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GOEDE HOLDS OFF KRAUS TO WIN THE ELMER
MUSGRAVE MEMORIAL 100 AT ILLIANA MOTOR
SPEEDWAY
MUSGRAVE MEMORIAL 100 AT ILLIANA MOTOR
SPEEDWAY
SCHERERVILLE, IN (Saturday, June
20, 2009) - Jacob Goede was more
than ready for a win, any kind of a win,
as his last personal win came back on
June 26, 2008. Tonight, he held off a
hard charging Mark Kraus to win the
8th Annual Elmer Musgrave Memorial
100 in front of a great crowd at Illiana
Motor Speedway, an ASA Member
Track.
Goede started fifth in the 26-car field
and would take over the top spot from
early leader Steve Carlson on lap 36
and then held off a hard charging Mark
Kraus to claim his second American
Speed Association Kwik Trip Midwest
Tour presented by ECHO Outdoor
Power Equipment Super Late Model
Series event.
“That was huge, I thought he was going
to be tough to beat especially with him
starting up front especially the way how
he drove away from everybody in the
last two races,” an excited Goede
stated in victory lane as he talked
about passing the veteran Carlson for
the lead. “To be able to drive by him
was amazing, I didn’t think I was going
to be able to do it as fast as I did.”
After he got by Carlson, he was on
cruise control. But behind him, Mark
Kraus was making the charge to the
front from his ninth starting position. On
lap 51, Kraus would get by Jonathan
Eilen for the second spot. By lap 62, he
caught up to the back of Goede’s
bumper and pressured him throughout
the remaining 38 laps. “Man, he was
making me nervous back there,”
Goede said with a smile. “I was going
as hard as I absolutely could and I had
nothing left. I wish I had a little more so
I could have been a little more
comfortable but it all worked out.”
Kraus recorded his best finish ever in
the ASAMT, and this finish was very
special as he ran the race in memory of
his longtime car owner Don Fanetti who
recently passed away. “I had a good
car tonight and I only had three guys
here with me and they have been with
me all year,” an emotional Kraus stated
after the race. “Missing my owner, but
we will keep moving on and be thinking
about him, but it was great.”
Jonathan Eilen picks up another
podium finish with a strong third-place
run, “I think we had a really good long
run car, its real good to come out here
and not see the track here ever and
coming in here and finishing third and
that’s really good,” Eilen stated. “I just
thank how hard my guys worked on the
car tonight and it was a good run for
us, we really needed it.”
Veteran Larry Schuler grabbed the
lead over polesitter Nick Murgic at the
start of the 100-lap event. But Murgic
would get past him for the top spot on
lap 5. Two laps later, Murgic fell out of
the race with mechanical problems
including a small oil fire that the safety
officials were able to extinguish in the
infield. This kept the field under green
flag conditions.
A few laps later, Carlson would get by
Schuler and take over the top spot.
Carlson continued to lead until Goede
would get the top spot on lap 36.
Only two caution flags flew in the event,
the first being the competition yellow on
lap 75 which allowed the lead lap cars
to re-start ahead of the lap cars for a
25-lap shootout to the finish. The
second occurred on lap 80 when Dan
Fredrickson spun in turn two.
Over the final 20 laps, Kraus was
looking for any way to get past Goede
for the lead. On the last lap, Kraus
gave it the old school try on the outside
but to no avail and it was Goede taking
the win.
20, 2009) - Jacob Goede was more
than ready for a win, any kind of a win,
as his last personal win came back on
June 26, 2008. Tonight, he held off a
hard charging Mark Kraus to win the
8th Annual Elmer Musgrave Memorial
100 in front of a great crowd at Illiana
Motor Speedway, an ASA Member
Track.
Goede started fifth in the 26-car field
and would take over the top spot from
early leader Steve Carlson on lap 36
and then held off a hard charging Mark
Kraus to claim his second American
Speed Association Kwik Trip Midwest
Tour presented by ECHO Outdoor
Power Equipment Super Late Model
Series event.
“That was huge, I thought he was going
to be tough to beat especially with him
starting up front especially the way how
he drove away from everybody in the
last two races,” an excited Goede
stated in victory lane as he talked
about passing the veteran Carlson for
the lead. “To be able to drive by him
was amazing, I didn’t think I was going
to be able to do it as fast as I did.”
After he got by Carlson, he was on
cruise control. But behind him, Mark
Kraus was making the charge to the
front from his ninth starting position. On
lap 51, Kraus would get by Jonathan
Eilen for the second spot. By lap 62, he
caught up to the back of Goede’s
bumper and pressured him throughout
the remaining 38 laps. “Man, he was
making me nervous back there,”
Goede said with a smile. “I was going
as hard as I absolutely could and I had
nothing left. I wish I had a little more so
I could have been a little more
comfortable but it all worked out.”
Kraus recorded his best finish ever in
the ASAMT, and this finish was very
special as he ran the race in memory of
his longtime car owner Don Fanetti who
recently passed away. “I had a good
car tonight and I only had three guys
here with me and they have been with
me all year,” an emotional Kraus stated
after the race. “Missing my owner, but
we will keep moving on and be thinking
about him, but it was great.”
Jonathan Eilen picks up another
podium finish with a strong third-place
run, “I think we had a really good long
run car, its real good to come out here
and not see the track here ever and
coming in here and finishing third and
that’s really good,” Eilen stated. “I just
thank how hard my guys worked on the
car tonight and it was a good run for
us, we really needed it.”
Veteran Larry Schuler grabbed the
lead over polesitter Nick Murgic at the
start of the 100-lap event. But Murgic
would get past him for the top spot on
lap 5. Two laps later, Murgic fell out of
the race with mechanical problems
including a small oil fire that the safety
officials were able to extinguish in the
infield. This kept the field under green
flag conditions.
A few laps later, Carlson would get by
Schuler and take over the top spot.
Carlson continued to lead until Goede
would get the top spot on lap 36.
Only two caution flags flew in the event,
the first being the competition yellow on
lap 75 which allowed the lead lap cars
to re-start ahead of the lap cars for a
25-lap shootout to the finish. The
second occurred on lap 80 when Dan
Fredrickson spun in turn two.
Over the final 20 laps, Kraus was
looking for any way to get past Goede
for the lead. On the last lap, Kraus
gave it the old school try on the outside
but to no avail and it was Goede taking
the win.
1;72;JACOB GOEDE;100
2;9K;MARK KRAUS;100
3;77;JONATHAN EILEN;100
4;66;STEVE CARLSON;100
5;87;NATHAN HASELEU;100
6;43;MATT KOCOUREK;100
7;97;JAMIE IVERSON;100
8;52;RICKY BAKER;100
9;51;ANTHONY DANTA;100
10;6;DAVE GENTILE;100
11;30;LARRY SCHULER;100
12;25;JEFF STORM;99
13;71;BLAKE BROWN;99
14;21;TIM SCHENDEL;99
15;39;ANDREW MORRISSEY;98
16;119;DALTON ZEHR;98
17;52;CHRIS WIMMER;98
18;32;NICK NEVILLE;98
19;36;DAN FREDRICKSON;96
20;9C;KYLE CALMES;96
21;22P;NICK PANITZKE;78
22;14;EUGENE GREGORICH;75
23;99K;FRANK KREYER;53
24;11;JACK KALWASINSKI;51
25;8;BRENT KIRCHNER;29
26;12;NICK MURGIC;7
2;9K;MARK KRAUS;100
3;77;JONATHAN EILEN;100
4;66;STEVE CARLSON;100
5;87;NATHAN HASELEU;100
6;43;MATT KOCOUREK;100
7;97;JAMIE IVERSON;100
8;52;RICKY BAKER;100
9;51;ANTHONY DANTA;100
10;6;DAVE GENTILE;100
11;30;LARRY SCHULER;100
12;25;JEFF STORM;99
13;71;BLAKE BROWN;99
14;21;TIM SCHENDEL;99
15;39;ANDREW MORRISSEY;98
16;119;DALTON ZEHR;98
17;52;CHRIS WIMMER;98
18;32;NICK NEVILLE;98
19;36;DAN FREDRICKSON;96
20;9C;KYLE CALMES;96
21;22P;NICK PANITZKE;78
22;14;EUGENE GREGORICH;75
23;99K;FRANK KREYER;53
24;11;JACK KALWASINSKI;51
25;8;BRENT KIRCHNER;29
26;12;NICK MURGIC;7
