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David O'Neal Claims Backyard MSA Win At Hales Corners
Friday, August 9th, 2002
by Jay Ohman
Hales Corners, WI - David O'Neal marked his second Midwest Sprintcar Association
Feature win in his own backyard at Hales Corners Speedway Friday, August 9th.
K.J. Skelton's lead in the points chase has slipped to 28 points over Troy
Hepfner.
Jerry Ski jumped out from the outside of the front row to take a nice early
lead, only to have the lead erased after a pair of early race cautions. With
the return to action, Dean Erfurth stuck with Ski as the two opened up a lead on
Frank Firari and Joe Wipperfurth.
With 15 laps in the books, Ski went looking in the high groove for better
traction only to have Erfurth drive by him. Two laps later, Ski patiently
slipped back by Erfurth to retake the point, O'Neal had picked his way up to the
third spot with Hepfner in tow.
With just five laps to go and the leaders into lapped traffic, O'Neal pressured
his way past Ski with Hepfner charging on the outside in three wide action. The
final caution of the race flew on the 23rd lap clearing out the lapped cars.
The final green white checker laps had O'Neal comfortably claiming the win with
Ski placing second and Hepfner finishing third and picking up KSE Hard Charger
honors advancing nine spots. O'Neal, who hails from Greenfield, said after the
race, "I didn't know Ski was leading until I looked at the scoreboard during
that late race caution, and this was so nice winning in my own backyard".
Erfurth and Firari rounded out the top five.
Jeremie Hedrick followed in the sixth spot with Tim Haddy seventh. Chris Wiser,
Al Schlafer and Skelton would round out the top ten. The race marked the first
time in MSA history that two father and son teams started the Feature, as both
the Uttech's and Schlafer's took their spots in the starting grid.
The first of two Triton Trailers B-Mains was green to checker Lance Fassbender,
Father and son team followed with Dan Uttech finishing second and the elder Jim
Uttech Sr. rounding out the top three transferring to the Feature. The second
B-Main had Skelton jumping out from his front row starting spot to walk away
with the win, followed by Paul Geib and Keith Olejnik.
In the Hepfner Race Products first heat, Troy Wondra retook the lead from
Hedrick for the win, Hedrick settled for second. Erfurth won the second heat
sponsored by JB Enterprises, Doug Schenck was second.
Hepfner battled by rookie Bill Taylor in the MPD third heat for the win, Taylor
settled for second. The B & B Oval Track Products sponsored fourth heat had
Danny Schlafer charging on Haddy coming out of turn 4 for the photo finish win,
Haddy scored second. Time Trials were not held so the Wisconsin PC Fast Time
Award was not handed out.
Next week, the MSA heads for The Raceway at Powercom Park in Beaver Dam on
Saturday August 17th, followed by a newly scheduled special appearance on
Tuesday August 20th when the MSA joins the regular program at Powercom Speedzone
in Oshkosh. 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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| MSA 4-Wide salute at Hales Corners Speedway |
David O'Neal, MSA Feature winner at Hales Corners Speedway with Trophy Girl
Teresa Hatch and nephew Tyler. |
Feature, #11 David O'Neal battling past #00 Jerry Ski |
Midwest Sprintcar Association - Results for August 09, 2002
Feature -- 1. David O'Neal, Greenfield, WI; 2. Jerry Ski, Milwaukee, WI; 3.
Troy Hepfner, Hartland, WI; 4. Dean Erfurth, Oregon, WI; 5. Frank Firari,
Lowell, WI; 6. Jeremie Hedrick, Shawano, WI; 7. Tim Haddy, Lomira, WI; 8. Chris
Wiser, Sussex, WI; 9. Al Schlafer, Sussex, WI; 10. K. J. Skelton, Cascade, WI;
11. Joe Wipperfurth, Sun Prarie, WI; 12. Andy Hunt, Randolph, WI; 13. Danny
Schlafer, Sussex, WI; 14. Lance Fassbender, Rubicon, WI; 15. Kurt Davis, West
Allis, WI; 16. Jim Uttech Sr., Kenosha, WI; 17. Keith Olejnik, Sun Prarie, WI;
18. Bill Taylor, Cascade, WI; 19. Paul Geib, Cascade, WI; 20. Dan Uttech,
Kenosha, WI; 21. Doug Schenck, Madison, WI; 22. Troy Wondra, Lomira, WI.
B-Main -- First: 1. Fassbender; 2. Dan Uttech; 3. Jim Uttech Sr.; 4. John
Fahl, Milwaukee, WI; 5. Lloyd Dykstra, Waupun, WI; 6. Mark Wernes Jr., West
Allis, WI; 7. Aaron Schipper, Cascade, WI; 8. Scott Nelson; 9. Mark Topczewski,
Milwaukee, WI; DNS Chad Tessman, Jefferson, WI;
Second: 1. Skelton; 2. Geib; 3. Olejnik; 4. J.J. Stefan, Hartford, WI; 5. John Sauermilch Jr., Sheboygan, WI; 6.
Joe Pantely, Beaver Dam, WI; 7. Craig Hemmen, New Berlin, WI; 8. Scott Billish,
Hillside, IL; 9. Joe Palmisano, Neosho, WI; 10. Jeff Schmidt, Slinger, WI; DNS
Dan Duffield, McHenry, IL.
Heat Race -- First: 1. Wondra; 2. Hedrick; 3. Wiser; 4. Davis; 5.
Fassbender; 6. Dykstra; 7. Jim Uttech Sr.; 8. Schipper; 9. Nelson;
Second: 1. Erfurth; 2. Schenck; 3. Firari; 4. Wipperfurth; 5. Fahl; 6. Dan Uttech; 7.
Wernes; 8. Topczewski; 9. Tessman;
Third: 1. Hepfner; 2. Taylor; 3. Al Schlafer;
4. O'Neal; 5. Olejnik; 6. Geib; 7. Sauermilch; 8. Palmisano; 9. Pantely;
Fourth: 1. Danny Schlafer; 2. Haddy; 3. Ski; 4. Hunt; 5. Skelton; 6. Schmidt; 7. Hemmen;
8. Billish; 9. Stefan; 10. Duffield.
Midwest Sprintcar Association
Standings as of Aug 09, 2002
1. K. J. Skelton 1501
2. Troy Hepfner 1473
3. Doug Schenck 1298
4. Kurt Davis 1285
5. David O'Neal 1264
6. Danny Schlafer 1250
7. Frank Firari 1239
8. Tim Haddy 1212
9. Lance Fassbender 1197
10. Al Schlafer 1132
11. Joe Wipperfurth 1026
12. Chris Wiser 1025
13. Jerry Ski 990
14. Dean Erfurth 969
15. Michael Emme 934
16. John Sauermilch Jr. 925
17. Andy Hunt 916
18. Lloyd Dykstra 913
19. Keith Olejnik 900
20. John Fahl 892
21. Jeremie Hedrick 870
22. T.J. Luedke 830
23. J.J. Stefan 789
24. Bill Taylor 713
25. Todd Lehr 651
26. Troy Wondra 649
27. Paul Geib 616
28. Chad Tessman 612
29. Mark Wernes Jr. 606
30. Dan Duffield 601
31. Jay Schneider 558
32. Aaron Schipper 528
33. Scott Conger 430
34. Jeff Schmidt 418
35. Craig Gravatt 378
36. Joe Pantely 368
37. Dan Uttech 364
38. Jim Uttech Sr. 353
39. Chad Deselle 337
40. Craig Hemmen 322
41. Joe Palmisano 255
42. Rick Buslaff 225
43. Donny Goeden 217
44. Jeff Fritz 205
45. Kenjay Fiedler 178
46. Alex Bliesner 158
47. Dennis Janus 154
48. Mark Topczewski 132
49. CJ Wagner 116
50. Andy Glewen 86
51. Bill Wojahn 76
52. Buzz Beverly 41
53. Mick Hinkel 34
54. Craig Compton 31
55. Scott Nelson 30
56. Don Kiel 29
57. Erik Baseman 28
58. Scott Billish 21
59. Scott Sippel 14
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