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Hafemann Hangs Tough For Super Mod Victory! - Singer Scores in Limited Lates!
By Sheila Karstaedt
September 7, 2002
Plymouth, WI – In front of a standing room only grandstand,
Campbellsport’s Billy Hafemann held on to win the EWSC Winged Super Modified A-
Main. Don Singer, Waldo, took home the checkers in Limited Late Model action.
Plymouth’s Don Kulow won the 20 lap Super Stock feature and Tyler Elias, Plymouth
claimed the All-American Mighty 4 feature race.
After several cautions on the start of the 30 lap Super Mod A-Main, Hafemann
took control of the race from the pole. The field was stopped on lap two when Oostburg’s
Ben Schmidt spun in front of Paul Pokorski, West Bend, causing Pokorski to flip on his
side and collect Kiel’s Robert Enders and Chuck Tuschl, Whitelaw. All four cars were
retired to the pits for the night.
After getting the debris cleaned up, Hafemann set the pace until the caution came
out again on lap five for the cars of Plymouth’s Tim Melis and KenJay Fiedler,
Sheboygan Falls getting together. Both cars were able to continue.
The yellow flag came out for the last time on lap 15 for the ride of Plymouth’s
Craig Perko spinning in turn four. Hafemann continued to lead until lap 25, when
Glenbeulah’s Gary Laack was charging for the lead. Hafemann and Laack ran wing to
wing for several laps until Laack pulled off the track in turn four with mechanical
problems. Hafemann crossed the line in front of Melis, Fiedler, Brian Portschy, Oostburg,
and Kiel’s Billy Kreutz.
Fast time went to Schmidt with a lap of 14.032 seconds and the Tuschl Septic
Systems Hard Charger Award went to Tim McMullen, Plymouth, for passing 9 cars.
The 15 lap B-Main went green to checkered. Pokorski took the race by the reigns
and never looked back. By lap six, Pokorski encountered lapped traffic and weaved his
way through it while fending off a hard charge by Whitelaw’s Frank Geiger. Finishing
behind Pokorski and Geiger were Enders, Kris Hansen, Manitowoc, and Matt VanWyk,
Sheboygan Falls.
The 25 lap Limited Late Model feature left everyone on the edge of their seats.
Fredonia’s Jason Allen took the lead from the start and encountered lapped traffic by lap
six. Scott Haugstad, Plymouth, brought out the caution on laps 14 and 15, and was black
flagged for the two spin rule. Getting things back underway, Allen continued to lead until
he blew a tire and found himself sitting the wrong way on the front stretch. With no
where to go, Campbellsport’s Rick Thompson hit Allen head on collecting Chad Espen,
Kewaskum, and Kohler’s Mark Zimmermann.
With that altercation, Allen surrendered the lead to Singer. Singer was chased at
the line by Dick Hed, Sheboygan Falls, Oostburg’s JJ Walvoord, Charlie Schmidt, Cedar
Grove, and Plymouth’s Dan Dippel.
Fast time was set by Dave Haag, driving for the injured Howie Weiss, with a lap
of 16.247 seconds and the Bob Akright Memorial Hard Charger Award was claimed by
Dippel for passing 13 cars.
Abe Meinert, Elkhart Lake, took the early lead in the 20 lap Super Stock
feature until turn four of the first lap when Meinert and Kewaskum’s Dave Holm got
together causing Meinert to hand the lead over to Josh Gierke, Kiel.
Gierke and Plymouth’s Donny Kulow ran door to door for a circuit until Kulow
took over control on lap three. The car of Mark Scholten, Oostburg, stopped on the
front stretch, bringing out the caution. Rick Hed, driving for Dave Theobald, was chasing
down Kulow and was knocking on the door on lap 12. Hed ran out of laps allowing
Kulow to claim the checkered flag. Finishing behind Kulow was Hed, Plymouth’s Brian
Kaat, Doug Teunissen, Sheboygan Falls, and Kiel’s Dean Horneck.
With a lap of 17.886 seconds, John Dirks, Elkhart Lake, set fast time and the Hard
Charger Award went to Teunissen for passing 13 cars.
The 15 lap Super Stock semi feature was a race marred with mishaps. Plymouth’s
Bob Otte, took the lead until lap two. That’s when the pack was slowed down for the first
time for the cars of Mike Damrow, Sheboygan, and Mike TeStroete, Sheboygan, getting
together.
Otte set the pace until lap five when the red flag came out for the ride of
Sheboygan’s Chad Ninmer flipping on the backstretch. Otte handed the lead over to
Kevin Zimball, driving for Terry McCoy, on lap four.
The caution came out on lap nine for Damrow losing control of his ride and
spinning in turn two. The last caution of the race came on lap 11 for several cars getting
together in turn four. Zimball held on to claim the victory followed by Elkhart Lake’s
Paul Dirks, Otte, Scott Landgraf, Sheboygan, and Mike Damrow, Sheboygan.
The 15 lap All American Mighty 4 feature race saw Plymouth’s Tyler Elias take
the lead. The yellow flag came out on lap two for debris in turn two. On the first lap of
the restart, Tim Sauter, Plymouth, took the lead in turn four.
Fond du Lac’s Brian Stern spun on lap four bringing out the yellow. Getting the
field set, the green waved again. Sauter slowed on lap seven handing the lead back over
to Elias. One last caution came out on lap 11 for debris on the track. With the time limit
now being reached, the race went green, white, checkered. Elias held on to the lead for
the win followed by Randy Ostermann Jr., Howards Grove, Joe Krueger, Glenbeulah’s
Jason Voss, and Jeremy Sauter, Sheboygan Falls.
Racing resumes next Saturday, September 14, for the End of Season
Championship Races. The raindate for this is Sunday, September 15. Qualifying begins
at 5:45 PM with racing to follow. Come out to see if Melis can hold on to the points lead,
for his first EWSC Winged Super Modified Track Championship, or if Kreutz or
Pokorski will covet the bragging rights. Also, there is a close points lead in the Limited
Late Models. Come out to see if Dan Dippel can hold on or if JJ Walvoord will sneak his
way to the top. Only seven points separate the two. Come on out and cheer your favorite
driver on to victory.
Summary
Winged Super Modifieds:
Heat 1: 1) Jon Schrafnagel, Lomira 2) Dennis Klumb, Grafton 3) Tom Johnson, Slinger
Heat 2: 1) Billy Hafemann, Cedar Grove 2) Fred Clatt, Sheboygan Falls 3) Dave Deicher, Plymouth
Heat 3: 1) Matt VanWyk, Sheboygan Falls 2) Barry Maas, Cascade 3) Tim McMullen, Plymouth
Heat 4: 1) Paul Pokorski, West Bend 2) Robert Enders, Campbellsport 3) Billy Kreutz, Kiel
B-Main: 1) Paul Pokorski, West Bend 2) Frank Geiger, Whitelaw 3) Robert Enders, Campbellsport 4) Kris Hansen, Manitowoc 5) Matt VanWyk, Sheboygan Falls 6) Tim McMullen, Plymouth 7) Tom Johnson, Slinger 8) Dennis Klumb, Grafton
A-Main: 1) Billy Hafemann, Cedar Grove 2) Tim Melis, Plymouth 3) KenJay Fiedler, Sheboygan Falls 4) Brian Portschy, Oostburg 5) Billy Kreutz, Kiel 6) Barry Maas, Cascade 7) Frank Geiger, Whitelaw 8) Kris Hansen, Manitowoc 9) Tim McMullen, Plymouth 10) Matt VanWyk, Sheboygan Falls
Fast Qualifier: Ben Schmidt, Kiel
Tuschl Septic Systems Hard Charger: Tim McMullen, Plymouth..........passed 9 cars
Limited Late Models:
Heat 1: 1) Dick Hed, Sheboygan Falls 2) Gary Laack, Glenbeulah (driving for Jim Schmidt) 3) Rick Thompson, Campbellsport
Heat 2: 1) Chad Espen, Kewaskum 2) Larry Berg, Sheboygan 3) JJ Walvoord, Oostburg
Heat 3: 1) Jason Allen, Fredonia 2) Henry DIckmann, Sheboygan 3) Mark Zimmermann, Kohler
Feature: 1) Don Singer, Waldo 2) Dick Hed, Sheboygan Falls 3) JJ Walvoord, Oostburg 4) Charlie Schmidt, Cedar Grove 5) Dan Dippel, Plymouth 6) Steve Ziegelbauer 7) Jon Scharenbrach, Sheboygan Falls 8) Dave Haag (substituting for Howie Weiss) 9) Gary Laack, Glenbeulah 10) TiM Carmen, Sheboygan Falls
Fast Qualifier: Dave Haag, (substituting for Howie Weiss)
Bob Akright Memorial Hard Charger: Dan Dippel, Plymouth passed 13 cars
Super Stocks:
Heat 1: 1) Brian Kaat, Plymouth 2) Don Kulow, Plymouth 3) Josh Gierke, Kiel
Heat 2: 1) Dean Horneck, Kiel 2) Jeff Leonhard, Sheboygan 3) Doug Teunissen, Sheboygan Falls
Heat 3: 1) Bob Duncan, Sheboygan 2) Don Maquissee, Kiel 3) Tony Miller, Random Lake
Heat 4: 1) Jeremey Sauter, Sheboygan Falls 2) Mike Humphrey, Sheboygan 3) Shawn Goetsch
Feature: 1) Don Kulow, Plymouth 2) Rick Hed, Cleveland 3) Brian Kaat, Plymouth 4) Doug Teunissen, Sheboygan Falls 5) Dean Horneck, Kiel 6) Luke Scholten, Oostburg 7) Kyle Odekirk, Plymouth 8) Jim Bailey, Oostburg 9) Jeff Leonard, Sheboygan 10) John Dirks, Elkhart Lake
Semi Feature: 1) Kevin Zimball 2) Paul Dirks, Elkhart Lake 3) #1 4) Doug Teunissen, Sheboygan Falls 5) Jeremy Bushman, Kiel 6) Mike Damrow, Sheboygan Falls 7) Bob Duncan, Sheboygan 8) Mike Humphrey, Sheboygan
Fast Qualifier: John Dirks.........................Elkhart Lake
Hard Charger Award: Doug Teunissen, Shebooygan Falls
All-American Mighty 4's:
Feature: 1) Joe Miller, Plymouth 2) Randy Ostermann, Jr. 3) Joe Krueger 4) Jason Voss, Glenbeulah 5) Jeremy Sauter 6) Jamie Gauger 7) Tim Zorn 8) Jeremy Goetsch, Sheboygan 9) Chris Blanke, Kiel 10) Jonathon Dippel, Plymouth
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