8/14/2015
Parsons Tops Kouba At SCVR With Late Race Pass
The grandstands were packed with youngsters pining for one of the dozens of bikes raffled off, St. Croix Valley Raceway completed its Ultimate Kids’ Night celebration in conjunction with the first ever Trailer Race Nationals on Friday. The Centuria Fire Department was on hand, giving kids the opportunity spray a real-life fire hose – and cool off a little in the process, as several youths used the spray as a stand-in for a lawn sprinkler. Rod Dahl of Grantsburg, Wisconsin claimed the $750 top prize in the inaugural Trailer Race Nationals event over fourteen other entrants. The evening was capped off with an intense and loud fireworks display.
In yet another one of their patented thrill-fests, the UMSS Traditional sprints whipped the packed house into a frenzy with an exciting finish. At the outset, it appeared as if the finish might be a foregone conclusion, with fountain-of-youth discoverer Jimmy Kouba taking off from the outside pole and steadily opening up a sizable lead. James Giossi occupied the runner-up spot while there was spirited jockeying for third between Rick Kobs, Rob Caho and Johnny Parsons III, with most racers running a higher groove. With ten laps remaining Kouba had stretched his lead to nearly a full straightaway over Giossi. But that is about the point at which Parsons’ #12 sprinter started streaking forward. Racing as far back as fifth place, Parsons moved to his familiar haunts, the lowest groove on the track, and started gobbling up his foes. First it was two-time series champion Caho, then Kobs and Giossi met the same fate. With just over a handful of laps remaining, Parsons was in second and staring at Kouba’s huge advantage. The final dash was “elbow’s up” for Parsons, as he steadily erased Kouba’s big lead, catching him with just two circuits remaining. In the final half mile, Parsons finished the job and put and exclamation point on another exciting TSCS main event, relegating Kouba to second in front of Giossi, Kobs and Cam Schafer. The win marked the third visit of the 2015 season to the Rockauto.com victory lane for Parsons.
Race Results SCVR 8/14/15:
UMSS Traditional Sprints Feature (25 laps): Johnny Parsons, Jimmy Kouba, James Giossi, Rick Kobs, Cam Schafer, Rob Caho Jr., Jake Kouba, Mike Mueller, Chase Viebrock, Scott Brandt, Brian VanMeveren, Mike Haseltine, Jori Hughes, Blake Anderson, Jon Lewerer, Anna Hippe, Kevin Bradwell DNS.
Heat 1 (10 laps): Kobs, Schafer, Parsons, Jake Kouba, VanMeveren, Brandt.
Heat 2 (10 laps): Giossi, Jimmy Kouba, Lewerer, Hippe, Hughes, Bradwell.
Heat 3 (10 laps): Mueller, Caho Jr., Viebrock, Anderson, Hughes.
Victory Lane Photo courtesy of Vince Peterson at Track Rat Photos.
Article Credit: Terry Lehnertz
