Rico Abreu has made it a point to run at the Knoxville Raceway more this season. Sunday night it showed in a big way as he won the 12th Annual Avanti Windows and Doors Capitani Classic as heard live on KNIA. Abreu started 4th and it did not take him long to get up front as he took the lead from pole sitter Daryn Pittman on lap ten and was never challenged. Abreu said in victory lane racing more at Knoxville has made the team more prepared for the upcoming Knoxville Nationals.
Abreu: “That’s what we’ve been working on all year. My team has been working hard all season and we’ve made a point to come here more than just the Outlaw shows and it’s made it easier to work on our car and slow everything down.”
Gio Scelzi was a distant 2nd with Carson Macedo in 3rd. The scene shifts 25 miles east to the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa tonight for night five of Southern Iowa Sprint Week with the Front Row Challenge.
Avani Windows & Doors Capitani Classic Presented by Great Southern Bank Results
Time Trial Group 1 (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 83JR, Buddy Kofoid, Penngrove, CA (9), 15.637 ($100 from OpenWheel101.com); 2. 69K, Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK (29), 15.723; 3. 18X, Gio Scelzi, Fresno, CA (5), 15.807; 4. 41, Carson Macedo, Lemoore, CA (1), 15.833; 5. 48, Danny Dietrich, Gettysburg, PA (7), 15.838; 6. 23, Garet Williamson, Columbia, MO (11), 15.897; 7. 10, Scott Bogucki, McLaren Vale, SA, Aust. (17), 15.905; 8. 39M, Anthony Macri, Dillsburg, PA (16), 15.951; 9. 24, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (3), 15.960; 10. 17, Sheldon Haudenschild, Wooster, OH (6), 15.970; 11. 87, Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX (25), 16.014; 12. 15H, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, TX (20), 16.033; 13. 22, Riley Goodno, Knoxville, IA (36), 16.037; 14. 9, Kasey Kahne, Enumclaw, WA (10), 16.042; 15. 27, Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA (21), 16.092; 16. 1C, Brenham Crouch, Lubbock, TX (12), 16.120; 17. 19, Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO (15), 16.120; 18. 14, Corey Day, Clovis, CA (22), 16.129; 19. 83SR, James McFadden, Alice Springs, NT, Aust. (37), 16.13; 20. 21T, Cole Macedo, Lemoore, CA (24), 16.138; 21. 1, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (2), 16.141; 22. 26, Zeb Wise, Angola, IN (19), 16.162; 23. 55C, Chris Windom, Canton, IL (31), 16.168; 24. 58, Kaleb Johnson, Sioux Falls, SD (23), 16.171; 25. 24D, Danny Sams III, North Port, FL (4), 16.179; 26. 44, Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA (8), 16.225; 27. 7BC, Tyler Courtney, Indianapolis, IN (38), 16.231; 28. 2KS, Chase Randall, Waco, TX (35), 16.246; 29. 27B, Jake Bubak, Arvada, CO (34), 16.259; 30. 52, Blake Hahn, Sapulpa, OK (40), 16.274; 31. 09, Matt Juhl, Tea, SD (32), 16.355; 32. 15JR, Cole Mincer, Burlington, IA (18), 16.379; 33. 55T, McKenna Haase, Des Moines, IA (26), 16.437; 34. 122, Joe B. Miller, Millersville, MO (28), 16.471; 35. 3N, Jake Neuman, New Berlin, IL (33), 16.524; 36. 8, Cory Eliason, Visalia, CA (41), 16.530; 37. 14T, Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust. (14), 16.589; 38. 23M, Lance Moss, Cherryville, NC (30), 16.686; 39. 53, Jessie Attard, Landilo, NSW, Aust. (39), 16.894; 40. 10V, Brian Paulus, Six Mile, SC (13), NT; 41. 9H, Landon Hansen, Newton, IA (27), NT
Time Trial Group 2 (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO (3), 15.883; 2. 24R, Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA (10), 15.964; 3. 15, Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND (26), 16.011; 4. 55, Kerry Madsen, St. Marys, NSW, Aust. (4), 16.081; 5. 2, Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust. (29), 16.098; 6. 5B, Spencer Bayston, Lebanon, IN (13), 16.226; 7. 9P, Parker Price-Miller, Kokomo, IN (23), 16.242; 8. 49, Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA (31), 16.269; 9. 88, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA (17), 16.269; 10. 27A, Emerson Axsom, Franklin, IN (25), 16.310; 11. 4W, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (22), 16.340; 12. 35, Zach Hampton, Plainfield, IN (1), 16.367; 13. 5, Justin Henderson, Tea, SD (32), 16.393; 14. 13, Justin Peck, Monrovia, IN (40), 16.440; 15. 88T, Tanner Thorson, Minden, NV (34), 16.475; 16. 70, Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, IN (11), 16.481; 17. 24T, Christopher Thram, Sanborn, MN (9), 16.485; 18. 3J, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (16), 16.489; 19. 6, Jimmy Light, West Springfield, PA (12), 16.491; 20. 18T, Tanner Holmes, Jacksonville, OR (20), 16.533; 21. 25, JJ Hickle, Quilcene, WA (14), 16.534; 22. 19M, Brent Marks, Myerstown, PA (18), 16.550; 23. 99, Skylar Gee, Leduc, ALB, Can. (8), 16.587; 24. 3, Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA (38), 16.592; 25. 3P, Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (19), 16.657; 26. 3Z, Brock Zearfoss, Jonestown, PA (33), 16.663; 27. G5, Gage Pulkrabek, East Grand Forks, MN (6), 16.695; 28. 45X, Jace Park, Overland Park, KS (7), 16.716; 29. 42, Sye Lynch, Apollo, PA (24), 16.747; 30. 18, Ryan Roberts, Aurora, NE (2), 16.765; 31. 17GP, Cale Thomas, Fairland, IN (5), 16.811; 32. J2, John Carney II, El Paso, TX (36), 16.854; 33. 36, Jason Martin, Liberal`, KS (39), 16.896; 34. 91, Kyle Reinhardt, Neptune City, NJ (37), 16.920; 35. 19H, Joel Myers Jr., Sebastopol, CA (27), 16.928; 36. 11N, Kasey Jedrezek, Lagrange, OH (15), 16.940; 37. 27W, Weston Olson, Warren, MN (28), 17.085; 38. 101, Kalib Henry, Sacramento, CA (41), 17.254; 39. 44X, Scotty Johnson, Melcher-Dallas, IA (21), 18.267; 40. 7S, Landon Crawley, Benton, AR (35), NT; 41. 6R, Kelby Watt, Adel, IA (30), NT
Heat one (started), 8 Laps, 2:11.6: 1. Scott Bogucki (2); 2. Sheldon Haudenschild (1); 3. Carson Macedo (3) / 4. Buddy Kofoid (4); 5. Riley Goodno (5); 6. James McFadden (7); 7. Brenham Crouch (6); 8. Zeb Wise (8); 9. Chase Randall (10); / 10. Matt Juhl (11); 11. Danny Sams III (9); 12. Joe B. Miller (12)
Heat two (started), 8 Laps, 2:14.2: 1. Aaron Reutzel (1); 2. Anthony Macri (2); 3. Daryn Pittman (4) / 4. Hunter Schuerenberg (6); 5. Danny Dietrich (3); 6. Kasey Kahne (5); 7. Chris Windom (8); 8. Jake Bubak (10); 9. Cole Macedo (7); / 10. Chris Martin (9); 11. Jake Neuman (11) DNS – Cole Mincer
Heat three (started), 8 Laps, 2:13.8: 1. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (1); 2. Gio Scelzi (4); 3. Terry McCarl (2) / 4. Garet Williamson (3); 5. Corey Day (6); 6. Carson McCarl (5); 7. Kaleb Johnson (8); 8. Tasker Phillips (7); 9. McKenna Haase (11); / 10. Blake Hahn (10); 11. Cory Eliason (12); 12. Tyler Courtney (9)
Heat four (started), 8 Laps, 2:12.2: 1. Emerson Axsom (1); 2. Brian Brown (4); 3. Parker Price-Miller (2) / 4. Kerry Madsen (3); 5. Justin Henderson (5); 6. Brent Marks (8); 7. Jace Park (10); 8. Sawyer Phillips (9); 9. Kyle Reinhardt (12) / 10. Kraig Kinser (6); 11. Cale Thomas (11); 12. Jimmy Light (7)
Heat five (started), 8 Laps, NT: 1. Rico Abreu (4); 2. Brad Sweet (2); 3. Jamie Ball (1) / 4. Lynton Jeffrey (3); 5. Justin Peck (5); 6. Tanner Holmes (7); 7. Christopher Thram (6); 8. Riley Goodno (0); 9. Sye Lynch (10) / 10. Joel Myers Jr. (12); 11. Skylar Gee (8); 12. Brock Zearfoss (9)
Heat six (started), 8 Laps, NT: 1. Spencer Bayston (3); 2. Austin McCarl (2); 3. Donny Schatz (4) / 4. Zach Hampton (1); 5. Dusty Zomer (6); 6. JJ Hickle (7); 7. Tanner Thorson (5); 8. Jason Martin (11); 9. Tim Kaeding (8) / 10. Ryan Roberts (10); 11. Kasey Jedrezek (12); 12. Gage Pulkrabek (9)
C main one (started), 8 Laps, 2:20.7: 1. Cory Eliason (5); 2. Matt Juhl (1); 3. Chris Martin (2); 4. Blake Hahn (3); 5. Joe B. Miller (6); 6. Danny Sams III (4) / 7. Lance Moss (7); 8. Jessie Attard (9); 9. Brooke Tatnell (7) DNS – Jake Neuman, Cole Mincer, Tyler Courtney, Brian Paulus
C main two (started), 8 Laps, NT: 1. Kraig Kinser (1); 2. Joel Myers Jr. (2); 3. Jimmy Light (6); 4. Kasey Jedrezek (5); 5. Ryan Roberts (3); 6. Cale Thomas (4) / 7. Weston Olson (7) DNS – Skylar Gee, Brock Zearfoss, Gage Pulkrabek, Kalib Henry, Landon Crawley
Pole Shuffle 1, 2 Laps: 1. Scott Bogucki 2. Spencer Bayston
Pole Shuffle 2, 2 Laps: 1. Donny Schatz 2. Scott Bogucki
Pole Shuffle 3, 2 Laps: 1. Carson Macedo 2. Donny Schatz
Pole Shuffle 4, 2 Laps: 1. Rico Abreu 2. Carson Macedo
Pole Shuffle 5, 2 Laps: 1. Gio Scelzi 2. Rico Abreu
Pole Shuffle 6, 2 Laps: 1. Brian Brown 2. Gio Scelzi
Pole Shuffle 7, 2 Laps: 1. Daryn Pittman ($2500) 2. Brian Brown
B main one (started), 12 Laps, NT: 1. Buddy Kofoid (1); 2. Hunter Schuerenberg (2); 3. Corey Day (6) / 4. Garet Williamson (3); 5. Danny Dietrich (5); 6. Kaleb Johnson (11); 7. Kasey Kahne (8); 8. Chase Randall (15); 9. Jake Bubak (13); 10. Riley Goodno (4); 11. Cory Eliason (18); 12. Chris Windom (10); 13. Tasker Phillips (14); 14. Zeb Wise (12); 15. Matt Juhl (19); 16. Brenham Crouch (9); 17. James McFadden (7); 18. Cole Macedo (16); 19. Chris Martin (20); 20. Joe B. Miller (22); 21. Danny Sams III (23); 22. McKenna Haase (17); 23. Blake Hahn (21) DNS – Carson McCarl
B main two (started), 12 Laps, NT: 1. Justin Peck (5); 2. Zach Hampton (3); 3. Justin Henderson (4) / 4. Tanner Holmes (8); 5. Dusty Zomer (6); 6. JJ Hickle (9); 7. Tanner Thorson (12); 8. Tim Kaeding (17); 9. Kyle Reinhardt (16); 10. Kraig Kinser (18); 11. Christopher Thram (11); 12. Brent Marks (7); 13. John Carney II (14); 14. Jace Park (10); 15. Jason Martin (15); 16. Sawyer Phillips (13); 17. Ryan Roberts (22); 18. Cale Thomas (23); 19. Joel Myers Jr. (19); 20. Jimmy Light (20); 21. Kerry Madsen (1); 22. Lynton Jeffrey (2); 23. Kasey Jedrezek (21) DNS – Sye Lynch
A main (started), 25 Laps, 7:43.9: 1. Rico Abreu (4); 2. Gio Scelzi (3); 3. Carson Macedo (5); 4. Daryn Pittman (1); 5. Brad Sweet (12); 6. Spencer Bayston (8); 7. Austin McCarl (14); 8. Corey Day (23); 9. Donny Schatz (6); 10. Brian Brown (2); 11. Parker Price-Miller (10); 12. Scott Bogucki (7); 13. Justin Peck (20); 14. Aaron Reutzel (15); 15. Anthony Macri (9); 16. Buddy Kofoid (19); 17. Emerson Axsom (16); 18. Sheldon Haudenschild (13); 19. Jamie Ball (18); 20. Zach Hampton (22); 21. Justin Henderson (24); 22. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (17); 23. Hunter Schuerenberg (21); 24. Terry McCarl (11). Lap Leaders: Pittman 1-7, Abreu 8, Pittman 9, Abreu 10-25. Hard-charger: Day ($2500).