3:45PM UPDATE
NEWTON, IOWA (Saturday, July 19, 2008) – Tim Schendel led second afternoon practice session in preparation for tomorrow’s Rasmussen Group Twin 75’s at Iowa Speedway in Newton, IA. Schendel sit on top of the board with a lap time of 23.719 seconds.

Jonathan Eilen is second with a time of 23.794 seconds with Donny Reuvers in third with a time of 23.903 second. Lane Automotive Rookie of the Year contender Adam Hensel is fourth with a time of 24.209 seconds. Kyle Calmes is fifth with a time of 24.221 seconds.

Matt Kenseth continues to practice and is sixth with a time of 24.272 seconds.

The final practice of the day will start shortly at 4:00 pm and will last until 5:00 pm.

SECOND PRACTICE
Pos No. Name Best Tm In Lap Diff Gap
1 21 TIM SCHENDEL 23.719 10 - -
2 77E JONATHAN EILEN 23.794 2 0.075 0.075
3 41R DONNY REUVERS 23.903 2 0.184 0.109
4 44H ADAM HENSEL 24.209 21 0.49 0.306
5 9C KYLE CALMES 24.221 21 0.502 0.012
6 17 MATT KENSETH 24.272 6 0.553 0.051
7 87H NATHAN HASELEU 24.411 5 0.692 0.139
8 5S TRAVIS SAUTER 24.411 10 0.692 -
9 22B RUSS BLAKLEY 24.476 2 0.757 0.065
10 12M NICK MURGIC 24.488 2 0.769 0.012
11 75H BLAKE HORSTMAN 24.501 12 0.782 0.013
12 77S CHRIS SEVEY 24.591 16 0.872 0.09
13 25S JEFF STORM 24.655 6 0.936 0.064
14 77H TODD HANSEN 24.686 23 0.967 0.031
15 99R BRYAN ROACH 24.72 20 1.001 0.034
16 36F DAN FREDRICKSON 24.851 5 1.132 0.131
17 55L RICH LOCH 25.167 2 1.448 0.316
18 97I JAMIE IVERSON 25.261 13 1.542 0.094
19 39M ANDREW MORRISSEY 25.327 6 1.608 0.066
20 4 THOR ANDERSON 25.657 12 1.938 0.33

2:00 UPDATE
NEWTON, IOWA (Saturday, July 19, 2008) – Practice is underway at Iowa Speedway for tomorrow’s Rasmussen Group Twin 75’s for the ASA Kwik Trip Midwest Tour presented by ECHO Outdoor Power Equipment.

Only one incident has occurred so far today and it appears to be a minor one. Around 1:30 pm, Kris Kelly’s car broke loose as he was going into turn three and he made contact with the Speedway’s SAFER barrier. Kelly was able to drive the car back to the garage area. He stated that the rear end broke loose and went for a ride.

2003 NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion Matt Kenseth is also on hand practicing this afternoon. Kenseth was the first ASAMT car to hit the track at around 11:45 am. He will be driving the same car he finished second in at the The Swiss Colony All-Star Challenge and won the Slinger Nationals with this past Tuesday night.

Currently, the track is shut down until 2:30 pm with another session scheduled from 2:30 to 3:30 pm. The final session will begin at 4:00 pm and will last until 5:00 pm.

Please note the link on top of this page to view the Iowa Speedway webcam that will show the garage area and the action coming off of turn four.

PRATICE SESSION ONE
Pos No. Name Best Tm In Lap Diff
1 21 TIM SCHENDEL 23.961 11
2 77E JONATHAN EILEN 23.979 15 0.018
3 41R DONNY REUVERS 24.094 6 0.133
4 25S JEFF STORM 24.367 13 0.406
5 22B RUSS BLAKLEY 24.516 9 0.555
6 12 NICK MURGIC 24.541 22 0.58
7 17 MATT KENSETH 24.698 2 0.737
8 99R BRYAN ROACH 24.705 12 0.744
9 77K KRIS KELLY 24.83 3 0.869
10 77S CHRIS SEVEY 24.994 14 1.033
11 5S TRAVIS SAUTER 25.199 5 1.238
12 55L RICH LOCH 25.362 9 1.401
13 77H TODD HANSEN 26.664 9 2.703