KNOXVILLE — Kyle Strickler won a late duel with Jeremy Mills to win the 21st Annual Harris Clash for IMCA Modifieds on Thursday night at the Knoxville Raceway. It was the Mooresville, N.C., driver’s first ever win at the historic half-mile. Matt Lettow won his second career feature in the Harris Clash in the Sport Mod division.

Strickler gained the early lead from outside row one in the 25-lapper and began to pull away. The race, which went non-stop, heated up late in the going. Mills gained on the leader and took the point by a nose on lap 23. The pair dueled the final two laps with Strickler running Mills above the cushion a bit in turns three and four to hold him off.

“I don’t know what to say,” said Strickler in Victory Lane. “The car was pretty good. I don’t know what was wrong under the hood, but there was something covering my shield late in the going. This is just unreal. This is the biggest win of my career. I have to thank everyone who has ever worked on my racecars.”

Joel Rust led early in the 20-lap Sport Mod feature. Matt Lettow began to challenge just before the halfway mark and made the winning pass on lap eleven. He held off the field despite a caution with two laps to go.



Harris Clash

Knoxville Raceway

Thursday’s Results

Modifieds

Heat 1, No Time — 1. Jeremy Mills, Garner; 2. Johnny Saathoff, Beatrice, Neb.; 3. Josh Gilman, Earlham; 4. Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa; 5. Dan Mueller, Griswold; 6. Tyler Cale, Donnellson; 7. Tony Wedelstadt, Fremont, Wisc.; 8. Kyle Brown, Kellogg.

Heat 2, No Time — 1. Kyle Strickler, Mooresville, N.C.; 2. Eric Dailey, Armstrong; 3. Jeff Stephens, Denison; 4. Bill Davis Jr., Des Moines; 5. Greg Cox, Altoona; 6. Bud Lerette 7. Jeff Stephens, Denison; 8. Josh Ruby; 9. Toby VandeKamp, Knoxville.

Heat 3, No Time — 1. Tim Murty, Tama; 2. Jon Snyder, Ames; 3. Richie Gustin, Gilman; 4. Joel Bushore, Boone; 5. Scott Dickey, Packwood; 6. Scott Olson, Blairsburg; 7. Pat Graham, Ames; 8. Clint Wendel; 9. Jacob Murray, Hartford.

Heat 4, No Time — 1. Randy Havlik, Madrid; 2. Levi Nielson, Mason City; 3. Jake Durbin, Perry; 4. Tom Charles, Bonner Springs, Kan.; 5. Matt Waugh, Des Moines; 6. Jeff Waterman, Quincy, Ill.; 7. Hunter Marriott, Brookfield, Mo.; 8. Rich Smith, Davenport; 9. Michael Reichart, Des Moines.

Heat 5, No Time — 1. Josh Foster, Fort Madison; 2. Todd Shute, Des Moines; 3. PJ Conger, St. Joseph, Mo.; 4. Tyler VandeKamp, Knoxville; 5. Matthew Kiner, Aurora, Neb.; 6. Derek Hamm, Donnellson; 7. Curt Badker, Clear Lake; 8. Jordan Grabouski, Fairbury, Neb.; 9. Mike Long, Keokuk.

Heat 6, No Time — 1. Jeremy Frenier, Fort Morgan, Colo.; 2. Luke Wanninger, Jefferson; 3. Jerry Wilinski, Seymour, Wisc.; 4. Mark Elliott, Webster City; 5. Troy Cordes; 6. Dakota Hayden, Wilton; 7. Stacey Mills, Webb; 8. Kyle Krampe, Baxter; 9. Russ Gladson, Des Moines.

Heat 7, No Time — 1. Mitch McGrath, Waukesha, Wisc.; 2. Ricky Stephan, South Sioux City, Neb.; 3. Mike Van Genderen, Newton; 4. Brayton Carter, Oskaloosa; 5. Tyler Prochaska, Iowa Falls; 6. James Slawson, Milford; 7. Mike Albertsen, Audubon; 8. Chris Snyder, Elk Run; 9. Joe Haresky, Apple Valley, Calif.

Heat 8, No Time — 1. Chris Abelson, Sioux City; 2. Clayton Christensen, Spencer; 3. Shane DeMey, Denison; 4. Jason Snyder, Dunkerton; 5. Brandon Blochlinger, Concordia, Kan.; 6. Beau Kaplan; 7. Jeff Conner, Jefferson; 8. David Murray, Oberlin, Kan.

B Feature 1, No Time — 1. Richie Gustin, Gilman; 2. Luke Wanninger, Jefferson; 3. Mark Elliott, Webster City; 4. Bill Davis Jr., Des Moines; 5. Troy Cordes;  6. Greg Cox, Altoona; 7. Jordan Grabouski, Fairbury, Neeb.; 8. Pat Graham, Amesl 9. Brandon Blochlinger, Concordia, Kan.; 10. Stacey Mills, Webb; 11. Beau Kaplan; 12. Joe Haresky, Apple Valley, Calif.; 13. Toby VandeKamp, Knoxville.

B Feature 2, No Time — 1. Todd Shute, Des Moines; 2. Jake Durbin, Perry; 3. Jacob Murray, Hartford; 4. Scott Dickey, Packwood; 5. Ricky Stephan, South Sioux City, Neb.; 6. Hunter Marriott, Brookfield, Mo.; 7. David Brown, Kellogg; 8. Tyler Prochaska, Iowa Falls; 9. Jeff Conner, Jefferson; 10. Joel Bushore, Boone; 11. Clint Wendel; 12. Dan Mueller, Griswold; 13. Jerry Wilinski, Seymour, Wisc.; 14. Mike Albertsen, Audubon; 15. Jordan Grabouski, Fairbury, Neb.

B Feature 3, No Time — 1. Johnny Saathoff, Beatrice, Neb.; 2. Clayton Christensen, Spencer; 3. Tyler Cale, Donnellson; 4. Jeff Stephens, Denison; 5. Jeff Waterman, Quincy, Ill.; 6. Tyler VandeKamp, Knoxville; 7. Matt Waugh, Des Moines; 8. Mark Elliott, Webster City; 9. Devon Havlik, Iowa Falls; 10. Kyle Krampe, Baxter; 11. Tony Wedelstadt, Fremont, Wisc.; 12. Michael Reichart, Des Moines; 13. Scott Olson, Blairsburg; 14. Kyle Brown, Kellogg; 15. Mike Long, Keokuk.

B Feature 4, No Time — 1. Levi Nielson, Mason City; 2. Tom Charles, Bonner Springs, Kan.; 3. Kellen Chadwick, West Union; 4. Brayton Carter, Oskaloosa; 5. James Slawson, Milford; 6. Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa; 7. Jason Snyder, Dunkerton; 8. Rich Smith, Davenport; 9. Bud Lerette; 10. Derek Hamm, Donnellson; 11. Matthew Kiner, Aurora, Neb.; 12. PJ Conger, St. Joseph, Mo.; 13. Chris Snyder, Elk Run; 14. Curt Badker, Clear Lake.

A Feature 1, No Time — 1. Kyle Strickler, Mooresville, N.C.; 2. Jeremy Mills, Garner; 3. Shane DeMey, Denison; 4. Jon Snyder, Ames; 5. Mike Van Genderen, Newton; 6. Eric Dailey, Armstrong; 7. Josh Foster, Fort Madison; 8. Todd Shute, Des Moines; 9. Richie Gustin, Gilman; 10. Jeff Stephens, Denison; 11. Jeremy Frenier, Fort Morgan, Colo.; 12. Tim Murty, Tama; 13. Mitch McGrath, Waukesha, Wisc.; 14. Chris Abelson, Sioux City; 15. Clayton Christensen, Spencer; 16. Jake Durbin, Perry; 17. Tyler Cale, Donnellson; 18. Jacob Murray, Hartford; 19. Levi Nielson, Mason City; 20. Luke Wanninger, Jefferson; 21. Mark Elliott, Webster City; 22. Tom Charles, Bonner Springs, Kan.; 23. Bill Davis Jr., Des Moines; 24. Josh Gilman, Earlham; 25. Johnny Saathoff, Beatrice, Neb.; 26. Randy Havlik, Madrid.

 

Sport Mods

Heat 1, No Time — 1. Austin Schrage, Cresco; 2. Jason Malicoat, Jefferson; 3. Tyler Luellen, Minburn; 4. Joe McBirnie; 5. Tyler Gross, Bondurant; 6. Jeremy Grantham; 7. Tom Lathrop, Ottumwa; 8. Gary Holthaus, Topeka, Kan.; 9. Tyler Droste, Waterloo.

Heat 2, No Time — 1. Chad Clancy, Smithville, Mo.; 2. Carter VanDenBerg, Oskaloosa; 3. Brian Miller, Grand Junction; 4. Ryan Fullenkamp; 5. Tyler Heckart, Ottumwa; 6. Levi Smith, Donnellson; 7. Tony Rost, Utica, Neb.; 8. Shawn Albers, Wellsburg; 9. Nick Meyer, Whittemore.

Heat 3, No Time — 1. Jared Timmerman, Norwalk; 2. Austin Kaplan, Des Moines; 3. Tyler Frye; 4. Mike Tanner, Kansas City, Mo.; 5. Sam Wieben, Clutier; 6. Cole Ferguson, Dexter; 7. Coty Albers, Wellsburg; 8. Anthony Onstot, Norwalk; 9. Casey Greubel, Lacona.

Heat 4, No Time — 1. Joel Rust, Grundy Center; 2. Matt Lettow, Roland; 3. Tim Love, Kelley; 4. Tony Johnson; 5. Ben Kates; 6. Michael Wadel, Garden City, Kan.; 7. Brett Lowry, Montezuma; 8. Curtis Van Der Wal, Oskaloosa.

Heat 5, No Time — 1. Scott Davis, Madrid; 2. Cory Rose, Boone; 3. Jim Gillenwater, Keokuk; 4. Aric Becker, Cedar Rapids; 5. Jeremiah Jones; 6. Levi Chipp, Latimer;  7. Angela Wolf, Green Bay, Wisc.; 8. Jack Myer, Ankeny; 9. Jesse Sobbing, Glenwood.

Heat 6, No Time — 1. Glenn Gladson Jr., Des Moines; 2. Chris Larson, Keokuk; 3. Nick Roberts, Des Moines; 4. Blake Conant, Carlisle; 5. Brian Kosiski, Papillion, Neb.; 6. Randy Krampe, Baxter; 7. Brandon Leeman, Roland; 8. Eric Elliott, Boone.

Heat 7, No Time — 1. Andy Tiernan, Woodward; 2. Tad Reutzel, Forest City; 3. Racer Hulin, Laurel; 4. Jayme Duinink, Pella; 5. Nate Whitehurst, Mason City; 6. Aaron Hilderman, Topeka, Kan.;  7. Derek Coleman, New London; 8. Brad Iverson, Grinnell; 9. Brandon Mitchell, Topeka, Kan.

Heat 8, No Time — 1. Nate Chodur, Lake Mills; 2. Kyle Olberding, Seneca, Kan.; 3. Jeff Jones, Clarinda; 4. Tyler Heetland; 5. Rick Gladson, Des Moines; 6. Gat Leytham, Garwin; 7. Kevin Wagner, Omaha, Neb.; 8. Lukas Onstot, Norwalk.

B Feature 1, No Time — 1. Jason Malicoat, Jefferson; 2. Nate Chodur, Lake Mills; 3. Eric Elliott, Boone; 4. Brett Lowry, Montezuma; 5. Nick Meyer, Whittemore; 6. Levi Chipp, Latimer;7. Brian Miller, Grand Junction; 8. Tyler Heetland; 9. Jeremiah Jones; 10. Shawn Albers, Wellsburg; 11. Nick Meyer, Whittemore; 12. Jeremy Grantham;  13. Tom Lathrop, Ottumwa; 14. Randy Krampe, Baxter.

B Feature 2, No Time — 1. Chris Larson, Keokuk; 2. Austin Kaplan, Des Moines; 3. Jim Gillenwater, Keokuk; 4. Nick Roberts, Des Moines; 5. Tyler Gross, Bondurant; 6. Brandon Leeman, Roland; 7. Jason Hall, Grinnell; 8. Brian Kosiski, Papillion, Neb.; 9. Levi Smith, Donnellson; 10. Aaron Hilderman, Topeka, Kan.; 11. Anthony Onstot, Norwalk; 12. Casey Greubel, Lacona; 13. Coty Albers, Wellsburg; 14. Tony Johnson.

B Feature 3, No Time — 1. Jesse Sobbing, Glenwood; 2. Tyler Frye; 3. Tyler Luellen, Minburn; 4. Kyle Olberding, Seneca, Kan.; 5. Joe McBirnie; 6. Gat Leytham, Garwin; 7. Brett Lowry, Montezuma; 8. Curtis Van Der Wal, Oskaloosa; 9. Aric Becker, Cedar Rapids; 10. Tim Love, Kelley; 11. Tyler Heckart, Ottumwa; 12. Angela Wolf, Green Bay Wisc.; 13. Cole Ferguson, Dexter; 14. Nate Whitehurst, Mason City.

B Feature 4, No Time — 1. Jeff Jones, Clarinda; 2. Ryan Fullenkamp; 3. Tyler Droste, Waterloo; 4. Sam Wieben, Clutier; 5. Mike Tanner, Kansas City, Mo.; 6. Tony Rost, Utica, Neb.; 7. Jayme Duinink, Pella; 8. Michael Wadel, Garden City, Kan.; 9. Blake Conant, Carlisle; 10. Kevin Wagner, Omaha, Neb.; 11. Gary Holthaus, Topeka, Kan.; 12. Jack Myer, Ankeny; 13. Brandon Mitchell, Topeka, Kan.; 14. Rick Gladson, Des Moines.

A Feature 1, No Time — 1. Matt Lettow, Roland; 2. Joel Rust, Grundy Center; 3. Jesse Sobbing, Glenwood; 4. Tyler Droste, Waterloo; 5. Carter VanDenBerg, Oskaloosa; 6. Scott Davis, Madrid; 7. Austin Kaplan, Des Moines; 8. Andy Tiernan, Woodward; 9. Tyler Frye; 10. Glenn Gladson Jr., Des Moines; 11. Cory Rose, Boone; 12. Racer Hulin, Laurel; 13. Tad Reutzel, Forest City; 14. Eric Elliott, Boone; 15. Nate Chodur, Lake Mills; 16. Ryan Fullenkamp; 17. Tyler Luellen, Minburn; 18. Jared Timmerman, Norwalk; 19. Jeff Jones, Clarinda; 20. Jason Malicoat, Jefferson; 21. Austin Schrage, Cresco; 22. Chad Clancy, Smithville, Mo.; 23. Chris Larson, Keokuk; 24. Jim Gillenwater, Keokuk.