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David O'Neal wins first MSA Feature at Luxemburg
Friday, July 12, 2002 - by Jay Ohman
Luxemburg, WI - David O'Neal snatched the lead then held on to win the Midwest
Sprintcar Association Feature event Friday July 12th at Luxemburg Speedway. K.J.
Skelton battled through the B-Main to finish well in the Feature and maintain
his points chase lead over Troy Hepfner.
As the MSA made a first time appearance at the one-third mile oval of Luxemburg,
Lloyd Dykstra grabbed the early lead from Andy Hunt. After a lap seven yellow,
Dykstra again opened up a five car lead over the rest of the field.
Hunt and O'Neal spent the next 11 laps reeling in Dykstra, and with one fell
swoop, O'Neal slipped by both Hunt and Dykstra. Donny Goeden had worked his way
up from the sixteenth spot and with the yellow again waving on the 23rd lap had
moved up to second.
O'Neal would handily hold off Goeden in the final green white checker laps
claiming his first ever MSA feature win, Goeden would settle for second and
Dykstra came across the line third. Hunt finished fourth and KSE Hard Charger
Dean Erfurth advanced an incredible seventeen spots to claim the fifth spot
despite the dry slick conditions.
Skelton had worked his way up from the tenth row to finish sixth, and Joe
Wipperfurth slipped a couple spots to take seventh. Doug Schenk, Danny Schlafer
and T.J. Luedke capped the top ten in the action packed race.
In the Triton Trailers B-Main, three of the top five in the points chase took
the green. Troy Hepfner took the checkered flag after working around John
Sauermilch half-way through the race, Sauermilch finished second. K.J. Skelton,
Craig Gravatt, Danny Schlafer and Dean Erfurth rounded out the top six
transfering to the Budweiser Feature.
Jerry Ski picked his way through the field to win the Hepfner Race Products
first heat for the win, Andy Hunt followed in second. The second heat sponsored
by JB Enterprises was David O'Neal picking up his first heat win of the season
with Keith Olejnik taking second.
The MPD third heat was pole sitter T.J. Luedke retaking the lead from Davis on
the last lap for the win, with Davis in tow. J.J. Stefan made two consecutive
heat wins in the B & B Oval Track Products sponsored fourth heat, Lloyd Dykstra
took second.
Time Trials were not held, so the 30 car field was lined up according to the
season points standings. For all of the latest standings, results, pictures and
more, visit the MSA website at www.msasprints.com.
Click on Photos for bigger and better pictures
Photos courtesy of Nancy Ohman
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#35 Donny Goeden in a
failed attempt to take the
lead from #11 David
O'Neal, Feature |
David O'Neal, MSA Feature
winner at Luxemburg |
Wheel to wheel action,
#11 David darting past
#9a Andy Hunt in a battle
for
the second spot, Feature |
Midwest Sprintcar Association - Results for July 12, 2002
Feature -- 1. David O'Neal, Greenfield, WI; 2. Donny Goeden, Kewaskum, WI;
3. Lloyd Dykstra, Waupun, WI; 4. Andy Hunt, Randolph, WI; 5. Dean Erfurth,
Oregon, WI; 6. K. J. Skelton, Cascade, WI; 7. Joe Wipperfurth, Sun Prarie, WI;
8. Doug Schenck, Madison, WI; 9. Danny Schlafer, Sussex, WI; 10. T.J. Luedke,
Plymouth, WI; 11. Troy Hepfner, Hartland, WI; 12. John Sauermilch Jr.,
Sheboygan, WI; 13. Frank Firari, Lowell, WI; 14. Michael Emme, Manitowoc, WI;
15. Lance Fassbender, Rubicon, WI; 16. Keith Olejnik, Sun Prarie, WI; 17. Craig
Gravatt, Plymouth, WI; 18. J.J. Stefan, Hartford, WI; 19. Al Schlafer, Sussex,
WI; 20. Tim Haddy, Lomira, WI; 21. Kurt Davis, West Allis, WI; DQ. Jerry Ski,
Milwaukee, WI.
B-Main Feature -- 1. Jeremie Hedrick, Shawano, WI; 2. Hepfner; 3.
Sauermilch; 4. Skelton; 5. Gravatt; 6. Danny Schlafer; 7. Erfurth; 8. Chris
Wiser, Sussex, WI; 9. John Fahl, Milwaukee, WI; 10. Bill Taylor, Cascade, WI;
11. Jay Schneider, West Bend, WI; 12. Paul Geib, Cascade, WI; 13. Mark Wernes
Jr., West Allis, WI.
Heat Race -- First: 1. Ski; 2. Hunt; 3. Firari; 4. Fassbender; 5. Gravatt;
6. Taylor; 7. Fahl; Second: 1. O'Neal; 2. Olejnik; 3. Haddy; 4. Schenck; 5.
Sauermilch; 6. Chad Tessman, Jefferson, WI; 7. Geib; Third: 1. Luedke; 2. Davis;
3. Emme; 4. Goeden; 5. Hepfner; 6. Erfurth; 7. Wiser; 8. Wernes. Fourth: 1.
Stefan; 2. Dykstra; 3. Al Schlafer; 4. Wipperfurth; 5. Skelton; 6. Danny
Schlafer; 7. Schneider; DNS Hedrick.
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