Troy Hepfner Makes It Two In A Row

Saturday, June 15th, 2002 - by Jay Ohman

Beaver Dam, WI - For the second week in a row, Troy Hepfner appeared in Victory Lane, winning the Midwest Sprintcar Association Feature at The Raceway at Powercom Park Saturday June 15, 2002. Defending points champion K.J. Skelton improved his lead over David O'Neal in the 2002 season points chase.

Dean Erfurth seized the early from his front row starting spot in the Sheppy's Auto Body sponsored event, quickly opening up an eight car lead over pole sitter Chris Wiser. The only yellow flag of the race waved on the fourth lap as O'Neals' car had suffered race ending damage.

With the return to green, Erfurth again pulled away from the field. But Hepfner was moving up from his fifth row starting spot with Michael Emme close behind. By the eleventh lap, Erfurth was moving into lapped traffic, Hepfner was quickly picking his way through the field.

With 15 laps in the books, Hepfner had caught up to Erfurth and rocketed past for the lead, Erfurth pulled into the infield with car problems a lap later. Hepfner had opened up a straightaway lead as the checker flags waved, Emme had advanced with a nice run to claim second. Wiser slipped to the third spot, Skelton held on to finish fourth, and Troy Wondra moved up to round out the top five.

Chad Deselle gained a spot to finish sixth, Jim Uttech Sr. finished seventh, and Doug Schenck moved up to eighth. Danny Schlafer and Frank Firari rounded out the top ten. Lance Fassbender took the KSE Hard Charger award, advancing 10 spots to finish twelfth.

In the first of the 15 lap B-Mains, it was all Schenck with Paul Geib following in second and Dan Uttech moving up to the third and final transfer spot. The second B-Main was was green to checker Todd Lehr, Kenjay Fiedler and Fassbender rounded out the top three spots.

In the Hepfner Race Products first heat, John Fahl was first to the checker, Jim Uttech Sr. finished second. Tim Haddy notched the win in the JB Enterprises second heat, Skelton followed in second.

Erfurth slipped by Scott Conger for the MPD third Heat win, Conger held on to second. In the fourth heat sponsored by B & B Oval Track Products, Wondra made a last lap pass to take the checkers over Wiser.

O'Neal took home The Wisconsin PC Fast Time Award with a fast lap of 14.255. For all of the latest standings, results, pictures and more, visit the MSA website at www.msasprints.com. 

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Two in a row, Troy Hepfner Feature Winner at The Raceway at Powercom Park	MSA A-Main action, #81 Chad Deselle passing  #25 Danny Schlafer and #27 Frank Firari

Midwest Sprintcar Association - Results for Jun 15, 2002
Feature -- 1. Troy Hepfner, Hartland, WI; 2. Michael Emme, Manitowoc, WI; 3. Chris Wiser, Sussex, WI; 4. K. J. Skelton, Cascade, WI; 5. Troy Wondra, Lomira, WI; 6. Chad Deselle, Dane, WI; 7. Jim Uttech Sr., Kenosha, WI; 8. Doug Schenck, Madison, WI; 9. Danny Schlafer, Sussex, WI; 10. Frank Firari, Lowell, WI; 11. T.J. Luedke, Plymouth, WI; 12. Lance Fassbender, Rubicon, WI; 13. Tim Haddy, Lomira, WI; 14. Dan Uttech, Kenosha, WI; 15. Al Schlafer, Sussex, WI; 16. Todd Lehr, Twin Lakes, WI; 17. Paul Geib, Cascade, WI; 18. John Fahl, Milwaukee, WI; 19. Scott Conger, Eagle, WI; 20. Dean Erfurth, Oregon, WI; 21. Kenjay Fiedler, Sheboygan, WI; 22. David O'Neal, Greenfield, WI.

B-Main -- First: 1. Schenck; 2. Geib; 3. Dan Uttech; 4. Bill Taylor, Cascade, WI; 5. Jeff Schmidt, Slinger, WI; 6. Joe Pantely, Beaver Dam, WI; 7. Aaron Shipper, Cascade, WI; 8. Mark Wernes Jr., West Allis, WI; 9. Craig Hemmen, New Berlin, WI; 10. Andy Hunt, Randolph, WI; 11. Alex Bliesner, Adell, WI;
Second: 1. Lehr; 2. Fiedler; 3. Fassbender; 4. Keith Olejnik, Sun Prarie, WI; 5. Lloyd Dykstra, Waupun, WI; 6. Jeremie Hedrick, Shawano, WI; 7. Joe Wipperfurth, Sun Prarie, WI; 8. Dan Duffield, McHenry, IL; 9. Chad Tessman, Jefferson, WI; 10. John Sauermilch Jr., Sheboygan, WI; 11. Jerry Ski, Milwaukee, WI; 12. J.J. Stefan, Hartford, WI.

Heat Race -- First: 1. Fahl; 2. Jim Uttech Sr.; 3. Hepfner; 4. Deselle; 5. Geib; 6. Schmidt; 7. Taylor; 8. Hemmen; DNS Jay Schneider, West Bend, WI; DNS Andy Glewen, Waupun, WI;
Second: 1. Haddy; 2. Skelton; 3. Danny Schlafer; 4. Emme; 5. Schenck; 6. Hunt; 7. Dan Uttech; 8. Pantely; 9. Wernes; DNS Bliesner;
Third: 1. Erfurth; 2. Conger; 3. Luedke; 4. Firari; 5. Lehr; 6. Wipperfurth; 7. Duffield; 8. Fassbender; 9. Sauermilch; 10. Shipper;
Fourth: 1. Wondra; 2. Wiser; 3. O'Neal; 4. Al Schlafer; 5. Ski; 6. Fiedler; 7. Olejnik; 8. Stefan; 9. Dykstra; 10. Tessman; DNS Hedrick.

Time Trials - 1. O'Neal, 14.255; 2. Wipperfurth, 14.308; 3. Emme, 14.386; 4. Hepfner, 14.398; 5. Al Schlafer, 14.611; 6. Firari, 14.838; 7. Schenck, 14.913; 8. Deselle, 14.934; 9. Wondra, 15.098; 10. Luedke, 15.116; 11. Skelton, 15.134; 12. Ski, 15.163; 13. Jim Uttech Sr., 15.163; 14. Erfurth, 15.274; 15. Wernes, 15.432; 16. Schneider, 15.490; 17. Wiser, 15.511; 18. Conger, 15.515; 19. Haddy, 15.525; 20. Fahl, 15.538; 21. Stefan, 15.559; 22. Hunt, 15.577; 23. Duffield, 15.577; 24. Schmidt, 15.593; 25. Dykstra, 15.611; 26. Lehr, 15.705; 27. Danny Schlafer, 15.753; 28. Geib, 15.793; 29. Olejnik, 15.819; 30. Fassbender, 15.915; 31. Dan Uttech, 16.082; 32. Taylor, 16.120; 33. Tessman, 16.254; 34. Sauermilch, 16.309; 35. Craig Gravatt, Plymouth, WI, 16.407; 36. Pantely, 16.484; 37. Glewen, 16.531; 38. Fiedler, 16.590; 39. Shipper, 16.756; 40. Bliesner, 17.222; 41. Hemmen, 91.000.

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