2008 RACE PHOTOS

Photos by Chuck Melcher

Defending Grand National Champion Kenny Coolbeth grabbed the win on lap 17.	2004 Champ Jethro Halbert nearly claimed his second Dairyland crown	Factory Honda-Sponsored Jammin Jared Mees came home third
JR Schnabel captured his third Jim Sumner Memorial Dash Win	Flyin Bryan Smith manhandling the Bill Werner Kawasaki	Australian Mick Kirkness came a long way only to get a flat tire in his heat race
Trey Johnson led every lap of the 250cc Amateur Main event	Charlotte Kainz claimed the 85cc Youth Division win	Dan Lauters took his new Yamaha XS650 to his first Vintage Win
Ben Jaster claimed his first Quad Division title	The staff working behind the scenes	Andrew Dautermann gets upside-down
The inverted start used in the Jim Sumner Memorial Dash For Cash	The Pro Main Event gets lined up. Coolbeth sits on the inside of Row 1	The 20-lap Pro Main blasts off at the flash of the green light
Mees trying to slip under Halbert on lap 2	Coolbeth hounds Halbert on lap 16	Mees, Coolbeth & Halbert celebrate
Youth Winner's Circle Charlotte Kainz, Zachary Ryan	Amateur Winner's Circle Trey Johnson, Robbie Treinen, Jake Cunningham	Vintage Winner's Circle Dave Kilkenny, Dan Vrana, Dan Lauters
Most Pro riders maintain their own short track bikes. Even National Champ Kenny Coolbeth	Defending Vintage Champ Dan Vrana rode a 1953 Harley-Davidson KR750 to second place
Coolbeth celebrates the Pro win	Ben Jaster celebrates his Quad win