Scott
Dickey
Packwood
IA
Shaw

Jake
Durbin
Perry
IA
Harris

Mike
Fluegel
Davenport
IA
DW

Josh
Foster
Montrose
IA
Skyrocket

Josh
Gilman
Earlham
IA
Victory

Jordan
Grabouski
Fairbury
NE
Razor

Patrick
Graham
Ames
IA
Victory

Jimmy
Gustin
Marshalltown
IA
Harris

Richie
Gustin
Gilman
IA
Skyrocket

Derek
Hamm
Donnellson
IA
Racemart

Dave
Hardesty
Minneapolis
KS
Hughes

Randy
Havlik
Madrid
IA
Victory

Rob
Hughes
Humbolt
IA
Harris

Jeff
Ignaszewski
Wells
MN
Skyrocket

Todd
Inman
Des Moines
IA
Hughes

Vern
Jackson
Waterloo
IA
Harris

Adam
Johnson
Independence
IA
RJS

Jeff
Jones
Council Bluffs
IA
Harris

Justin
Jurgens
Lincoln
NE
BMS

Brett
Ladehoff
Marshalltown
IA
Sidebiter

Bub
Larret


Jet

Adam
Larson
Ames
IA
Victory

Tom
Lathrop
Ottumwa
IA


Bub
LeRette
Portsmouth
IA
Jet

Micheal
Long
Keokeok
IA
Kraft Kars

Jim
Lynch
Bloomfield
IA
Skyrocket

Jeremy
Mills
Garner
IA
Harris

Mike
Molle
Glidden
IA
Victory

Dan
Mueller
Griswold
IA
IROC

David
Murray
Oberlin
KS
Victory

Levi
Nielsen
Maso City
IA
Harris

Jay
Noteboom
Hinton
IA
Harris

Mike
O'Lear
Marshalltown
IA
Shaw

Scott
Olson
Blairsbury
IA
Harris

Jim
Peeler
Milan
MO
Shocker

Dan
Ratajczak
Frogstation
WI


Johnny
Saathoff
Beatrice
NE
Jet

Fred
Schimmels
Van Meter
IA
Harris

Jay
Schmidt
Tama
IA
Harris

Mark
Schulte
Delhi
IA
GRT

Todd
Shute
Des Moines
IA
Victory

James
Slawson
Spirit Lake
IA
Pro-Chassis

Dylan
Smith
Osceola
NE
Jet

Rich
Smith
Davenport
IA
Harris

Tony
Snyder
Readlyn
IA


Jon
Snyder
Ames
IA
Harris

Jason
Snyder
Dunkerton
IA
Rage

Chris
Snyder
Elk Run Heights
IA
Harris

Ricky
Stephan
South Sioux City
NE
Edge

Kyle
Strickler
Sinking Spring
PA
Harris

Robert
Tippery
Council Bluffs
IA
Harris

Toby
VandeKamp
Knoxville
IA
FR-1

Tyler
VandeKamp
Knoxville
IA
Victory

Tony
VonDresky
Davenport
IA
SSR

Luke
Wanninger
Jefferson
IA
Harris

Jeff
waterman
Quincy
IL
Skyrocket

Matt
Waugh
Des Moines
IA
Hughes

Clint
Wendel
Lamont
IA
Skyrocket

JJ
Wise
Manly
IA
Skyrocket

Cory
Wray
Jamesport
MO
Shocker

Mark
Zorn
Russell
KS
Harris

Jeremy
Zorn
Russell
KS
Skyrocket






SPORT MOD

Adam
Ackerman
Mason City
IA
Victory

Jeremiah
Asher
St Joseph
MO
Asher

Anthony
Asher
St Joseph
MO
Asher

Lee
Baarts
Lewisville
MN
Harris

Brandon
Bach
Des Moines
IA
Harris

Dylan
Book
Adel
IA
Harris

Lynn
Brockett
Ogden
IA
Harris

Kyle
Brown
Kellogg
IA
Racemart

Jim
Buhlman
Cedar Falls
IA
Razor

Justine
Campbell
Des Moines
IA
Skyrocket

Cayden
Carter
Oskaloosa
IA
Victory

Rocky
Caudle
Webster City
IA
Harris

Nate
Chodur
Lake Mills
IA
Harris

Derek
Coleman
New London
IA
Lawson

Dalton
Dingman
Grimes
IA
Victory

Rodger
Dresden
Keokuk
IA
Harris

Tyler
Droste
Waterloo
IA
KazzBuilt

Jayme
Duinink
Pella
IA
Mach 1

Eric
Elliott
Boone
IA
Harris

Eric
Flander
Barnes City
IA
Harris

Bill
Gibson
Knoxville
IA
Harris

Cody
Graham
Chillicothe
IA
Allen

Tyler
Gross
Bondurant
IA
IROC

Jim
Hendricks
Council Bluffs
IA
Harris

Bill
Hildreth
Rhodes
IA
Harris

Cody
Hillgartner
Harlan
IA
DW

Jack
Housley
Des Moines
IA
Victory

Huey
Jacobs
Stewartsville
MO
Hoffman

AJ
Johnson
Oskaloosa
IA
B&B

Austin
Kaplan
Ankeny
IA
Victory

Beau
Kaplan
Ankeny
IA
Victory

Kent
Kositzky
Cedar Rapids
IA
DW

Tom
Lathrop
Ottumwa
IA


Brandon
Leeman
Roland
IA
Harris

Dusty
Leonard
Marysville
KS
Razor

Matthew
Lettow
Roland
IA
Skyrocket

Fred
Leytham
Garwin
IA
Victory

Gatlin
Leytham
Garwin
IA
Victory

Tim
Love
Kelley
IA
Love-Tapp

Ray
Lundry
Maynard
IA
Tony Stewart

Ray
Lundry
Maynard
IA
Tony Stewart

Joe
McBernie
Boone
IA
Victory

Jason
McDaniel
Eldon
IA
Harris

Matthew
Meinecke
Madrid
IA
Harris

Bryon
Meyer
Des Moines
IA
Razor

Brian
Miller
Grand Junction
IA
Victory

Brett
Moffitt
Grimes
IA
Victory

Kyle
Olberding
Seneca
KS
BMS

Geoff
Olson
Ames
IA
Edge

Curtis
Paste
Dearborn
MO
Asher

Rick
Paulson
Tripoli
IA
DW

Blake
Peeler
Olathe
KS
Shocker

Matthew
Pittman
Jefferson
IA
Harris

Nick
Roberts
Des Moines
IA
Victory

Cory
Rose
Boone
IA
DW

David
Schlicht
Des Moines
IA
Victory

Mike
Shelton
Ottumwa
IA
Harris

Doug
Smith
Lake City
IA
Harris

Jesse
Sobbing
Glenwood
IA
Razor

Robert
Staats
Columbus Junction
IA
Victory

Dan
Tenold
Northwood
IA
Evolution

Jared
Timmerman
Norwalk
IA
Harris

Carter
VanDenBerg
Oskaloosa
IA
Victory

Bill
Wears
Des Moines
IA
Harris

Kyle
Webb
Des Moines
IA
DW

Robert
Weber
Burt
IA


Nate
Whitehurst
Mason City
IA
Harris

Shay
Woods
Humeston
IA
Victory

Tim
Zeman
Muscatine
IA
Jet

Jake
Zuercher
Saint Charles
IA
DW






LATE MODELS

Jeff
Aikey
Waterloo
IA
Mars

Nate
Beuseling
Silvis
IL
Mach 1

Mark
Burgtorf
Quincy
IL
Pierce

TJ
Criss
Oskaloosa
IA
Rocket

Darrel
DeFrance
Marshalltown
IA
Larry Shaw

Ryan
Giles
West Des Moines
IA
Larry Shaw

Paul
Glendenning
Mount Ayr
IA
Mastersbilt

Cory
Goldbeck
Dewitt
IA
Swartz

Ryan
Griffith
Webster City
IA
GRT

Jeff
Guengerich
Mount Pleasant
IA
GRT

Ray
Guss Jr
East Moline
IL
Mastersbilt

Jason
Hahne
Webster City
IA
GRT

Jay
Johnson
West Burlington
IA
Mastersbilt

Dave
Jorgensen
Elkhorn
NE
Mastersbilt

Josh
Most
Red Oak
IA
Swartz

Terry
Neal
Maquoketa
IA
Barry Wright

Rob
Petsche
Peosta
IA
Mastersbilt

Craig
Roberts
Des Moines
IA
Rocket

Colby
Springsteen
Morning Sun
IA
Rocket

Jay
Stewart
Blair
NE
Mastersbilt

Matt
Strassheim
West Burlington
IA
Mastersbilt

Robby
Warner
Quincy
IL
Rocket

Mick
Wiele
Columbus Junction
IA
Barry Wright


For more information on the IMCA “Harris Clash” races on Tuesday-Wednesday, July 6-7, fans are urged to visit www.knoxvilleraceway.com. For more information on the Harris Clash, individuals are urged to check out www.harrisclash.com. For more information on the sanctioning body, fans can check out www.imca.com.