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Notch Shows The Way At I-94 Raceway
By Dean Reller
(SAUK CENTRE, MN) May 10th--Over the last year, John Notch has proven to be a power house behind the wheel and on a gloomy, damp night, Notch brightened things up as he won for the second straight week in the Modified Feature at the I-94 Raceway in Sauk Centre. Al Stewart got the jump on things as he quickly darted into the lead. Terry Merten sliced and diced in second, before taking over up front. Meanwhile, Notch was pecking his way through the crowd and shortly after Merten took the lead, Notch dove under and took it away. Merten slid back late in the race as Notch seem to get stronger as he took the win comfortably over Oren Hoeper.
Jim Larkin backed up his first ever Feature win with his second Super Stock Win in a row. Greg Bieber made the most of his front row starting spot as he took the lead, holding off Rob Dubnecay through the first half of the race. Larkin gained momentum and ran down the leaders. With seven laps remaining, Larkin powered his way past and held off Bieber to garner the win.
Jon Lewerer has started the season with a bang as he topped a large field of cars in the Legends Feature. Ed Velardi took the lead as cars ran three-wide on the opening lap. Those kind of conditions spelt trouble however and Clint VanHeel found out the hard way as he tangled with another car in turn three. VanHeel’s car went air borne for a few feet and barrel rolled a couple of times before coming to a rest. VanHeel emerged uninjured and the remainder of the race ran without any further cautions. Eleventh starting Lewerer saw an opening on the restart and he put his car on the bottom as he lay claim to the lead. Todd Tracy and Rob Thurston pulled to Lewerer’s bumper late in the race, but neither could make a pass as Lewerer took home the win.
Leroy Nelson took his first win late in the year last season, but this year he got the jump on things as he won the TQ Stock Car Feature. Darin Nelson set a quick pace early on, but Al Jacobsen planted himself firmly on Nelson’s tail. The front pair jockeyed around for several laps until the two made contact in turn one, sending them both to the back of the pack. This handed the lead to Leroy Nelson, who made the most of it, as Jacobsen and Darin Nelson zeroed in during the final few laps. Darin Nelson pushed things a little too much as his spin with two laps remaining wiped out his chances. Jacobsen gave it his all, but could only pull along side Leroy Nelson as they crossed the finish line allowing Nelson to hang on for the win.
A light drizzle turned to a steady rain, forcing I-94 Raceway Officials to cut the program short. This resulted in the cancellation of the Late Model, Thunder Car and UCAR Features.
I-94 Raceway Results May 10, 2003
ASA Late Models
Heat 1.) Stacy Rossell (Atwater) 2.) Rob Thurston (Olivia) 3.) Blake Bjorklund (Isanti) 4.) Nick Binsfeld (St. Cloud) 5.) Jeff Lofquist (Fergus Falls ) 6.) Scott Bender (Aberdeen, SD)
Fast Dash 1.) Rich Snyder (Alexandria) 2.) Trent Snyder (Ironton) 3.) Tim Olson (Hamel) 4.) Todd Hansen (Minneapolis) 5.) Gary Mueller (Chisago) 6.) Eugene Dick (Watkins)
Fast Qualifiers 1.) Gary Mueller (17.26 sec.) 2.) Tim Olson (17.45 sec.) 3.) Todd Hansen (17.47 sec.) 4.) Eugene Dick (17.48 sec.) 5.) Rich Snyder (17.49 sec.)
Feature Rained Out
Modifieds
Heat 1.) Jason Hintermeister (Garfield) 2.) Al Stewart (St. Cloud) 3.) Brady Barker (Grove City) 4.) Nick Olson (Burnsville) 5.) Pat Hornick (Sauk Centre) 6.) Dave Ostendorf (Clearwater) 7.) Jon Olson (Hamel) 8.) George Sniezek (St. Joseph)-DNS
Fast Dash 1.) John Notch (St. Cloud) 2.) Terry Merten (Sauk Centre) 3.) Matt Anderson (Atwater) 4.) Jerry Voigt (Cold Spring) 5.) Dave Schafer (Glenwood) 6.) Oren Hoeper (Dalton)
Fast Qualifiers 1.) John Notch (17.79 sec. ) 2.) Oren Hoeper (17.94 sec.) 3.) Jerry Voigt (18.05 sec.) 4.) Dave Schafer (18.36 sec.) 5.) Matt Anderson (18.42 sec.)
Feature 1.) John Notch 2.) Oren Hoeper 3.) Jason Hintermeister 4.) Terry Merten 5.) Jerry Voigt 6.) Dave Schafer 7.) Jon Olson 8.) Dave Ostendorf 9.) Brady Barker 10.) Nick Olson 11.) Pat Hornick 12.) Al Stewart 13.) Matt Anderson 14.) George Sniezek-DNS
Super Stocks
First Heat 1.) Pat Henry (Sauk Centre) 2.) Jim Larkin (Monticello) 3.) Pat Maloney (Alexandria) 4.) Rob Dubnecay (Maple Grove) 5.) Kevin Lutz (Lakeville)
Second Heat 1.) Molly Rhoads (Hastings) 2.) D.J. Donlinger (Little Falls) 3.) Gordy Mason (Excelsior) 4.) Greg Bieber (Lakeville) 5.) Dave Deters (Sauk Centre) 6.) Pat Rothfork (Melrose)
Feature 1.) Jim Larkin 2.) Greg Bieber 3.) Pat Henry 4.) Pat Maloney 5.) D.J. Donlinger 6.) Molly Rhoads 7.) Gordy Mason 8.) Kevin Lutz 9.) Rob Dubnecay 10.) Pat Rothfork-DNF 11.) Dave Deters-DNS
Great North Legends
First Heat 1.) Rick Dubay (Coon Rapids) 2.) Lew Lunsman (Centuria, WI) 3.) Gary Oie (St. Paul) 4.) Clint VanHeel (Eden Prairie) 5.) Cory Lease (Pierz) 6.) Bruce Allen (Chanhassen) 7.) Rollie Davidson (St. Paul) 8.) Dan Mueller (Prior Lake)
Second Heat 1.) Jay Rickert (Brownton) 2.) Doug Petty (Oak Grove) 3.) Ed Velardi (Northfield) 4.) Zack Davids 5.) Jayson Brockhouse (Prior Lake) 6.) Brandi Fischer (Villard) 7.) Shimon Casper (Cottage Grove)
Fast Dash 1.) Rob Thurston (Olivia) 2.) Todd Tracy (Belle Plaine) 3.) Tim Brockhouse (Prior Lake) 4.) Jon Lewerer (Stillwater) 5.) Andy Hansen (Ramsey) 6.) Kim Kraus (Prior Lake)
Fast Qualifiers 1.) Tim Brockhouse (18.62 sec. Track Record) 2.) Rob Thurston (18.83 sec.) 3.) Jon Lewerer (18.96 sec.) 4.) Kim Kraus (19.05 sec.) 5.) Andy Hansen (19.14 sec.)
Feature 1.) Jon Lewerer 2.) Todd Tracy 3.) Rob Thurston 4.) Tim Brockhouse 5.) Kim Kraus 6.) Jay Rickert 7.) Andy Hansen 8.) Lew Lunsman 9.) Cory Lease 10.) Rick Dubay 11.) Ed Velardi 12.) Doug Petty 13.) Gary Oie 14.) Rollie Davidson 15.) Dan Mueller 16.) Bruce Allen 17.) Jayson Brockhouse 18.) Brandi Fischer 19.) Zack Davids-DNF 20.) Clint VanHeel-DNF 21.) Shimon Casper-DNS
Thunder Cars
First Heat 1.) Jerry Messer (Sauk Centre) 2.) Todd Maciey (St. Michael) 3.) Jonathan Olmscheid (Elrosa) 4.) Pat Amelung (Sauk Centre) 5.) Daryl Harth (Glenwood) 6.) Scott Schwab Sr. (Sauk Centre)
Second Heat 1.) Dirk Henry (Sauk Centre) 2.) Ace Valencour (Sauk Centre) 3.) Matt Miller (Glenwood) 4.) Tom Weinhandl (Henning) 5.) Doug Olmscheid (Elrosa) 6.) Tim Wojtowicz (Minneapolis) 7.) John Spaeth (Grey Eagle)-DNF
Feature Rained Out
UCARs
First Heat 1.) Rick Third (Alexandria) 2.) Andy Heying (St. Cloud) 3.) Marc Rosenow (Grey Eagle) 4.) Dan Bolstad (Fergus Falls) 5.) Scott Schwab Jr. (Sauk Centre)
Second Heat 1.) Joe Karl (Osakis) 2.) Benjamin Mayers (Sauk Centre) 3.) Leroy Ahrens (Grey Eagle) 4.) Tony Hallerman (Sauk Centre) 5.) Jamie Messer (Sauk Centre)
Feature Rained Out
TQ Stock Cars
Heat 1.) Al Jacobsen (Coon Rapids) 2.) Leroy Nelson (Isanti) 3.) Darin Nelson (Isanti) 4.) Chris Farnum (Isanti) 5.) Nathan Johanneck (Hutchinson) 6.) Mike Farnum (Isanti)
Feature 1.) Leroy Nelson 2.) Al Jacobsen 3.) Chris Farnum 4.) Darin Nelson 5.) Mike Farnum 6.) Nathan Johanneck
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