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Melis Tops EWSC Mod Action! J. Schmidt Takes LLM Feature!
Pokorski and Dippel Set New Track Records!
By Sheila Karstaedt
June 29, 2002
Plymouth, WI
Tim Melis, Plymouth, captured the checkered flag in the EWSC Winged Super Modified 30 lap A-Main sponsored by Coca-Cola.
Plymouth's Dave Deicher took the early lead until the field was slowed down for the car of Cascade's Barry
Maas that was stopped on the back stretch. On the restart it was Deicher, Tim McMullen and Tim Melis, both
of Plymouth, Oostburg's Ben Schmidt, and Chad Kistner, New Holstein. Kistner spun in turn 1 on lap 2 moving
Kiel's Billy Kruetz into the top five.
On lap 3, Deicher experienced mechanical problems and surrendered the lead to Melis. The pack was
slowed once again for the ride of Gary Laack, Glenbeulah, spinning in turn 4. Melis was now being chased by
McMullen, Schmidt, Milwaukee's Leroy Ostrowski, Billy Hafemann, Cedar Grove and a hard charging Paul
Pokorski, West Bend.
By lap 20, Melis was encountering lapped traffic and would go the rest of the distance to take home the
checkered flag. Chasing him to the flag was McMullen, Schmidt, Pokorski, and Hafemann.
The Tuschl Septic Systems Hard Charger Award was shared by Pokorski and Waldo's Matt VanWyk for
passing 8 cars each.
A new Winged Super Modified track record of 13.479 seconds was set by Pokorski on the first lap of
qualifying.
The 15 lap B-Main did not get off to a good start. Kris Hansen, Manitowoc, spun coming out of turn 2 and
got hit by Lomira's John Schrafnagel, causing Hansen to flip. After getting things back underway, Dave
Becker, Greenbush, went through the infield and hit the leg of a corner worker. Both Hansen and the corner
worker walked away with minor injuries.
The restart now saw Sheboygan Falls KenJay Fiedler lead Robert Enders, Campbellsport, Whitelaw's
Chuck Tuschl, Craig Perko, Plymouth, and Laack. The next circuit saw the yellow flag due the spinning car
of Sheboygan's Keith Anderson in turn 4. The only change in the top five was that Laack and Perko
exchanged spots.
The caution flag came out once again for Wayne Goetsch, Plymouth, not making it into the pits. Fiedler
now set the pace in front of Laack, Tuschl, VanWyk, and Enders. The final yellow came out for an infield tire
that was pushed out onto the track. With the time limit now expiring, the race would go green, white,
checkered. Crossing behind Fiedler was Laack, Tuschl, VanWyk, and Slinger's Tom Johnson.
The Limited Late Model Feature saw Jason Allen, Fredonia, take the lead from the pole. The yellow flag
came out on lap 2 for the ride of Plymouth's Scott Haugstad spinning in turn 2. Allen would pace the field
ahead of Steve Zieglebauer, Sheboygan, Cleveland's Jim Schmidt, Richard Hed and John Scharenbroch,
both of Sheboygan Falls.
The cars of Plymouth's Brian Kessler and Dan Dippel got together on lap 8 bringing out the caution. With
Allen still setting the pace, Nate Winkel, Oostburg, now moved into the top five. Schmidt took control of the
race on lap 17.
The yellow came out again on lap 19 for the car of Glenbeulah's Howie Weiss that spun in turn 3. On the
restart, Rick Thompson, Campbellsport, stalled on the track. The restart saw Allen, Ziegelbauer, Hed, and
Winkel chasing Schmidt. The field came to a halt on laps 18 and 19 for cars getting together. With Oostburg's
JJ Walvoord now making his way into the top five, the time limit was now exceeded so the race would go
green, white, checkered. Schmidt found his way to victory lane being followed by Ziegelbauer, Hed, Walvoord,
and Todd Jensema, Sheboygan Falls.
The Bob Akright Hard Charger Award was claimed once again by Walvoord for passing 14 cars.
Plymouth's Dan Dippel set a new LLM track record.
The 12 lap LLM semi-feature went flag to flag with Larry Berg, Sheboygan, jumping out to the early lead and
never looking back. Finishing behind Berg was Matt Buckman, Plymouth, Waldo's Don Singer, Sheboygan's
Terry Goetsch and Todd Humphrey .
Plymouth's Kyle Odekirk, dominated the Super Stock Feature. After taking the lead from the pole, Odekirk
and the rest of the field was slowed down on lap 5 for the car of Jeff Leonhard, Sheboygan, that spun in turn 2.
Odekirk was being followed by Kiel's Jeremy Bushman, Don Kulow, Plymouth, Oostburg's Luke Scholten,
and Bob Duncan, Sheboygan.
Lap 9 saw the final caution of the race for the stalled car of Cleveland's Steve Schad. The restart now saw
Bushman, Scholten, Brian Kaat, Plymouth, and Kulow chasing Odekirk. Crossing behind Odekirk at the finish
was Scholten, Bushman, Kaat, and Kulow.
Plymouth's Brian Gilles and Ben Schmidt, Kiel were awarded the Hard Charger Award for passing 9 cars
each. Fast time was set by Schmidt with a lap of 17.299 seconds.
The Super Stock Semi-feature was also a race marred with cautions. On the start, Scott Landgraf,
Sheboygan, and Plymouth's Adam/Cory Brasser got together. After getting things cleaned up, the green flag
dropped again with Dave Holm, Kewaskum taking the lead until being slowed down on lap 5 for a spinning car
in turn 4. Holm was now being chased by Sheboygan's Mike TeStroete, Jim Bailey, Oostburg, Plymouth's
Paul Perronne, and Oostburg's Mark Scholten. TeStroete stopped on the backstretch on the restart. On lap 6,
Bailey took over the lead from Holm until lap 9 when he spun and handed the lead over to Perronne.
Scholten lost control of his car and spun in turn 4 on lap 10. With time now expired, the race went green,
white, checkered. On the last lap, the cars of Scholten, Abe Meinert, Elkhart Lake, Holm, and Kiel's Josh
Gierke got tangled together in turn 4. Taking home the checkered flag was Perronne in front of Dan Holm, Port
Washington, Kiel's Dean Horneck, Shaun Goetsch and Mike Humphrey, both of Sheboygan.
The 15 lap All-American Mighty 4's saw Joe Miller/Tyler Elias, Plymouth, take the lead. The car of
Plymouth's Jonathan Dippel stopped on the frontstretch on lap 1. The restart saw Miller/Elias, Brian Stern,
Fond du Lac, Howards Grove's Randy Ostermann, Jr., Tim Zorn, Elkhart Lake, and Sheboygan's Tammy
Dickmann.
The caution came out on lap 3 for debris on the track. And one circuit later, for the car of Plymouth's
Duane Dippel losing a tire. By lap 10, Miller/Elias were experiencing lapped traffic. Jeremy Sauter,
Sheboygan Falls, took advantage of the lapped traffic and took control of the lead on lap 11.
Lap 12 saw yet another yellow flag for the car of Sheboygan's Jeremy Goetsch losing a tire. Chasing Sauter
on the restart was Miller/Elias, Ostermann, Kiel's Chris Blanke, and Tim Sauter, Plymouth. Ostermann
stopped on the restart in turn 2. For the final time of the night, the time limit was reached. The race would
go green, white, checkered and Jeremy Sauter took the checkered being followed by T. Sauter, Miller/Elias,
Stern, and Blanke.
Racing resumes on Wednesday, July 3rd, to "Celebrate the 4th" at the Sheboygan County Fair Park in
Plymouth with a complete EWSC points show. There will be many prizes to give away, so mark your
calendars. Qualifying begins at 5:45 with racing to follow.
Also, Saturday, July 6, Sheboygan Chevrolet will sponsor the EWSC Pat Rand Memorial Mid-Season
Championship Races. Qualifying begins at 5:45 with racing to follow.
Summary
Winged Super Modifieds:
Heat 1: 1) Tom Johnson, Slinger 2) Frank Geiger, Whitelaw 3) Tony Wondra, West Bend
Heat 2: 1) Gary Laack, Glenbeulah 2) Bob Brion, Plymouth 3) Ben Schmidt, Oostburg
Heat 3: 1) Craig Perko, Plymouth 2) Leroy Ostrowski, Milwaukee 3) Tim McMullen, Plymouth
Heat 4: 1) Kris Hansen, Manitowoc 2) Barry Maas, Cascade 3) Tim Melis, Plymouth
B-Main: 1) KenJay Fiedler, Sheboygan Falls 2) Gary Laack, Glenbeulah 3) Chuck Tuschl, Whitelaw 4) Matt VanWyk, Waldo
5) Tom Johnson, Slinger 6) Robert Enders, Campbellsport 7) Frank Geiger, Whitelaw 8) Tony Wondra, West Bend
A-Main: 1) Tim Melis, Plymouth 2) Tim McMullen, Plymouth 3) Ben Schmidt, Oostburg 4) Paul Pokorski, West Bend 5) Billy Hafemann, Cedar Grove 6) Leroy Ostrowski, Milwaukee 7) KenJay Fiedler, Sheboygan Falls 8) Ben Schmidt, Oostburg 9) Butch Hafemann, Campbellsport 10) Chuck Tuschl, Whitelaw
Fast Qualifier: Paul Pokorski, West Bend (New track record)................13.479 sec.
Tuschl Septic Systems Hard Charger Award: Paul Pokorski, West Bend and Matt VanWyk, Waldo......passed 8 cars
Limited Late Models:
Heat 1: 1) Nate Winkel, Oostburg 2) Jim Schmidt, Cleveland 3) Todd Jensema, Sheboygan Falls
Heat 2: 1) Richard Hed, Sheboygan Falls 2) Brian Kessler, Plymouth 3) JJ Walvoord, Oostburg
Heat 3: 1) Don Singer, Waldo 2) Jason Allen, Fredonia 3) Matt Buckman, Plymouth
Feature: 1) Jim Schmidt, Cleveland 2) Steve Ziegelbauer, Sheboygan 3) Richard Hed, Sheboygan Falls 4) JJ Walvoord, Oostburg
5) Todd Jensema, Sheboygan Falls 6) Dan Dippel, Plymouth 7) Jason Allen, Fredonia 8) Rick Thompson, Campbellsport 9) Nate Winkel, Oostburg 10) Tim Carmen, Sheboygan Falls
Semi-feature: 1) Larry Berg, Sheboygan 2) Matt Buckman, Plymouth 3) Don Singer, Waldo 4) Terry Goetsch, Sheboygan
5) Todd Humphrey, Sheboygan
Fast Qualifier: Dan Dippel, Sheboygan (New track record)
Bob Akright Memorial Hard Charger Award: JJ Walvoord, Oostburg.........passed 14 cars
Super Stocks:
Heat 1: 1) Jeff Leonhard, Sheboygan 2) Brian Genske, Sheboygan Falls 3) Jeremy Bushman, Kiel
Heat 2: 1) Bradley Ruh, Elkhart Lake 2) John Dirks, Elkhart Lake 3) Doug Teunissen, Sheboygan Falls
Heat 3: 1) Dean Horneck, Kiel 2) Mark Scholten, Oostburg 3) Jamie Theobald, Sheboygan
Heat 4: 1) Chad Ninmer, Sheboygan 2) Mike TeStroete, Sheboygan 3) Scott Landgraf, Sheboygan
Feature: 1) Kyle Odekirk, Plymouth 2) Luke Scholten, Oostburg 3) Jeremy Bushman, Kiel 4) Brian Kaat, Plymouth 5) Don Kulow, Plymouth 6) Brian Gilles, Plymouth 7) Bradley Ruh, Elkhart Lake 8) Brian Goetsch, Sheboygan 9) Ben Schmidt, Kiel 10) Jeff Leonhard, Sheboygan
Semi-feature: 1) Paul Perronne, Plymouth 2) Dan Holm, Port Washington 3) Dean Horneck, Kiel 4) Shaun Goetsch, Sheboygan
5) Don Kulow, Plymouth 6) Adam/Cory Brasser, Plymouth 7) Dave Holm, Kewaskum 8) Abe Meinert, Elkhart Lake
Fast Qualifier: Ben Schmidt, Kiel...............17.299 sec.
Hard Charger Award: Brian Gilles, Plymouth and Ben Schmidt, Kiel.................passed 9 cars
All-American Mighty 4's:
1) Jeremy Sauter, Sheboygan Falls 2) Tim Sauter, Plymouth 3) Joe Miller/Tyler Elias, Plymouth 4) Brian Stern, Fond du Lac
5) Chris Blanke, Kiel 6) Tammy Dickmann, Sheboygan Falls 7) Tim Zorn,Elkhart Lake 8) Jose Hernandez, Jr., Oostburg
9) #61 10) Randy Ostermann, Jr., Howards Grove
Current Point Standings
As of June 29, 2002
Winged Super Modifieds Limited Late Models
1 11 Tim Melis 455 81 JJ Walvoord 224
2 62 Gary Laack 363 8 Dan Dippel 212
3 4 Paul Pokorski 360 22 Charlie Schmidt 201
4 93 Billy Kreutz 329 79 Jim Schmidt 192
5 98 Tim McMullen 328 69 Rick Thompson 188
6 7 Leroy Ostrowski 325 52 Mark Zimmermann 177
7 28 Ben Schmidt 304 72 Chad Espen 166
8 95 Kenjay Fiedler 271 89 Todd Jensema 164
9 55 Brian Portschy 270 6 Richard Hed 161
10 97 Tony Wondra 255 85 Tim Carmen 157
11 18 Butch Hafemann 254 16 Brian Kessler 150
12 2 Billy Hafemann 250 18 Nathan Winkel 146
13 3 Robert Enders 210 38 Scott Haugstad 142
14 26 Dave Deicher 205 11 Howie Weiss 140
15 22 Barry Maas 203 57 John Scharenbroch 139
16 42 Matt VanWyk 200 88 Steve Ziegelbauer 134
17 83 Frank Geiger 197 67 Don Singer 106
18 88 Tom Johnson 167 4 Jason Allen 97
19 68 Craig Perko 156 24 Dave Schaetzer 97
20 5 Chad Kistner 155 3 Larry Berg 87
21 8 Kris Hansen 145 65 Keith Borth 84
22 19 Dave Becker 114 71 Henry Dickmann 78
23 99 Chuck Tuschl 112 5 Terry Goetsch 59
24 15 Jon Schraufnagel 70 12 Matt Buckman 58
25 9 Lee Mohs 69 2 Dave Herr 33
26 16 Keith Anderson 60 64 Todd Humphrey 27
27 75 Fred Clatt 52 54 Matt Yancey 15
28 6 Bob Brion 51 08 Bob Cullen 10
29 1 Pete Ostrowski 33
30 77 Wayne Goetsch 28
31 20 Robert Lublow 26
32 72 Dennis Klumb 25
33 0 Dennis Wondra 20
Super Stocks All-American Mighty - 4's
1 7 Brian Gilles 528 88 Tim Sauter 424
2 87 Brian Genske 377 89 Jeremy Sauter 392
3 98 John Dirks 367 5 Duane Dippel 300
4 89 Jim Bailey 364 11 Brian Stern 259
5 95 Don Kulow 334 13 Randy Ostermann 253
6 48 Doug Teunissen 331 83 Tyler Elias/Joe Miller 252
7 15 Brian Kaat 325 23 Jeremy Goetsch 202
8 35 Ben Schmidt 295 9 Jason Voss 183
9 80 Luke Scholten 289 71 Tammy Dickmann 175
10 84 Bradley Ruh 284 22 Jamie Gauger 170
11 21 Kyle Odekirk 264 3 Tim Zorn 145
12 14 Terry McCoy 253 18 Johnathan Dippel 140
13 0 Mark Scholten 252 69 Joel Nyhof 112
14 12 Brian Goetsch 246 29 Christopher Seehaver 86
15 85 Stephen Schad 231 8 Jose Hernandez Jr. 72
16 42 Jeremy Bushman 229 40 Chris Blanke 67
17 6 Bob Duncan 224 93 Brion Racing 46
18 37 Jeff Leonhard 176 43 Marcus Wenzel 43
19 67 Josh Gierke 168 24 Matt Wiegerling 30
20 3 Dean Horneck 152 61 Dale Baumann 30
21 47 Paul Perronne 150 15 Dippel Racing 27
22 8 Abe Meinnert 141 21 Jay Riemer 23
23 55 Michael Plate 138 12 Tim Anderson 18
24 2 Dale/Mike Damrow 135
25 26 Adam/Cory Brasser 92
26 81 Mike TeStroete 92
27 27 Tony Ehaney 88
28 63 Scott Landgraf 70
29 72 Mike Humphrey 68
30 58 Dave Holm 67
31 73 Dave Theobald 67
32 74 Chad Ninmer 64
33 91 Jamie Theobald 60
34 9 Tony Miller 57
35 59 Dan Holm 47
36 82 Mark Vranak 24
37 71 Robert Diener 21
38 11 Shaun Goetsch 19
39 69 Paul Dirks 8
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