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Strasser Returns To Victory Lane
June 15, 2002
Dodge County Fairgrounds Speedway
Beaver Dam, WI
By Craig Seaver
A full night of racing was completed as the forecasted thunderstorms stayed just to the south of the Dodge County Fairgrounds Speedway Saturday night. It was Elbert and Pfitzinger Law Offices night that saw the triumphant return of Sammy Strasser in his #24 modified. It would be Strasser's first win since his return after a hiatus from racing. Jeremy Christians fought hard for his fourth straight win in the IMCA Stock class. Nate Schepp took the win by a couple feet over Steve Seitz in the pure stock race and Jimmy Scanlon easily took the checkers in the IMCA Hobby Stock race. At intermission the Schools Out Celebration sponsored by the Dodge County 4-H Leaders Association and CHD Associates took place. Congratulations to the tire roll winners and all of the coloring contest winners.
The IMCA Stock division rolled out first behind the Homan Auto Sales pace truck. Eventual winner Jeremy Christians took the lead on lap 4 but would have company throughout the race. Initially John Stanton stayed close but after a caution it was Rob Schmid who stayed on his bumper the whole way. Stanton and Brandon Czarapata ran side by side trading paint for third for most of the race. Roger Johnson sat right behind in fifth waiting for the pass to be made. With third and fourth running side by side, the front two slowly pulled away from the field. On the white flag lap, Schmid was anticipating one last chance to take the lead when his suspension broke relegating him to a sixth place finish. Christians went on to take his fourth win in a row with Stanton and Czarapata taking second and third.
In IMCA Modified action Sammy Strasser took the lead from Rob Olson when Olson encountered mechanical problems. Strasser would also benefit from cars racing side by side behind him and slowly built his lead. Kelly Brown and Dennis Schultz traded positions nearly every lap with Jay Schraufnagel right behind. For the stock cars the bottom of the track was too slick to race on but the setup on Strasser's modified was right on as he motored along on the bottom and pulled away from second and third. Strasser went on to claim the victory with Brown getting second over Schultz by mere inches.
At no time during the pure stock feature did the leader have it easy. Doug Brabant led early with Jason Behring along side. When Branant's rearend broke Behring assumed the lead but was hounded by Steve Sietz. After a caution, Nate Schepp took the lead but had his hands full with both Behring and Seitz. For the final seven laps Seitz and Schepp traded the lead with Behring right behind in third. On the final lap Schepp held a slight advantage and carried it to a win over Seitz by a half car length.
In the IMCA Hobby Stock feature Pleasant Prairie's Jimmy Scanlon led from the outset over Tony Schlei and never looked back. Although cars raced for positions behind him, Scanlon was never pressured on the big half mile and took the checkered flag for his first win.
On the schedule for next week is a regular night of racing plus the Nostalgic Racers special. Racers from the speedways past once again return to the track for their own special feature.
RACE SUMMARY
IMCA Modifieds:
Feature: 1) Sammy Strasser, Beaver Dam; 2) Kelly Brown, Randolph; 3) Dennis Schultz, Oshkosh; 4) Jay Schraufnagel, Beaver Dam; 5) Dan Musbach, Grafton; 6) Todd Ascherien, Beaver Dam; 7) Jamie Schmidt, Seymour; 8) Sean Jerovitz, Suamico; 9) Dave Schoenberger, Beaver Dam; 10) Andy Voigt, Beaver Dam
First Heat: 1) Dan Musbach; 2) Todd Ascherien, 3) Jay Schraufnagel
Second Heat: 1) Rob Olson, Lake Villa, Ill; 2) Sammy Strasser; 3) Jamie Schmidt
Third Heat: 1) Dennis Schultz; 2) Scott Lewis, Waukau; 3) Dennis Haldemann, Janesville
IMCA Stock:
Feature: 1) Jeremy Christians, Horicon; 2) John Stanton, Reeseville; 3) Brandon Czarapata, Pulaski; 4) Roger Johnson, Saukville; 5) Mike Czarapata, Pulaski; 6) Rob Schmid, Burnett; 7) Jerry Schaalma, Juneau; 8) Kevin Renk, Ripon; 9) Dave Voigt, Beaver Dam; 10) Thomas Boerson, Waupun
First Heat: 1) Brandon Czarapata; 2) Rob Schmid; 3) Roger Johnson
Second Heat: 1) Jeremy Christians; 2) Jeff Owens, Randolph; 3) John Stanton
DCRA Pure Stock
Feature: 1) Nate Schepp, Juneau; 2) Steve Seitz, Beaver Dam; 3) Jason Behring, Beaver Dam; 4) Randy Schimmel, Beaver Dam; 5) Darrell Bittner, Horicon
First Heat: 1) Jason Behring; 2) randy Schimmel; 3) Doug Brabant, Beaver Dam
IMCA Hobby Stock
Feature: 1) Jimmy Scanlon, Pleasant Prairie; 2) Tony Schlei, Zion, Ill; 3) Jason Jaragoske, Beaver Dam; 4) Dustin Ward, Beaver Dam; 5) Nathan Persha, Iron Ridge
First Heat: 1) Jimmy Scanlon; 2) Tony Schlei; 3) Nathan Persha
Point Standings as of June 15th, 2002
Shell Travel Mart IMCA Modified Point Standings
POS CAR# DRIVER POINTS
1 87 Casey Koch 171
2 10s Jay Schraufnagel 168
3 16 Dave Schoenberger 164
4 8 Dennis Haldemann 162
5 44 Kelly Brown 159
6 37 John Schultz 158
7 7 Todd Ascherien 157
8 6L Scott Lewis 150
9 03v Andy Voigt 149
10 3m Dan Musbach 137
11 24s Sammy Strasser 129
12 95 Rob Olson 123
13 77p Michelle Ploeckelman 120
14 34 Nick Woods 119
15 16k Kory Koltz 104
16 67m Scott Magsamen 102
17 142 Jamie Schmidt 100
18 03t Lee Tibbitts 90
19 78p Robert Ploechelmann 83
20 39 Dennis Schultz 81
21 77 Craig Wheeler 77
22 6d Ed Devall 74
23 27 Darren Otto 68
24 00 Dave "Lightning" Hatton 65
25 98g Tim Gardiner 62
26 15g David Grenlund 56
27 2r Larry Romprey 43
28 15 Al Strobel 40
29 9p Craig Priewe 39
30 42 Kevin Kleinschmidt 33
31 37J Sean Jerovctz 33
32 4t Kurt TerBeest 31
33 56 Dave Kroening 27
34 5 Lee Silbersack 26
35 10g Carl Geier 21
36 07 Steve Domalick 21
37 93 Larry Zirbel 15
38 63w Michael Wankowski 11
39 11x Steve Boelter 11
95.3 WXRO IMCA Stock Car Point Standings
POS CAR# DRIVER POINTS
1 99 Jeremy Christians 193
2 33c Brandon Czarapata 186
3 33e Roger Johnson 177
4 27 John Stanton 174
5 20 Jeff Owens 173
6 30 Rob Schmid 167
7 19 Bob Mann 164
8 22 Scott Erdmann 163
9 26 Jerry Schaalma 161
10 43 Mike Czarapata 161
11 18 Thomas Boerson 158
12 15 Dave Voigt 152
13 8r Kevin Rank 150
14 2 Curt Beek 141
15 81 Lonnie Smith 104
16 7 Steve Frees 93
17 01 Troy Jerovetz 54
18 18r Todd Rohde 52
19 0 Kerry Douglas 28
20 199 Tracy Thrun 25
Power Web Connect DCRA Pure Stock Point Standings
POS CAR# DRIVER POINTS
1 50 Steve Seitz 152
2 75 Nate Schepp 145
3 7 Randy Schimmel 142
4 5 Jason Behring 142
5 2 Doug Brabant 130
6 69 Nathan Hodgson 129
7 6 Ed Coulter 102
8 78 Darrell Bittner 71
9 25 Jim Steger 68
10 94 Craig Lepple 36
11 49 Brent Lepple 34
Power Web Connect IMCA Hobby Stock Point Standings
POS CAR# DRIVER POINTS
1 75 Tony Sclei 103
2 5 Jimmy Scanlon 101
3 1 Jason Jarogoske 69
4 3c Gary Clough 67
5 9 Dustin Ward 35
6 47 Nathan Persha 34
7 99 Dean Vande Zande 33
8 22 Nathan Gerbitz 32
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