McKenna Haase First Female Sprint Car Driver Win At Knoxville Raceway

McKenna Haase First Female Sprint Car Driver Feature Win At Knoxville Raceway

McKenna Haase Portrait Photo Female Sprint Car Driver Knoxville RacewayKnoxville, IA, May 16, 2015 – McKenna Haase made history in the 305 class as she became the first female sprint car driver winner in a sprint car at the historic Knoxville Raceway. Wayne Johnson scored his 11th career win in the 360 class. Justin Henderson had no peer in driving the BDS Motorsports #1 to victory in 410 action at the Knoxville Raceway on Saturday. His seventh career win was worth $3,000.

Before a lap could get completed in the 15-lap 305 feature, Brad Bowman flipped in turn one. Fellow rookie Trevor Smith was also involved and the pair were uninjured, but done for the night. Another rookie, Chase Wanner, took the early lead, while McKenna Haase moved into second was negated when the caution flew for debris on the track.

On the restart, Wanner led Tanner Edwards, Haase, Chris Walraven and J Kinder back to green. Just two more laps were in the books before Kevin Hetrick spun. Kinder shot from sixth to third on the restart. On lap four, Ben Woods got into the wall, as the yellow flag flew again.

While Wanner was using the cushion, McKenna Haase found the inside groove to her liking, and she shot by the leader on lap six. Two more cautions would come out, one for Rob Weuve on lap seven, and one for Tanner Edwards on lap 11. Haase shot away from the field in clean air to record the first ever sprint car win by a female in Knoxville Raceway history. Wanner, Kinder,Stacey Alexander and Kade Higday followed her to the checkers. Hard-charger, Mitchell Alexander, Chris Walraven, Hetrick, Mike Mayberry and Devin Kline rounded out the top ten. Haase set quick time, while Stacey Alexander, Higday and Mitchell Alexander took the heat races.

“I don’t think it’s sank in yet,” said McKenna Haase, who will graduate from Carlisle High School on Sunday. “This was the night I told everyone I wanted to win, because I wanted to be on a podium two days in a row. This is a dream come true!”

Join us next Saturday night, May 23 for Pizza Hut Night! All three divisions of Knoxville Championship Cup Series sprint cars will be back in action. For more information on the Knoxville Raceway, visit www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com!

 

305 Results – McKenna Haase

Time Trials (Group Qualifying): 1. 55M, McKenna Haase, Des Moines, IA (24), 17.727; 2. 15,Christian Bowman, Altoona, IA (6), 17.745; 3. 56W, Chris Walraven, Knoxville, IA (23), 17.836; 4. 33, Trevor Smith, Sanborn, IA (12), 17.862; 5. O, Mike Mayberry, Fremont, IA (3), 17.922; 6. 35, Kevin Hetrick, Gladstone, IL (19), 17.948; 7. 7, Tanner Edwards, Van Meter, IA (5), 17.981; 8. 88, J Kinder, Holts Summit, MO (22), 18.153; 9. 85, Chase Wanner, Agency, IA (16), 18.184; 10. 71C, Stacey Alexander, Lacona, IA (21), 18.222; 11. 24, Kade Higday, Pleasant Hill, IA (11), 18.320; 12. 41, Jeff Wilke, Genoa, IL (7), 18.328; 13. 71G, Cody Ambers, Knoxville, IA (17), 18.344; 14. 50K, Kevin Hiemstra, Knoxville, IA (2), 18.401; 15. 56,Joe Simbro, Pleasantville, IA (13), 18.449; 16. 36, Christopher Scank, Cedar Rapids, IA (20), 18.454; 17. 11B, Ben Woods, Newton, IA (15), 18.472; 18. 6, Mitchell Alexander, Knoxville, IA (18), 18.573; 19. 76, Brad Comegys, Bondurant, IA (10), 18.625; 20. 51, Corey Kautz, Urbandale, IA (1), 19.260; 21. 19, Rob Weuve, Oakland Acres, IA (14), 20.094; 22. 76D, Don Dawson III, Indianola, IA (9), 20.346; 23. 82, Lee Patterson, Des Moines, IA (8), 20.508; 24. 5J, Devin Kline, Knoxville, IA (4), 21.225.

Heat one (started), 6 Laps, 1:51.0: 1. Stacey Alexander (3); 2. Tanner Edwards (4); 3. Trevor Smith (5); 4. McKenna Haase (6); 5. Cody Ambers (2); 6. Christopher Scank (1); 7. Brad Comegys (7); 8. Don Dawson III (8)

Heat two (started), 6 Laps, 1:53.4: 1. Kade Higday (3); 2. J Kinder (4); 3. Ben Woods (1); 4.Christian Bowman (6); 5. Mike Mayberry (5); 6. Kevin Hiemstra (2); 7. Lee Patterson (8); 8.Corey Kautz (7)

Heat three (started), 6 Laps, NT: 1. Mitchell Alexander (1); 2. Jeff Wilke (3); 3. Chris Walraven(6); 4. Joe Simbro (2); 5. Chase Wanner (4); 6. Devin Kline (8); 7. Kevin Hetrick (5); 8. Rob Weuve (7);

A main (started), 15 Laps, NT: 1. McKenna Haase (3); 2. Chase Wanner (1); 3. J Kinder (7); 4.Stacey Alexander (9); 5. Kade Higday (10); 6. Mitchell Alexander (17); 7. Chris Walraven (8); 8. Kevin Hetrick (19); 9. Mike Mayberry (6); 10. Devin Kline (18); 11. Cody Ambers (12); 12.Joe Simbro (14); 13. Brad Comegys (20); 14. Don Dawson III (21); 15. Rob Weuve (22); 16.Lee Patterson (23); 17. Tanner Edwards (2); 18. Christopher Scank (15); 19. Kevin Hiemstra(13); 20. Ben Woods (16); 21. Jeff Wilke (11); 22. Christian Bowman (4); 23. Trevor Smith (5) DNS – Corey Kautz. Lap Leaders: Wanner 1-5, Haase 6-15. Hard-charger: M. Alexander.

 

McKenna Haase Photos – Female Sprint Car Driver

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