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Rich Snyder Takes Second Straight At I-94 Raceway
By Dean Reller
(SAUK CENTRE, MN) June 28th--Rich Snyder didn’t seem to mind a pair of rain
delays that disrupted the race program, because it was well worth the wait as
he won his second race in a row in the Schwieters Chevrolet/Oldsmobile ASA
Late Model Feature at the I-94 Raceway in Sauk Centre. Clay Montella set the
pace early on, but fifth starting Snyder was on the move and he quickly
marched toward the front, taking the lead on lap seven. Stacy Rossell stayed
with Snyder until the end, when the leader opened things up in the final few
laps as Snyder took home the win. Rossell locked-down second, while Don Shaw
in his first-ever pavement race, edged out Trent Snyder at the stripe to take
third.
A week ago, John Notch was attending a wedding and looked to have his win
streak snapped. Fortunately for him, that race program was rained-out. This
week, under damp conditions, Notch maintained his perfect record as he won the
Modified Feature. Veteran driver Terry Merten took control from outside the
front row and set a quick pace as Jeff Rohner tried to get by. This gave Notch
a little time to hunt down the leaders. Notch made his move on lap nine as he
got by both cars and took over in front of the field. With the lead in hand,
Notch spaced himself just enough to complete the distance safely over Merten
and Rohner, who finished up side-by-side at the finish line.
Jim Larkin started the season off with three straight wins, but since then he
has come up dry. Larkin showed he was back on the top of his game as he won
the Schwieters Chevrolet/Oldsmobile Super Stock Feature. Rob Dubnecay had his
car running well as he led the first eight laps. Then, Larkin moved to the
lead just after a restart on lap nine. Pat Henry rallied late in the race, but
ran out of time as he had to settle for second as Larkin rolled in with the
win.
Jay "The Rocket" Rickert has spent a lot of time lately trying to
find some more speed. "The Rocket" blasted away on a late restart
and that was what he needed as he took the win in the Great North Legends
Feature. Todd Tracy and Cory Lease set the pace in the first six laps, before
a tangle between the two wiped away both of their chances at the win. This
handed the lead over to Tim Brockhouse, who had Jon Lewerer pressuring hard
alongside. Lewerer would lose an edge, spin and then be tagged by Doug Petty,
knocking both cars out of the race. On the restart, Brockhouse jumped the
start, allowing Rickert to inherit the lead. With open track ahead, Rickert
throttled up and shot off the last couple of laps to claim the win. Stan Davis
had one of his best ever finishes as he chased a few car lengths back to
finish second.
Ace Valencour came out on top in the Thunder Car Feature. A large field of
cars took the green, with Jerry Messer grabbing the lead from the get-go.
Valencour reeled in the leader, but soon found himself spinning in turn two,
from fluid put down by the race leader. As Messer pulled to the pits,
Valencour took the lead and held off Dirk Henry on the final lap to take the
win.
Dan Bolstad has been a regular this year and that persistence paid off as he
won the UCAR Feature. Joe Karl showed the way early on, but on a restart he
and Sam Hanson made contact, resulting in Karl doing a couple of rolls, right
in front of the flagstand. Karl was uninjured, but his car was heavily
damaged. This gave the lead to Bolstad, with Cory Eckel in second. Meanwhile,
Andy Heying was steadily picking up spots as he snuck his way towards the
front. With two laps to go, it was a three car race for the lead. Coming out
of the final turn all three had a shot at the win, but Bolstad had just enough
to inch his way across the line first to take the win. Heying finished second,
while Eckel was right in the shadows to take third.
I-94 Raceway Results June 28, 2003
ASA Late Models
First Heat
1.) Clay Montella (Ottertail) 2.) Don Shaw (Ham Lake) 3.) Scott Bender
(Aberdeen, SD) 4.) Brittany Fischer (Villard) 5.) Jeff Lofquist (Fergus Falls)
6.) Paul Noskowiak (Rice)
Fast Dash
1.) Stacy Rossell (Atwater) 2.) Rich Snyder (Alexandria) 3.) Trent Snyder (Ironton)
4.) Gary Mueller (Chisago) 5.) Tim Olson (Hamel) 6.) Blake Bjorklund (Isanti)
Feature
1.) Rich Snyder 2.) Stacy Rossell 3.) Don Shaw 4.) Trent Snyder 5.) Gary
Mueller 6.) Clay Montella 7.) Blake Bjorklund 8.) Jeff Lofquist 9.) Brittany
Fischer 10.) Scott Bender 11.) Tim Olson-DNF 12.) Paul Noskowiak-DNF
Modifieds
First Heat
1.) Aaron Marthaler (Glenwood) 2.) Nick Olson (Burnsville) 3.) Jon Olson (Hamel)
4.) Dave Ostendorf (St. Cloud) 5.) Aaron Trisco (Osakis)
Second Heat
1.) Jason Hintermeister (Garfield) 2.) Al Stewart (St. Cloud) 3.) George
Sniezek (St. Joseph) 4.) Matt Anderson (Atwater) 5.) Duane Werner (Breckenridge)
6.) Pat Hornick (Sauk Centre)
Fast Dash
1.) John Notch (St. Cloud) 2.) Terry Merten (Sauk Centre) 3.) Dave Schafer
(Glenwood) 4.) Jeff Rohner (Willmar) 5.) Brady Barker (Grove City) 6.) Oren
Hoeper (Dalton)
Feature
1.) John Notch 2.) Terry Merten 3.) Jeff Rohner 4.) Aaron Marthaler 5.) Dave
Schafer 6.) Jason Hintermeister 7.) Brady Barker 8.) Nick Olson 9.) George
Sniezek 10.) Jon Olson 11.) Dave Ostendorf 12.) Matt Anderson 13.) Duane
Werner 14.) Pat Hornick 15.) Aaron Trisco 16.) Al Stewart-DNF 17.) Oren
Hoeper-DNF
Super Stocks
Heat
1.) Rob Dubnecay (Maple Grove) 2.) D.J. Dondelinger (Wadena) 3.) Pat Rothfork
(Melrose) 4.) Harry Johnson (Breckenridge) 5.) Josh Eddy (Alexandria)-DNF
Fast Dash
1.) Pat Henry (Sauk Centre) 2.) Pat Maloney (Alexandria) 3.) Molly Rhoads
(Hastings) 4.) Gordy Mason (Excelsior) 5.) Jim Larkin (Monticello) 6.) Paul
Milford (Savage)
Feature
1.) Jim Larkin 2.) Pat Henry 3.) Rob Dubnecay 4.) Gordy Mason 5.) D.J.
Dondelinger 6.) Molly Rhoads 7.) Pat Maloney 8.) Paul Milford 9.) Harry
Johnson 10.) Pat Rothfork-DNF 11.) Josh Eddy-DNS
Great North Legends
First Heat
1.) Clint VanHeel (Eden Prairie) 2.) Cory Lease (Pierz) 3.) Doug Petty (Oak
Grove) 4.) Ed Velardi (Northfield) 5.) Zack Davids
Second Heat
1.) Todd Tracy (Belle Plaine) 2.) Rick Dubay (Coon Rapids) 3.) Nick Velardi (Northfield)
4.) Rollie Davidson (Burnsville) 5.) Gary Oie (St. Paul) 6.) Robbin Fischer (Villard)
Fast Dash
1.) Jon Lewerer (Stillwater) 2.) Tim Brockhouse (Prior Lake) 3.) Jay Rickert (Brownton)
4.) Andy Hansen (Ramsey) 5.) Stan Davis (Maple Grove) 6.) Bruce Allen (Chanhassen)
Fast Qualifiers
1.) Jay Rickert (18.76 sec.) 2.) Jon Lewerer (18.82 sec.) 3.) Tim Brockhouse
(18.82 sec.) 4.) Andy Hansen (18.90 sec.) 5.) Stan Davis (19.34 sec.) 6.)
Bruce Allen (19.39 sec.)
Feature
1.) Jay Rickert 2.) Stan Davis 3.) Clint VanHeel 4.) Cory Lease 5.) Tim
Brockhouse 6.) Nick Velardi 7.) Bruce Allen 8.) Rick Dubay 9.) Zack Davids
10.) Ed Velardi 11.) Rollie Davidson 12.) Gary Oie 13.) Robbin Fischer 14.)
Andy Hansen 15.) Doug Petty-DNF 16.) Jon Lewerer-DNF 17.) Todd Tracy-DNF
Thunder Cars
First Heat
1.) Ace Valencour (Sauk Centre) 2.) Daryl Harth (Glenwood) 3.) Shawn Robinson
4.) Jonathan Olmscheid (Elrosa) 5.) Matt Miller (Glenwood) 6.) Scott Schwab
Sr. (Sauk Centre) 7.) Keith Nohner (Grey Eagle) 8.) Doug Olmscheid (Elrosa)
Second Heat
1.) Dirk Henry (Sauk Centre) 2.) Pat Amelung (St. Joseph) 3.) Jerry Messer (Sauk
Centre) 4.) Pat Rothfork (Melrose) 5.) Tim Wojtowicz (Minneapolis) 6.) Lance
Stueve (Greenwald) 7.) Rick Hoeper Jr. (Fergus Falls)
Feature
1.) Ace Valencour 2.) Dirk Henry 3.) Daryl Harth 4.) Shawn Robinson 5.) Pat
Rothfork 6.) Jonathan Olmscheid 7.) Pat Amelung 8.) Tim Wojtowicz 9.) Lance
Steuve 10.) Matt Miller 11.) Scott Schwab Sr. 12.) Doug Olmscheid 13.) Keith
Nohner-DNF 14.) Rick Hoeper Jr.-DNF 15.) Jerry Messer-DNF
UCARs
First Heat
1.) Andy Heying (St. Cloud) 2.) Adam Fronning (Dalton) 3.) Dan Bolstad (Fergus
Falls) 4.) Tony Hallerman (Sauk Centre) 5.) Jim Drager 6.) Allen Thompson (Waite
Park) 7.) Chris Merten (Sauk Centre) 8.) Kevin Messer (Sauk Centre) 9.) Kris
Wensmann (Elmdale) 10.) Scott Schwab Jr. (Sauk Centre)-DNF
Second Heat
1.) Tim Ainali 2.) Cory Eckel (Eagle Bend) 3.) Marc Rosenow (Grey Eagle) 4.)
Sam Hanson (Fergus Falls) 5.) Joe Karl (Osakis) 6.) Jamie Messer (Sauk Centre)
7.) Billy Weyer (Sartell)-DNF 8.) Ben Mayers (Sauk Centre)-DNF 9.) David
Bolstad (Fergus Falls)-DNF 10.) Shawn Kugler (Fergus Falls)-DNF
Feature
1.) Dan Bolstad 2.) Andy Heying 3.) Cory Eckel 4.) Adam Fronning 5.) Tim
Ainali 6.) Marc Rosenow 7.) Tony Hallerman 8.) Jim Drager 9.) Billy Weyer 10.)
Kris Wensmann 11.) Chris Merten 12.) Jamie Messer-DNF 13.) Shawn Kugler-DNF
14.) Joe Karl-DNF 15.) Allen Thompson-DNF 16.) Scott Schwab Jr-DNF 17.) David
Bolstad-DNF 18.) Ben Mayers-DNF 19.) Sam Hanson-DQ
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