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Troy Wondra On Top In MSA Feature
Saturday, August 17, 2002
by Barry Arbogast and Jay Ohman
Beaver Dam, WI - Halfway through the Midwest Sprintcar Association
Feature, Troy Wondra slipped by Todd Lehr to collect his first A-Main
checker of the season. Points leader K.J. Skelton improved his margin
in the season points chase over Troy Hepfner.
With drop of the green in the MSA Feature, Joe Wipperfurth darted out
from the front row with Danny Schlafer and Todd Lehr in tow. With a lap
in the books, Lehr made a breath taking pass diving under both
Wipperfurth and Danny Schlafer for the lead.
With the field pounding hard through the rutted conditions, the front
left tire of Danny Schlafer broke off and went bouncing up to the turn 3
wall, eventually bouncing off several of the cars slowing for the
caution and at one point lodging itself on top of the hood of Frank
Firari.
With the return to action, Lehr rocketed away from the field with Wondra
keeping within reach. Lehr's lead was erased after a tenth lap yellow,
with Wondra still running second and Dean Erfurth had worked his way up
to third.
Lehr again took off with the return to green, but this time with Wondra
and Erfurth in tow, three laps later Lehr's car went sideways on him
giving Wondra the opportunity he was waiting for. Wondra would be
challenged several times by Lehr, but Lehr was unable to get his car to
stick as Wondra would go on to notch his first Feature win of the season
and marking his third in as many seasons with the MSA.
Lehr settled for the second spot and Erfurth would place third. Skelton
had worked his way up to finish second, and Jerry Ski picked up the KSE
Hard Charger title advancing fifteen spots to finish fifth. Tim Haddy
advanced to finish sixth and Keith Olejnik slipped to finish seventh.
Joe Wipperfruth, Al Schlafer and Paul Geib rounded out the top ten
finishers.
The first of two Triton Trailers B-Mains, was green to checker Michael
Emme, Paul Geib followed in second and Andy Hunt capped the top three
transferring to the Feature. In the second B-Main, Kurt Davis worked
past Jerry Ski for the win with Lance Fassbender holding off Troy
Hepfner for the final transfer spot.
The Hepfner Race Products first heat was all J.J. Stefan, Wipperfurth
followed in second. In the second heat sponsored by JB Enterprises Dean
Erfurth made a last lap pass on Al Schlafer for the win.
In the MPD third heat Danny Schlafer worked by K.J. Skelton for the
win. David O'Neal led green to checker in the B & B Oval Track Products
sponsored fourth heat, Doug Schenck followed in second. The Wisconsin
PC Fast Time Award went to Doug Schenck with a fast lap of 13.469.
This coming week, the MSA appears in a first ever week night show at
Powercom Speedzone at Oskosh, the next week Saturday the MSA returns to
The Raceway at Powercom Park in Beaver Dam. For all of the latest
standings, results, pictures and more, visit the MSA website at
www.msasprints.com.
Midwest Sprintcar Association - Results for Aug 17, 2002
Feature -- 1. Troy Wondra, Lomira, WI; 2. Todd Lehr, Twin Lakes,
WI; 3. Dean Erfurth, Oregon, WI; 4. K. J. Skelton, Cascade, WI; 5. Jerry
Ski, Milwaukee, WI; 6. Tim Haddy, Lomira, WI; 7. Keith Olejnik, Sun
Prarie, WI; 8. Joe Wipperfurth, Sun Prarie, WI; 9. Al Schlafer, Sussex,
WI; 10. Paul Geib, Cascade, WI; 11. Lance Fassbender, Rubicon, WI; 12.
J.J. Stefan, Hartford, WI; 13. Frank Firari, Lowell, WI; 14. Doug
Schenck, Madison, WI; 15. Andy Hunt, Randolph, WI; 16. Kurt Davis, West
Allis, WI; 17. Michael Emme, Manitowoc, WI; 18. Mark Wernes Jr., West
Allis, WI; 19. Chris Wiser, Sussex, WI; 20. David O'Neal, Greenfield,
WI; 21. Dan Uttech, Kenosha, WI; 22. Danny Schlafer, Sussex, WI.
B-Main -- First: 1. Emme; 2. Geib; 3. Hunt; 4. T.J. Luedke,
Plymouth, WI; 5. John Fahl, Milwaukee, WI; 6. Bill Taylor, Cascade, WI;
7. Joe Palmisano, Neosho, WI; 8. Aaron Schipper, Cascade, WI; 9. Joe
Pantely, Beaver Dam, WI; 10. Buzz Beverly, Crest Hill, IL; DNS Jeremie
Hedrick, Shawano, WI; Second: 1. Davis; 2. Ski; 3. Fassbender; 4. Troy
Hepfner, Hartland, WI; 5. Dan Duffield, McHenry, IL; 6. Jim Uttech Sr.,
Kenosha, WI; 7. John Sauermilch Jr., Sheboygan, WI; 8. Craig Hemmen, New
Berlin, WI; 9. Chad Tessman, Jefferson, WI; 10. Rick Buslaff,
Campbellsport, WI; 11. Jeff Schmidt, Slinger, WI; DNS Dennis Janus,
Greenfield, WI.
Heat Race -- First: 1. Stefan; 2. Wipperfurth; 3. Firari; 4. Dan
Uttech; 5. Geib; 6. Fahl; 7. Beverly; 8. Schipper; 9. Hedrick; Second:
1. Erfurth; 2. Al Schlafer; 3. Olejnik; 4. Wernes; 5. Emme; 6. Luedke;
7. Hunt; 8. Taylor; 9. Palmisano; 10. Pantely. Third: 1. Danny
Schlafer; 2. Skelton; 3. Haddy; 4. Lehr; 5. Ski; 6. Jim Uttech Sr.; 7.
Schmidt; 8. Fassbender; 9. Sauermilch; 10. Hepfner. Fourth: 1. O'Neal;
2. Schenck; 3. Wondra; 4. Wiser; 5. Duffield; 6. Hemmen; 7. Davis; 8.
Tessman; 9. Buslaff; 10. Janus.
Time Trials - 1. Schenck, 13.469; 2. Haddy, 13.824; 3. Erfurth,
13.825; 4. Firari, 13.883; 5. Wondra, 13.953; 6. Ski, 14.017; 7. Luedke,
14.044; 8. Dan Uttech, 14.054; 9. Wiser, 14.055; 10. Lehr, 14.057; 11.
Wernes, 14.137; 12. Hedrick, 14.181; 13. Davis, 14.181; 14. Danny
Schlafer, 14.196; 15. Taylor, 14.201; 16. Wipperfurth, 14.232; 17.
Janus, 14.292; 18. Hepfner, 14.298; 19. Olejnik, 14.336; 20. Schipper,
14.363; 21. O'Neal, 14.366; 22. Skelton, 14.371; 23. Al Schlafer,
14.413; 24. Stefan, 14.440; 25. Hemmen, 14.598; 26. Fassbender, 14.625;
27. Hunt, 14.638; 28. Geib, 14.654; 29. Duffield, 14.661; 30. Jim Uttech
Sr., 14.669; 31. Palmisano, 14.681; 32. Fahl, 14.759; 33. Buslaff,
14.761; 34. Sauermilch, 14.803; 35. Pantely, 14.907; 36. Beverly,
15.177; 37. Tessman, 15.517; 38. Schmidt, 15.832; 39. Lloyd Dykstra,
Waupun, WI, no lap; 40. Emme, no lap.
Midwest Sprintcar Association
Standings as of Aug 17, 2002
1. K. J. Skelton 1585
2. Troy Hepfner 1515
3. Doug Schenck 1381
4. Kurt Davis 1343
5. Frank Firari 1320
6. Danny Schlafer 1312
7. Tim Haddy 1309
8. Lance Fassbender 1256
9. Al Schlafer 1206
10. Joe Wipperfurth 1107
11. Chris Wiser 1089
12. Jerry Ski 1081
13. Dean Erfurth 1075
14. Michael Emme 984
15. Keith Olejnik 978
16. Andy Hunt 968
17. John Sauermilch Jr. 957
18. John Fahl 932
19. Lloyd Dykstra 923
20. Jeremie Hedrick 893
21. T.J. Luedke 886
22. J.J. Stefan 857
23. Bill Taylor 755
24. Troy Wondra 752
25. Todd Lehr 744
26. Paul Geib 681
27. Mark Wernes Jr. 667
28. Chad Tessman 643
Dan Duffield 643
30. Aaron Schipper 560
31. Jay Schneider 558
32. Jeff Schmidt 449
33. Scott Conger 430
34. Dan Uttech 426
35. Joe Pantely 397
36. Jim Uttech Sr. 393
37. Craig Gravatt 378
38. Craig Hemmen 356
39. Chad Deselle 337
40. Joe Palmisano 287
41. Rick Buslaff 255
42. Donny Goeden 217
43. Jeff Fritz 205
44. Kenjay Fiedler 178
45. Dennis Janus 169
46. Alex Bliesner 158
47. Mark Topczewski 132
48. CJ Wagner 116
49. Andy Glewen 86
50. Bill Wojahn 76
51. Buzz Beverly 73
52. David O'Neal 55
53. Mick Hinkel 34
54. Craig Compton 31
55. Scott Nelson 30
56. Don Kiel 29
57. Eric Baesemann 28
58. Scott Billish 21
59. Scott Sippel 14
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