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Snyder Does It Again At I-94 Raceway
By Dean Reller
SAUK CENTRE, MN) May 31st--For the second time this season, Trent Snyder
turned in a stellar performance as he took home the top prize in the K95
Radio/ American Business Forms ASA Late Model Feature at the I-94 Raceway in
Sauk Centre. Outside pole sitter Stacy Rossell, who was celebrating his first
wedding anniversary, took the lead from the start. Nineteen-year-old Snyder
started third, but quickly zeroed in on Rossell as he took his DMD
Pharmaceuticals / Milaca Unclaimed Freight car to the lead on lap four. The 30
lap race ran without a caution, allowing Snyder to build up a substantial
lead. Tim Olson had a good run as he chased Snyder in second, but with clear
track ahead, Snyder motored on to take the win and solidify his place atop the
Late Model Point Standings.
John Notch continued his dominate season as he won the Checkers Home &
Lumber Modified Challenge Series Feature. This was the first race of a four
race series between I-94 Raceway and it’s sister track, Fergus Falls
Raceway. The top drivers in this series will split a $2,000 Points Fund. Al
Stewart looked to have things dialed-in as he jumped into the lead. Terry
Merten raced Stewart hard, before taking the lead on lap seven. That two-wide
race for the lead gave Notch a little time to weave through the field and on
lap 11, he took Merten on the high side to capture the lead. Once in front,
Notch moved into his familiar groove as he completed the distance and
maintained his perfect record.
After a disastrous start to the season, Pat Maloney has turned things around
as he won his second straight Super Stock Feature. Dave Deters poked his car
into the lead at the start, but by the time the first lap was in the books,
third starting Maloney was in the lead. Maloney blasted away with the top
spot, but he saw that washed away when Rob Dubnecay, bought out a caution when
he hit the turn two wall. Maloney handily grabbed the restart, but a couple of
laps later, Deters had something break as he exited turn four, and he bounced
off the wall and then collected Gordy Mason as he slid across the front
stretch. Both drivers were OK, but their night was over. In the short dash to
the finish, Maloney held off Jim Larkin’s late race surge as he took the
checkered flag.
Jon Lewerer took last week off to attend a wedding, but he was back in the
saddle as he won the K95 Radio/ American Business Forms Great North Legends
Feature. Todd Tracy set the pace as 21 cars roared to life. Eighth starting
Lewerer planted his car on the bottom, allowing him to get by Tracy on lap
four. A series of cautions kept things tight, giving Rob Thurston the
opportunity to run right next to Lewerer for the lead. Thurston edged ahead on
lap 14, but Lewerer came storming back as he reclaimed the lead on the
following lap. A couple more cautions late in the race, kept things
interesting, but Lewerer had just a little bit more as he crossed the line by
less than a car’s length ahead of Thurston.
Dirk Henry matched his car number in wins as he took his third straight in the
Thunder Car Feature. Henry got by Dayrl Harth on lap two and Henry was off to
the races the rest of the way as he disposed of everyone else, completing the
cautionless race with a full straightaway advantage. Jerry Messer out ran Ace
Valencour in the wheel-to-wheel race for second.
With a new power plant under the hood, Andy Heying ran a strong race as he won
the UCAR Feature. Heying took the lead from Joe Karl on the race’s second
lap and Heying kept his car there the rest of the way as he took the win. Rick
Third out did his last name as he finished second, while Tony "The
Tiger" Hallerman drove a good race to finish third.
Lapped traffic played a big part in the finish as Al Jacobsen won the TQ Stock
Car Feature. Steve Strandland and Chris Farnum both took turns in front,
before Darin Nelson took over, just past half-way. Nelson’s lead was erased
with three laps remaining as a lapped car, turned down just as Nelson was
committed to pass down low. The two cars got out of shape, but continued on,
without a caution. This fracas allowed Jacobsen to dodge the carnage, take the
lead and complete the last few laps to score the win.
I-94 Raceway Results May 31, 2003
ASA Late Models
Heat
1.) Trent Snyder (Ironton) 2.) Stacy Rossell (Atwater) 3.) Eugene Dick
(Watkins) 4.) Scott Bender (Aberdeen, SD) 5.) Nick Binsfeld (St. Cloud) 6.)
Jeff Lofquist (Fergus Falls)
Fast Dash
1.) Tim Olson (Hamel) 2.) Gary Mueller (Chisago) 3.) Rich Snyder (Alexandria)
4.) Todd Hansen (Minneapolis) 5.) Blake Bjorklund (Isanti) 6.) Rob Thurston
(Olivia)
Fast Qualifiers
1.) Gary Mueller (17.13 sec.) 2.) Todd Hansen (17.21 sec.) 3.) Rich Snyder
(17.30 sec.) 4.) Rob Thurston (17.34 sec.) 5.) Tim Olson (17.36 sec.) 6.)
Blake Bjorklund (17.43 sec.)
Feature
1.) Trent Snyder 2.) Tim Olson 3.) Eugene Dick 4.) Blake Bjorklund 5.) Gary
Mueller 6.) Stacy Rossell 7.) Rich Snyder 8.) Todd Hansen 9.) Rob Thurston
10.) Jeff Lofquist 11.) Nick Binsfeld 12.) Scott Bender-DNF
Modifieds
Heat
1.) Al Stewart (St. Cloud) 2.) Terry Merten (Sauk Centre) 3.) Matt Anderson
(Atwater) 4.) Brady Barker (Grove City) 5.) Nick Olson (Burnsville) 6.) Dave
Schafer (Glenwood) 7.) Pat Hornick (Sauk Centre) 8.) Jon Olson (Hamel) 9.)
Jerry Voigt (Cold Spring)-DNS 10.) Aaron Marthaler (Glenwood)-DNS
Fast Dash
1.) John Notch (St. Cloud) 2.) Jason Hintermeister (Garfield) 3.) Jeff Rohner
(Willmar) 4.) George Sniezek (St. Joseph) 5.) Oren Hoeper (Dalton) 6.) Dave
Ostendorf (St. Cloud)
Fast Qualifiers
1.) John Notch (17.45 sec. ) 2.) Oren Hoeper (18.01 sec.) 3.) George Sniezek
(18.05 sec.) 4.) Jeff Rohner (18.24 sec.) 5.) Jason Hintermeister (18.24 sec.)
6.) Dave Ostendorf (18.40 sec.)
Checkers Home & Lumber Modified Challenge Series Feature
1.) John Notch 2.) Terry Merten 3.) Jason Hintermeister 4.) George Sniezek 5.)
Jeff Rohner 6.) Brady Barker 7.) Al Stewart 8.) Jerry Voigt 9.) Matt Anderson
10.) Oren Hoeper 11.) Dave Schafer 12.) Aaron Marthaler 13.) Nick Olson 14.)
Dave Ostendorf 15.) Pat Hornick 16.) Jon Olson-DNF
Super Stocks
Heat
1.) Pat Henry (Sauk Centre) 2.) Pat Maloney (Alexandria) 3.) Jim Larkin
(Monticello) 4.) Dave Deters (Sauk Centre) 5.) Molly Rhoads (Hastings) 6. )
Gordy Mason (Excelsior) 7.) Paul Milford (Savage) 8.) Rob Dubnecay (Maple
Grove)
Feature
1.) Pat Maloney 2.) Jim Larkin 3.) Pat Henry 4.) Molly Rhoads 5.) Paul Milford
6.) Rob Dubnecay 7.) Gordy Mason-DNF 8.) Dave Deters-DNF
Great North Legends
First Heat
1.) Tim Brockhouse (Prior Lake) 2.) Jon Lewerer (Stillwater) 3.) Rob Thurston
(Olivia) 4.) Andy Hansen (Ramsey) 5.) Jay Rickert (Brownton) 6.) Ed Velardi
(Northfield) 7.) Kim Kraus (Prior Lake)
Second Heat
1.) Todd Tracy (Belle Plaine) 2.) Cory Lease (Pierz) 3.) Doug Petty (Oak
Grove) 4.) Clint VanHeel (Eden Prairie) 5.) Stan Davis (Maple Grove) 6.) Jack
House (Farmington) 7.) Shimon Casper (Cottage Grove) 8.) Rollie Davidson
(Burnsville)
Dash
1.) Rick Dubay (Coon Rapids) 2.) Jaysen Brockhouse (Prior Lake) 3.) Lew
Lunsman (Centuria, WI) 4.) Dan Mueller (Prior Lake) 5.) Zack Davids 6.) Nick
Velardi (Northfield)
Fast Qualifiers
1.) Rob Thurston (18.80 sec.) 2.) Jon Lewerer (18.89 sec.) 3.) Jay Rickert
(19.02 sec.) 4.) Andy Hansen (19.06 sec.) 5.) Tim Brockhouse (19.09 sec.) 6.)
Kim Kraus (19.12 sec.)
Feature
1.) Jon Lewerer 2.) Rob Thurston 3.) Tim Brockhouse 4.) Andy Hansen 5.) Todd
Tracy 6.) Cory Lease 7.) Kim Kraus 8.) Rick Dubay 9.) Clint VanHeel 10.) Doug
Petty 11.) Lew Lunsman 12.) Ed Velardi 13.) Stan Davis 14.) Shimon Casper 15.)
Rollie Davidson 16.) Jack House 17.) Nick Velardi 18.) Dan Mueller-DNF 19.)
Jay Rickert-DNF 20.) Zack Davids-DNF 21.) Jaysen Brockhouse-DNF
Thunder Cars
First Heat
1.) Pat Amelung (Sauk Centre) 2.) Dirk Henry (Sauk Centre) 3.) Todd Maciey
(St. Michael) 4.) Daryl Harth (Glenwood) 5.) Pat Rothfork (Melrose) 6.) Doug
Olmscheid (Elrosa) 7.) Tim Wojtowicz (Minneapolis)
Second Heat
1.) Ace Valencour (Sauk Centre) 2.) Jerry Messer (Sauk Centre) 3.) Jonathan
Olmscheid (Elrosa) 4.) Matt Miller (Glenwood) 5.) Keith Nohner (Grey Eagle)
6.) Lance Stueve (Greenwald) 7.) Scott Schwab Sr. (Sauk Centre)
Feature
1.) Dirk Henry 2.) Jerry Messer 3.) Ace Valencour 4.) Pat Amelung 5.) Lance
Stueve 6.) Dayrl Harth 7.) Jonathan Olmschied 8.) Pat Rothfork 9.) Matt Miller
10.) Todd Maciey 11.) Doug Olmscheid 12.) Tim Wojtowicz 13.) Scott Schwab Sr.-DNF
14.) Keith Nohner-DNF
UCARs
First Heat
1.) Rick Third (Alexandria) 2.) Mike Megher 3.) Marc Rosenow (Grey Eagle) 4.)
Ben Mayers (Sauk Centre) 5.) Jim Drager (Sauk Centre) 6.) Andy Heying (St.
Cloud) 7.) Kris Wensman (Elmdale)
Second Heat
1.) Sam Hanson (Fergus Falls) 2.) Tony Hallerman (Sauk Centre) 3.) Dan Bolstad
(Fergus Falls) 4.) Billy Weyer (Sartell) 5.) Joe Karl (Osakis) 6.) Scott
Schwab Jr. (Sauk Centre) 7.) Jamie Messer (Sauk Centre)
Feature
1.) Andy Heying 2.) Rick Third 3.) Tony Hallerman 4.) Billy Weyer 5.) Jim
Drager 6.) Marc Rosenow 7.) Kris Wensman 8.) Jamie Messer 9.) Ben Mayers 10.)
Joe Karl 11.) Mike Megher 12.) Scott Schwab Jr.-DNF 13.) Dan Bolstad-DNF 14.)
Sam Hanson-DNS
TQ Stock Cars
Heat
1.) Chris Farnum (Isanti) 2.) Steve Strandland (Martin Lake) 3.) Leroy Nelson
(Isanti) 4.) Al Jacobsen (Coon Rapids) 5.) Darin Nelson (Isanti) 6.) Josh
Farnum (St. Francis) 7.) Jim Beck Jr. (Elk River) 8.) Mike Farnum (Isanti) 9.)
Nathan Johanneck (Hutchinson)-DNF
Feature
1.) Al Jacobsen 2.) Darin Nelson 3.) Leroy Nelson 4.) Steve Strandland 5.)
Chris Farnum 6.) Mike Farnum 7.) Josh Farnum 8.) Jim Beck Jr. 9.) Nathan
Johanneck
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