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Strong 2nd to Cap Australia Tour

Submitted by Reid VE on Mon, 01/23/2012 - 18:30

PR by Reid VanEck - January 23, 2012

After tasting victory at Premier Speedway on Saturday, Craig Dollansky and the D&B Goodyer Developments #7 team put the wraps on their six-race 2012 ‘Down Under’ tour the following night as they returned to the facility for the ‘Knoxville Nationals’ of Australia, the 40th Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic.

The night got underway with the first round of heats that lined up according to points accrued from Saturday’s program.  Tallying the second most points, Dollansky started on the pole of heat #2 and finished 2nd behind Trevor Green.  The second round of heats provided fans with thrills similar to qualifying heats at the Knoxville Nationals as complete inversions forced the fast guys to race their way through the field.  Starting from the tail of heat #10 ‘The Crowd Pleaser’ muscled his way through the competition to finish 3rd.

Quick stats: 
FIELD: 81 CARS
HEAT ROUND 1: 2nd, start (1)
HEAT ROUND 2: 3rd, start (10)
A-MAIN: 2nd, start (1)

Victory at 'The Classic'!

Submitted by Reid VE on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 12:19

PR by Reid VanEck - January 21, 2012

The 2012 Australia tour has been tough for Craig Dollansky and the D&B Goodyer Developments #7 team up to this point but on Saturday everything turned around on night one of the Lucas Oil Products Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic at Premier Speedway.

With numerous other Americans joining the Australia contingent at the prestigious event the night would get underway with a stellar field of 81 cars signed in.  Qualifying would see ‘The Crowd Pleaser’ stop the clocks 11th quick in the second set.  In the first round of heat races Dollansky started inside of row two and powered to victory.  The second round of heats saw the Elk River, Minnesota native start way back in row four and knife all the way through the competition to steal the lead on the final lap and take the victory. 

Quick stats: 
FIELD: 81 CARS
QUALIFYING: 11th
HEAT ROUND 1: 1st, start (3)
HEAT ROUND 2: 1st, start (8)
A-MAIN: 1st, start (3)

Hobart Yields Runner-Up

Submitted by Reid VE on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 13:22

PR by Reid VanEck - January 14, 2011

After nearly recording a victory at the first race in Australia, the D&B Goodyer Developments #7 team was back in action the following day at Mountain Dew Ice Raceway in Hobart, Tasmania.

Arriving a few minutes after the cut-off time put the team in an early hole to start the evening as they were forced to start at the back of heat competition.  The adversity would not affect Dollansky however as he motored from row four to finish 2nd in both heat races. 

Strong performances in the heats meant 'The Crowd Pleaser' was high point man for the main event.  In the A-Main Dollansky ran towards the front and was narrowing the gap between himself and the leader as the laps winded down.  The Elk River, Minnesota native came close to passing for the lead on the last lap but finished 2nd behind Jamie Bricknell.

Quick stats: 
HEAT RACE 1: 2nd, start (8)
HEAT RACE 3: 2nd, start (7)
A-MAIN: 2nd, start (1)

DateTrackLocationFinish
Feb. 15Volusia Speedway Park (All-Stars)Barberville, FL 
Feb. 16Volusia Speedway Park (All-Stars)Barberville, FL 
Feb. 17Volusia Speedway ParkBarberville, FL 
Feb. 18

Volusia Speedway Park

Barberville, FL 
Feb. 19Volusia Speedway ParkBarberville, FL 
Mar. 3USA RacewayTucson, AZ 
Mar. 8Las Vegas Motor SpeedwayLas Vegas, NV 
Mar. 10Perris Auto SpeedwayPerris, CA 
Mar. 16Thunderbowl RacewayTulare, CA 
Mar. 17Thunderbowl RacewayTulare, CA 
Mar. 23Silver Dollar SpeedwayChico, CA 
Mar. 24Silver Dollar SpeedwayChico, CA 
Mar. 30Merced SpeedwayMerced, CA 
Mar. 31Calistoga SpeedwayCalistoga, CA 
Apr. 13Paducah Intl. RacewayPaducah, KY 
Apr. 14I-55 RacewayPevely, MO 
Apr. 20Missouri State Fair SpeedwaySedalia, MO 
Apr. 21Tri-State SpeedwayHaubstadt, IN 
Apr. 25Farmer City RacewayFarmer City, IL 
Apr. 27Eagle RacewayEagle, NE 
Apr. 28Knoxville RacewayKnoxville, IA 
May 4Eldora SpeedwayRossburg, OH 
May 5Eldora SpeedwayRossburg, OH 
May 9Lincoln SpeedwayAbbottstown, PA 
May 11Williams Grove SpeedwayMechanicsburg, PA 
May 12Williams Grove SpeedwayMechanicsburg, PA 
May 16Rolling Wheels RacewayElbridge, NY 
May 19Orange County Fair SpeedwayMiddletown, NY 
May 20Hagerstown SpeedwayHagerstown, MD 
May 25The Dirt Track at CharlotteConcord, NC 
May 28Lawrenceburg SpeedwayLawrenceburg, IN 
Jun. 1Attica Raceway ParkAttica, OH 
Jun. 2I-96 SpeedwayLake Odessa, MI 
Jun. 5Kokomo SpeedwayKokomo, IN 
Jun. 8Clay County Fair SpeedwaySpencer, IA 
Jun. 9Knoxville RacewayKnoxville, IA 
jun. 15River Cities SpeedwayGrand Forks, ND 
Jun. 16Red River Valley SpeedwayFargo, ND 
Jun. 22Dodge City Raceway ParkDodge City, KS 
Jun. 23Dodge City Raceway ParkDodge City, KS 
Jun. 29Belleville HighbanksBelleville, KS 
Jun. 30Lakeside SpeedwayKansas City, KS 
Jul, 3Huset's SpeedwayBrandon, SD 
Jul, 6Cedar Lake SpeedwayNew Richmond, WI 
Jul. 7Beaver Dam SpeedwayBeaver Dam, WI 
Jul. 11Limaland Motorsports ParkLima, OH 
Jul. 13Eldora SpeedwayRossburg, OH 
Jul. 14Eldora SpeedwayRossburg, OH 
Jul. 17Lernerville SpeedwaySarver, PA 
Jul. 20Williams Grove SpeedwayMechanicsburg, PA 
Jul. 21Williams Grove SpeedwayMechanicsburg, PA 
Jul. 22Lebanon Valley SpeedwayWest Lebanon, NY 
Jul. 27Autodrome GranbyGranby, QUE, Canada 
Jul, 28Autodrome DrummondDrummondville, QUE, Canada 
Jul. 29Cornwall Motor SpeedwayCornwall, ONT, Canada 
Jul. 31Ohsweken SpeedwayOhsweken, ONT, Canada 
Aug. 3Bloomington SpeedwayBloomington, IN 
Aug. 4I-55 RacewayPevely, MO 
Aug. 8Knoxville RacewayKnoxville, IA 
Aug. 9Knoxville RacewayKnoxville, IA 
Aug. 10Knoxville RacewayKnoxville, IA 
Aug. 11Knoxville RacewayKnoxville, IA 
Aug. 14Junction Motor SpeedwayMcCool Junction, NE 
Aug. 17River Cities SpeedwayGrand Forks, NE 
Aug. 19Nodak SpeedwayMinot, ND 
Aug. 24Castrol RacewayEdmonton, ALB, Canada 
Aug. 25Castrol RacewayEdmonton, ALB, Canada 
Aug. 29Grays Harbor RacewayElma, WA 
Aug. 31Skagit SpeedwayAlger, WA 
Sept. 1Skagit SpeedwayAlger, WA 
Sept. 3Willamette SpeedwayLebanon, OR 
Sept. 6Silver Dollar SpeedwayChico, CA 
Sept. 7Silver Dollar SpeedwayChico, CA 
Sept. 8Silver Dollar SpeedwayChico, CA 
Sept. 10Antioch SpeedwayAntioch, CA 
Sept. 14Clay County Fair SpeedwaySpencer, IA 
Sept. 15Deer Creek SpeedwaySpring Valley, MN 
Sept. 21Eldora SpeedwayRossburg, OH 
Sept. 22Lernerville SpeedwaySarver, PA 
Sept. 28Williams Grove SpeedwayMechanicsburg, PA 
Sept. 29Williams Grove SpeedwayMechanicsburg, PA 
Oct. 6Rolling Wheels RacewayElbridge, NY 
Nov. 1The Dirt Track at CharlotteConcord, NC 
Nov. 2The Dirt Track at CharlotteConcord, NC 
Nov. 3The Dirt Track at CharlotteConcord, NC