Kurt Davis Makes It Two In A Row At The Raceway at Powercom Park

Saturday, July 27, 2002
by Jay Ohman

Beaver Dam, WI - For the second week in a row, Kurt Davis won the Midwest Sprintcar Associaion Feature race at The Raceway at Powercom Park. K.J. Skelton edged his lead over Troy Hepfner in the season points standings.

Danny Schlafer jumped out with Lance Fassbender to a straight-away lead on the opening leads, only to have it erased with a pair of early race cautions. With just five laps in the books, Davis had advanced to the second spot followed by Skelton all the way up from his sixth row starting spot.

Another lap later, Davis battled by Danny Schlafer to take the lead. By mid way through the 25 lap race, Hepfner had had advanced to the top four, as Hepfner, Skelton and Danny Schalfer engaged in exciting combat for the second spot.

The last yellow came out on the 14th lap, with Davis still on the point, followed by Skelton, Hepfner, and Danny Schlafer. Davis would go on to hold off a last lap challenge by Skelton to pick up the win, Skelton, Hepfner, and Danny Schlafer held the top four in that order. Troy Wondra rounded out the top five.

Todd Lehr finished sixth, Fassbender slipped to seventh, and Tim Haddy advanced from deep in the field to finish eighth. Jerry Ski picked up KSE Hard Charger honors advancing 11 spots to finish ninth and Joe Wipperfurth capped the top ten.

The first of two Triton Trailers B-Main, was green to checker David O'Neal, with Mark Wernes Jr. and T.J. Luedke rounding out the top three transferring to the Feature. The second B-Main was green to checker Tim Haddy holding off Jerry Ski, Aaron Schipper finished third.

In the Hepfner Race Products first heat, Scott Conger picked up his first MSA Heat Checker doing an excellent job of holding off the hard advances of Troy Hepfner. The second heat sponsored by JB Enterprises was K.J. Skelton notching the win as he slipped by Danny Schlafer on the last lap.

The MPD third heat was Andy Hunt jumping out from the front row to pick up the win, Keith Olejnik followed in second. The B & B Oval Track Products sponsored fourth heat was Joe Wipperfurth picking up his first MSA heat win with Lance Fassbender in tow.

Jerry Ski picked up the Wisconsin PC Fast Time Award with a lap of 14.448. With Frank Firari suffering from motor problems, his amazing streak of 48 straight Feature appearances came to close. For all of the latest standings, results, pictures and more, visit the MSA website at www.msasprints.com. 

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Photos courtesy of Nancy Ohman
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Heat #1, hotly contested lead - winner
#24 Scott Conger prevailing over the 
charge of #82 Troy Hepfner		 Kurt Davis, MSA Feature winner at 
The Raceway at Powercom Park
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Top three MSA Feature finishers, from
left Kurt Davis, K.J. Skelton, Troy Hepfner		 #80 K.J. Skelton and #82 Troy Hepfner 
battling for the second spot, Feature



Midwest Sprintcar Association - Results for July 27, 2002

Feature -- 1. Kurt Davis, West Allis, WI; 2. K. J. Skelton, Cascade, WI; 3. Troy Hepfner, Hartland, WI; 4. Danny Schlafer, Sussex, WI; 5. Troy Wondra, Lomira, WI; 6. Todd Lehr, Twin Lakes, WI; 7. Lance Fassbender, Rubicon, WI; 8. Tim Haddy, Lomira, WI; 9. Jerry Ski, Milwaukee, WI; 10. Joe Wipperfurth, Sun Prarie, WI; 11. Keith Olejnik, Sun Prarie, WI; 12. Scott Conger, Eagle, WI; 13. Aaron Schipper, Cascade, WI; 14. Jim Uttech Sr., Kenosha, WI; 15. John Fahl, Milwaukee, WI; 16. Paul Geib, Cascade, WI; 17. Chris Wiser, Sussex, WI; 18. Mark Wernes Jr., West Allis, WI; 19. Andy Hunt, Randolph, WI; 20. T.J. Luedke, Plymouth, WI; 21. David O'Neal, Greenfield, WI; 22. Jeremie Hedrick, Shawano, WI.

B-Main -- First: 1. O'Neal; 2. Wernes; 3. Luedke; 4. Bill Taylor, Cascade, WI; 5. Buzz Beverly, Crest Hill, IL; 6. J.J. Stefan, Hartford, WI; 7. Jeff Fritz, Plymouth, WI; 8. Al Schlafer, Sussex, WI; 9. Joe Palmisano, Neosho, WI; 10. Jeff Schmidt, Slinger, WI; DNS Frank Firari, Lowell, WI; DNS Doug Schenck, Madison, WI. Second: 1. Haddy; 2. Ski; 3. Schipper; 4. Rick Buslaff, Campbellsport, WI; 5. Lloyd Dykstra, Waupun, WI; 6. Dennis Janus, Greenfield, WI; 7. Craig Hemmen, New Berlin, WI; 8. Chad Tessman, Jefferson, WI; 9. Joe Pantely, Beaver Dam, WI; 10. Dan Uttech, Kenosha, WI; 11. Dan Duffield, McHenry, IL;

Heat Race -- First: 1. Conger; 2. Hepfner; 3. Wondra; 4. Geib; 5. O'Neal; 6. Beverly; 7. Fritz; 8. Stefan; 9. Al Schlafer;
Second: 1. Skelton; 2. Danny Schlafer; 3. Jim Uttech Sr.; 4. Lehr; 5. Wernes; 6. Luedke; 7. Taylor; 8. Schmidt; 9. Palmisano; DNS Schenck.
Third: 1. Hunt; 2. Olejnik; 3. Davis; 4. Wiser; 5. Haddy; 6. Dykstra; 7. Schipper; 8. Pantely; 9. Dan Uttech; DNS Firari.
Fourth: 1. Wipperfurth; 2. Fassbender; 3. Fahl; 4. Hedrick; 5. Ski; 6. Buslaff; 7. Tessman; 8. Duffield; 9. Janus; 10. Hemmen.

Time Trials - 1. Ski, 14.448; 2. Haddy, 14.578; 3. Skelton, 14.610; 4. Hepfner, 14.627; 5. Hedrick, 14.742; 6. Wiser, 14.779; 7. Lehr, 14.844; 8. Geib, 14.995; 9. Wipperfurth, 15.008; 10. Davis, 15.037; 11. Wernes, 15.044; 12. Fritz, 15.063; 13. Fassbender, 15.067; 14. Dan Uttech, 15.116; 15. Luedke, 15.121; 16. Wondra, 15.157; 17. Buslaff, 15.197; 18. Hunt, 15.285; 19. Danny Schlafer, 15.297; 20. Beverly, 15.371; 21. Fahl, 15.462; 22. Olejnik, 15.487; 23. Jim Uttech Sr., 15.493; 24. Conger, 15.553; 25. Tessman, 15.616; 26. Dykstra, 15.638; 27. Taylor, 15.644; 28. O'Neal, 15.648; 29. Hemmen, 15.700; 30. Schipper, 15.706; 31. Schmidt, 15.710; 32. Stefan, 15.775; 33. Duffield, 16.039; 34. Pantely, 16.319; 35. Palmisano, 16.642; 36. Al Schlafer, 17.104; 37. Janus, 17.607; 38. Schenck, No Lap; 39. Firari, No Lap.

 

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