Sanders puts another feather in his hat, adds Featherlite Fall Jamboree to 2014 conquests SPRING VALLEY, Minn.-Rodney Sanders continued dancing through his dream season Saturday night, leading all 50 laps of the Featherlite Fall Jamboree championship at the Deer Creek Speedway. The seemingly unstoppable 24-year-old from Happy, Texas, added another crown jewel to his ever-expanding collection of accolades. He won $10,000 at King of America IV in March, $20,000 at the World Modified Dirt Track Championship in July and boosted his bank account by $12,000 with his win Saturday. Starting the three-wide 30-car main event from the outside of the front row, Sanders took charge on the first lap and never relinquished the lead despite heavy pressure early on from Stormy Scott and a late-race charge by Terry Phillips. At the beginning of the year, I never could have imagined having this kind of season, Sanders said in victory lane. Im so lucky to have the sponsors and crew around me that I do to make this all work. None of this happens without them. A Friday night preliminary winners at the Featherlite Fall Jamboree two years ago, this was the first Jamboree championship for Sanders. This is so big. With the level of competition here and the prestige this event carries, its a real special race to win-maybe my biggest ever. Scott, who started on the pole, shadowed Sanders for the first 45 laps as they diced through heavy lapped traffic but could never inch in front of The Rocket. With five laps to go, the races third and final caution waved and 16th-starting Terry Phillips used the opportunity to pounce on Scott and seize the second spot. But the 2011 Featherlite Fall Jamboree didnt have the muscle to make a move on Sanders and had to settle for the $7,000 runner-up paycheck. Scott held off a late charge from Brandon Davis to capture the $5,200 third-place loot while his teammate and car owner, Bryan Rowland, rounded out the top five. Brad Dierks was sixth, Brent Larson finished seventh, Lucas Schott earned an eighth-place finish, Jesse Glenz nabbed the ninth spot and Tommy Myer was the tenth driver to cross beneath the checkered flag. Schott, who won Friday nights main event, started 26th and passed 18 competitors to earn a $1,000 bonus from Randy & Patty Eastvold. The Eastvolds-long-time supporters of racing at the Deer Creek Speedway-also added $1,000 to Sanders winnings and another $1,000 to the 11th-place finisher in memory of Jason Krohns daughter, Natalie, who would have been 11 years old. Nine-time USMTS national champion Kelly Shryock finished 11th. In addition, Widow Wax added $1,000 each to the take-home pay for the top three finishers in the main event. Steve Whiteaker Jr., who traveled nearly 24 hours to get here from Corpus Christi, Texas, on Tuesday, held off Zack VanderBeek for most of the 25-lap Non-Qualifiers Race, and then pulled away in the closing laps to seal the win and $2,000 accompanying prize. Ninety-seven different drivers took part in this years Featherlite Fall Jamboree. With a packed house on hand to witness the Best of the Best, Saturday nights 50/50 ticket winner took home $3,330. The 17th Annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree is set for Thursday-Saturday, Sept. 24-26, 2015, at the Deer Creek Speedway. Tickets will go on sale this winter at deercreekspeedway and campground reservations are available now. All numbered campsites are available for renewal for the 2015 Featherlite Fall Jamboree through Monday, Sept. 22. Beginning Tuesday, all sites not reserved will be available to those interested in a non-hookup site on a first-come first-served basis. For track or campground info, call 507-346-2342 or email info@deercreekspeedway FEATHERLITE TRAILERS A MAIN (50 laps): 1. (3) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, MBCustom/Geddes, 50, $12000. 2. (16) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo., GRT/Hatfield, 50, $7000. 3. (1) 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., LG2/ProPower, 50, $5200. 4. (5) 50iii Brandon Davis, Medford, Minn., MBCustom/KSE, 50, $3200. 5. (10) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla., LG2/ProPower, 50, $2700. 6. (12) 29d Brad Dierks, Clarence, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sperry, 50, $2200. 7. (2) IOU1 Brent Larson, Lake Elmo, Minn., Shaw/Tims, 50, $2000. 8. (26) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn., Hughes/Sputs, 50, $2900. 9. (19) 7x Jesse Glenz, Cadott, Wis., MBCustom/Tims, 50, $1700. 10. (9) 65 Tommy Myer, Blooming Prairie, Minn., Ramirez/Sputs, 50, $1600. 11. (7) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, Skyrocket/ASI, 50, $2500. 12. (29) 49 Bob Timm, Winona, Minn., GRT/BuckBuilt, 50, $1400. 13. (22) 88d Matt Dotson, Hallsville, Mo., Hughes/BMS, 50, $1300. 14. (8) 90 Steve Wetzstein, West Concord, Minn., Skyrocket/Sputs, 50, $1100. 15. (30) 11 Jody Bellefeuille, Duluth, Minn., MBCustom/Hill, 50, $1000. 16. (18) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., Ramirez/Cornett, 50, $950. 17. (17) 10 Austin Arneson, Fargo, N.D., MasterSbilt/Mullins, 50, $925. 18. (15) 99 Josh Angst, Winona, Minn., GRT/Sputs, 50, $900. 19. (31) V2 Joey Jensen, Harris, Minn., SSR/Tims, 50, $900. 20. (27) 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D., GRT/Sputs, 50, $900. 21. (11) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa, MBCustom/, 50, $900. 22. (20) 110 Jason Miller, Osceola, Wis., GRT/Anderson, 50, $900. 23. (23) 14w Clayton Wagamon, Blaine, Minn., Hughes/Wagamon, 50, $900. 24. (13) 51 Tim Setzer, Archie, Mo., Hughes/Driskell, 50, $900. 25. (14) 2 Casey Arneson, Fargo, N.D., MasterSbilt/Mullins, 50, $900. 26. (4) 5* Casey Penn, Shreveport, La., Hughes/Mullins, 50, $900. 27. (6) 97 Cade Dillard, Robeline, La., LG2/105, 44, $900. 28. (28) 20k Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn., MBCustom/Sputs, 32, $900. 29. (25) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo., GRT/Durham, 27, $900. 30. (24) 95 Keith Foss, Winona, Minn., Skyrocket/Grove, 19, $900. 31. (21) 24 Brad Waits, Rochester, Minn., LG2/Sputs, 0, $900. Lap Leader: Sanders 1-50. Total Laps Led: Sanders 50. Margin of Victory: 0.584 second. Provisional Starter: Jensen (past champion). Sybesma Pole Award: Sanders. WidowWax Bonus: Sanders, Phillips, S. Scott. Natalie Krohn Memorial Hard Charger: Schott (started 26th, finished 8th). Next Race: Wednesday-Saturday, Oct. 1-4, Lakeside Speedway, Kansas City, Kan., USRA National Championships.
Posted on: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 17:36:26 +0000
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