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Rabas Grabs Win At 141
With temperatures in the nineties an enthusiastic crowd of sunworshipers
packed the stands at 141 Speedway Saturday night and left with an eyeful at
the end of the day.
The annual Wayne Knowles Memorial 50 lap race for the Mid-American stock cars
was the showpiece event of the evening. It opened with Todd Mott of Mishicot
leading and current point leader Daryl Gerke of Whitelaw jumping into the
number two spot.
Reedsville’s Jeff Tisler who has had a tremendous run of good fortune this
season saw his glass come up empty as handling problems caused his car to spin
out three times in the first twenty-four laps forcing his early retirement.
His dad Gary Tisler had a feature win last week but found himself out of the
top five tonight.
Mott held onto the lead until a caution flag on lap twenty-four for Tisler’s
lap spin. On the restart, Manitowoc’s Kevin Damrow assumed the lead and Mott
would give chase until his right rear tire let go on lap forty bringing out
the caution flag and sending him to the pits.
All the first forty, the timers showed one car on the track running the
fastest times on a consistent basis. That was the car driven by Maribel’s
Dennis Rabas who has been running a limited schedule at "The Creek"
this year but showed no signs of rust.
When the green flag flew once again, Rabas jumped to the front and never
relinquished the top spot. Damrow would settle for second holding off Monte
Strouf, Andy Casavant and Jesse Fuller of Manitowoc.
The Super Stock feature started with a roar but surprised all present by not
finishing with a "bang" or a "crash", but the crowd was
definitely on their feet. Maribel’s Nathan Wagner ran side by side with
Randy Nething for the early lead and it looked as though these two would wage
war all the way to the end.
But all the while the leaders were battling, fifteen-year old rookie Maxwell
Schultz of Reedsville was making his car work in the outside lane and was
methodically moving to the front from his number seven starting position.
Point leader Josh Sand took a similar path and by lap 22 of 25, these two were
on top.
Schultz would drive it home, however, getting his first-ever feature win in a
Super and getting a standing "O" from the crowd. Sand was a strong
second ahead of teammates Don Wood and Greg Thompson. Wagner would bring his
ride in fifth.
Troy Selner of Green Bay kicked off his day at the races by continuing his
year-long unbeaten streak in qualifying smashing the track record with a time
of 13.215 and putting the competition on notice.
When it came time for the feature event, Selner had drawn an outside position
on the front row of the grid and would completely dominate the twenty-five-lap
race. He was so strong on this night the last year’s champ and perennial
hard charger David Gauger, Jr. finished second nearly an entire straightway
behind. Jordan Thiel, Mishicot’s Paul Ray and Cato’s Jason Novak rounded
out the top five.
The Hobby Stock’s normally close out the evening with a twenty-five-lap
feature but tonight they opened the show with a make-up race from last week.
Green Bay’s Lee Kielpikowski led the first ten laps with current point
leader and defending champ Jason Rabas in hot pursuit. Rabas used a pass on
the outside in turn three to take the lead and both Pete Kumbalek of Green Bay
and Kraig Koehler of Two Rivers followed.
That’s the way they would finish their first feature of the night. Max
Schultz, pulling double duty in a hobby stock, finished in fifth.
In feature number two, Kielpikowski would not be brushed aside so easily. He
started on the pole, took the early lead and held it all the way to the end
getting his first feature win at 141. Kumbalek moved to second with Rabas,
Reedsville’s Matt Reinke and Schultz completing the top five.
On this night of firsts, Don Murray of Manitowoc would start dead last in the
Sport 4 feature and battle his way to the top of the heap and grabbing his
first ever win. Rick Lorrigan would bring his ride in second and Brillion’s
Mike Blashka was third making it an all Ford podium for the first time in
recent memory.
Next week, F. Radandt and Sons present the third and final round of the 141
"Triple Crown Challenge" with forty lap features for the Supers and
Minis, a visit from the Wisconsin Sport Trucks and a big crowd favorite;
"Run What You Brung" one on one street drags where spectators can
bring their street driven cars onto the track and compete head to head for a
winner take all purse of $200.
Spectator gates open at 4pm with qualifying at 5:30 and racing to follow at 7.
For more information see their website at www.141Speedway.com.
Hobby Stock - Feature
Pos Driver Car #
1 Lee Kielpikowski 51
2 Peter Kumbalek 42
3 Matt Reinke 99
4 Jason Rabas 7
5 Maxwell Schultz 34
6 Kraig Koehler 29
7 Tyler Bauknecht 33
8 Adam Pontzloff 25
9 Team Behnke 81
10 Kris Conard 57
11 Brian Rathe 35
12 Josh Setzer 79S
13 Team Phillips 38
14 Mike Testroeter 52
15 Brett Koehler 65
Hobby Stock - Heat 1
Pos Driver Car #
1 Jason Rabas 7
2 Maxwell Schultz 34
3 Tyler Bauknecht 33
4 Team Behnke 81
5 Matt Reinke 99
6 Brian Rathe 35
7 Team Phillips 38
Hobby Stock - Heat 2
Pos Driver Car #
1 Lee Kielpikowski 51
2 Adam Pontzloff 25
3 Peter Kumbalek 42
4 Kris Conard 57
5 Brad LeClair 26
6 Kraig Koehler 29
7 Mike Testroeter 52
8 Josh Setzer 79S
Hobby Stock - Makeup Feature
Pos Driver Car #
1 Jason Rabas 7
2 Kraig Koehler 29
3 Peter Kumbalek 42
4 Lee Kielpikowski 51
5 Maxwell Schultz 34
6 Tyler Bauknecht 33
7 Team Behnke 81
8 Adam Pontzloff 25
9 Brad LeClair 26
10 Brian Rathe 35
11 Team Phillips 38
12 Kris Conard 57
13 Matt Reinke 99
Mid American - Feature
Pos Driver Car #
1 Dennis Rabas 7
2 Kevin Damrow 12
3 Monte Strouf 8
4 Andy Casavant B7
5 Jesse Fuller 72
6 Daryl Gerke 64
7 Gary Tisler 50
8 Mike Oswald 38
9 David Verhagen 0V
10 Todd Mott 62
11 Travis Groelle 3
12 Greg Marks 76
13 Jeff Tisler 31
Mid American - Heat 1
Pos Driver Car #
1 Gary Tisler 50
2 Todd Mott 62
3 Monte Strouf 8
4 Travis Groelle 3
5 Jesse Fuller 72
6 Greg Marks 76
Mid American - Heat 2
Pos Driver Car #
1 Mike Oswald 38
2 Daryl Gerke 64
3 Andy Casavant B7
4 Jeff Tisler 31
5 Kevin Damrow 12
6 Dennis Rabas 7
7 David Verhagen 0V
Mid American - Qualifying
Pos Driver Car #
1 Jeff Tisler 31
2 Travis Groelle 3
3 Andy Casavant B7
4 Jesse Fuller 72
5 Kevin Damrow 12
6 Todd Mott 62
7 Daryl Gerke 64
8 Gary Tisler 50
9 Dennis Rabas 7
10 Monte Strouf 8
11 Mike Oswald 38
12 Greg Marks 76
13 David Verhagen 0V
Mini Stock - Feature
Pos Driver Car #
1 Troy Selner 72
2 David Gauger Jr. 24
3 Jordan Thiel X2
4 Paul Ray 01
5 Jason Novak 13
6 Erik Turner 29T
7 Cory Kemkes 07
8 Chris Wellner 29
9 Todd Hebel 1
10 Josh Lammers 6
11 Team Yerges / VanElzen 18
12 Allen Dillon 4
13 Steve Schneider 21
14 Team Vosters 3
15 Dave Senkbiel 5
16 Kari Kostichka 024
17 Kyle Pieschek 34
18 Kurt Naidl 97
Mini Stock - Heat 1
Pos Driver Car #
1 Kevin Peroutka 86
2 Steve Schneider 21
3 Kyle Pieschek 34
4 Rick Kretschmann 2
Mini Stock - Heat 2
Pos Driver Car #
1 Sean Farrell 17
2 Jason Willadsen 7
3 Team Wellner / Wetenkamp 8
4 Team Vosters 3
5 Team Yerges / VanElzen 18
Mini Stock - Heat 3
Pos Driver Car #
1 Paul Ray 01
2 Allen Dillon 4
3 Josh Lammers 6
4 Jordan Thiel X2
5 Dave Senkbiel 5
6 Kurt Naidl 97
7 Cory Kemkes 07
Mini Stock - Heat 4
Pos Driver Car #
1 Jason Novak 13
2 Kari Kostichka 024
3 David Gauger Jr. 24
4 Chris Wellner 29
5 Todd Hebel 1
6 Erik Turner 29T
7 Troy Selner 72
Mini Stock - Qualifying
Pos Driver Car #
1 Troy Selner 72
2 Cory Kemkes 07
3 Erik Turner 29T
4 Paul Ray 01
5 Todd Hebel 1
6 Kurt Naidl 97
7 Chris Wellner 29
8 Jordan Thiel X2
9 David Gauger Jr. 24
10 Josh Lammers 6
11 Jason Novak 13
12 Allen Dillon 4
13 Kari Kostichka 024
14 Dave Senkbiel 5
15 Sean Farrell 17
16 Rick Kretschmann 2
17 Team Yerges / VanElzen 18
18 Steve Schneider 21
19 Jason Willadsen 7
20 Kevin Peroutka 86
21 Team Vosters 3
22 Kyle Pieschek 34
23 Team Wellner / Wetenkamp 8
Mini Stock - Semi Feature
Pos Driver Car #
1 Team Yerges / VanElzen 18
2 Steve Schneider 21
3 Team Vosters 3
4 Kyle Pieschek 34
5 Kevin Peroutka 86
6 Rick Kretschmann 2
7 Team Wellner / Wetenkamp 8
8 Sean Farrell 17
9 Jason Willadsen 7
Sport 4 - Feature
Pos Driver Car #
1 Team Murray / Kust 88
2 Rick Lorrigan 33
3 Mike Blashka 634
4 Aaron Dalton 49
5 Thomas Tegen 7
6 Gary Novitski Jr. 57
7 Bruce Sand 90
8 Mike Dolphin 41
9 Chester Neumann 6
10 Rachel Gauger 28
11 Kendra Cretton 55
12 Sue Cherney 58
13 Terry Koenig 10
14 Team Graf 00
Super Stock - Feature
Pos Driver Car #
1 Maxwell Schultz 34
2 Josh Sand 65
3 Greg Thompson 31
4 Don Wood 32
5 Nathan Wagner 50
6 Randy Nething 22R
7 Jo Mueller 26
8 Travis Rodewald 27
9 Crystal Koenig 10
10 Kevin Charles 31X
11 Paul Rabas 77
12 Jimbo Schleis 4
13 Brian Stanelle 001
14 Jeff Treml 65T
15 Todd Welsing 29
16 Jason Henrickson 123
Super Stock - Heat 1
Pos Driver Car #
1 Jeff Treml 65T
2 Jo Mueller 26
3 Jason Kostichka 24
4 Jamie Van Hout 57V
Super Stock - Heat 2
Pos Driver Car #
1 Nathan Wagner 50
2 Jason Henrickson 123
3 Josh Sand 65
4 Don Wood 32
5 Kevin Charles 31X
6 Paul Rabas 77
7 Randy Nething 22R
Super Stock - Heat 3
Pos Driver Car #
1 Todd Welsing 29
2 Travis Rodewald 27
3 Maxwell Schultz 34
4 Crystal Koenig 10
5 Greg Thompson 31
6 Jimbo Schleis 4
7 Brian Stanelle 001
Super Stock - Qualifying
Pos Driver Car #
1 Maxwell Schultz 34
2 Josh Sand 65
3 Greg Thompson 31
4 Randy Nething 22R
5 Crystal Koenig 10
6 Don Wood 32
7 Jimbo Schleis 4
8 Kevin Charles 31X
9 Travis Rodewald 27
10 Jason Henrickson 123
11 Brian Stanelle 001
12 Paul Rabas 77
13 Todd Welsing 29
14 Nathan Wagner 50
15 Jo Mueller 26
16 Jason Kostichka 24
17 Jeff Treml 65T
18 Jamie Van Hout 57V
Super Stock - Semi Feature
Pos Driver Car #
1 Jo Mueller 26
2 Jeff Treml 65T
3 Jason Kostichka 24
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