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Bires Wins Biggest Race Of His Career At The Milwaukee Mile
Kelly Bires clinches the 2006 Pat Bourdow Memorial Rookie of the Year
Championship
By ASA Late Model Series
West Allis, Wisconsin (08/26/2006): The televised ASA Late Model Series
Challenge Division have completed race number nine of the 2006 season; The
Governors Cup 150 at the historic Milwaukee (WI) Mile, located West of
Milwaukee in West Allis, Wisconsin.
The cars and stars of the televised ASALMS Challenge Division were a part of
one of the most storied weekends of the season in the Midwest; The Governors
Cup Weekend at the famed one (1) mile semi-banked paved oval located West of
Milwaukee, in West Allis, Wisconsin.
The ASALMS Challenge Division events in 2006 will be televised on The Men's
Outdoor and Recreation Network, I-Drive TV, and Mav TV networks, all available
on Dish Network as well as select cable outlets.
Airings for the events will be on a tape delayed basis beginning on September
27, 2006. The first ASALMS telecast each week, set for 7pm Eastern Standard
Time (EST) on Wednesday's will be on IDrive TV.
Current ASALMS Challenge Division Overall Points Leader, Kelly Bires climbed
one step close to a championship in the crown jewel of the ASALMS, the
televised Challenge Division by bringing home his fourth Challenge Division
Feature win and fifth overall ASALMS victory of the 2006 season!
With the win, not only did Bires pad his already large overall points lead,
the Mauston, Wisconsin freshman also clinched the 2006 Pat Bourdow Memorial
Rookie of the Year Championship with two points races still remaining!
Dean Cornelius and Terry Schoppenhorst led the huge 33-car field to the green
flag to begin the 150 mile Feature as Cornelius would grab the top spot away
from fellow from row starter, Schoppenhorst to lead the field.
The first of seven cautions flew on lap one when Chris Lester looped his mount
in turn four. On the restart, ARP Bodies/Aluminum Racing Products Fast
Qualifier, Chad Wood started his charge towards the front of the pack from his
eighth starting spot and was right on Cornelius back bumper.
On lap nine, Wood would get around the Chaska, Minnesota freshman to take the
early lead. Wood brought current ASALMS Challenge Division Overall and
eventual 2006 Pat Bourdow Memorial Rookie of the Year, Kelly Bires with him
and the two Wisconsin pilots would pull away to battle on Wisconsin's biggest
and oldest facility!
On lap 20, Bires would get by Wood to take the lead and begin to pull away
from the field. One of the most serious incidents occurred on lap 26 when
17-year-old Jesse Smith, the current points leader in the companion ASALMS
Northern Division slammed the turn two wall hard! He was ok, but the car was
done for the afternoon.
Bires would try and pull away from the pack on the restart and would lead the
field into the lap 75 halfway break! Wood would pull in for service in second
ahead of Charlie Menard, Jake Ryan, Butch Miller, Jack Smith from 33rd, Eddie
Hoffman, Brian Campbell, Schoppenhorst, and Jeff VanOudenhoven, the Top 10 at
halfway!
On the restart, Wood tried to keep pace with Bires new paint scheme and
new Ford Fusion body on his WalTom Racing entry, but Bires was stout
throughout the remainder of the event.
The second serious accident occurred on lap 84 when Dan Lensing hit the turn
two wall in almost the identical spot as Jesse Smith did earlier in the event.
Like Smith, he was ok but also done for the evening.
Bires would pull away one more time on what would be the final restart and
would lose both Wood and Jake Ryan, who maneuvered up to third, in lapped
traffic. Bires pulled away to nearly a four second lead and would go on to win
his fourth ASALMS Challenge Division Feature of the season.
With the win, Bires fifth overall in ASALMS competition, the Mauston,
Wisconsin freshman would also clinch the 2006 Pat Bourdow Memorial Rookie of
the Year Championship with two points races yet to go in the 2006 campaign!
Wood settled for second as Ryan, Butch Miller, Eddie Hoffman, Charlie Menard,
Jonathan Eilen, Brian Campbell, Landon Cassill, and Brent Downey would
complete the Top 10.
Earlier in the afternoon in ARP Bodies/Aluminum Racing Products Qualifying,
Madison, Wisconsin veteran, Chad Wood established the ASALMS track record
around the West Allis, Wisconsin speed plant with a lap measured at 29.228.
Woods time measures out to an impressive 123.170 MPH around the mile
oval!
The GM Performance Parts Shootout was not held for this event. Labor Day
Weekend is upon the ASALMS and that means it's time for the Iowa/Minnesota
twin bill as both the televised ASALMS Challenge Division as well as the
companion ASALMS Northern Division will be in action over the Holiday Weekend.
It all begins on Friday September 1, 2006 as the ASALMS Northern Division
takes center stage for race number 10 on the 2006 calendar, the 34th annual
Keith Fleck Miller 100 Presented by Barron Motor Supply at the historic = mile
semi-banked paved oval of the Hawkeye Downs (IA) Speedway in Cedar Rapids,
Iowa.
The ASALMS contingent makes the haul North and to the great state of Minnesota
and the 10th race of the 2006 season for the televised ASALMS Challenge
Division; The Labor Day 200 Presented by Trackside Charities on Sunday
September 3, 2006 at the fast 3/8s mile high-banked paved oval of the Elko
(MN) Speedway, located South of Minneapolis/St. Paul, in Elko, Minnesota.
To learn more about the on going 2006 seasons within the entire ASALMS, you
can call the ASALMS home offices during normal business hours Monday through
Friday (9am-5pm Eastern Standard Time) at: 1 (800) 385-2503.
You can also log onto any of the three websites for more information. For the
Challenge Division, go to: ASALMS Challenge Division
For the Northern Division, log in at: ASALMS Northern Division
and finally for the Southern Division click on: ASALMS Southern Division
Governors Cup 150 UNOFFICIAL Results
Pos. Start Car #/Driver Laps Status
1. 6 89 Kelly Bires-R 150 Running
2. 8 2 Chad Wood 150 Running
3. 4 19 Jake Ryan-R 150 Running
4. 11 52 Butch Miller 150 Running
5. 9 8 Eddie Hoffman 150 Running
6. 12 13 Charlie Menard 150 Running
7. 26 177 Jonathan Eilen-R 150 Running
8. 15 29 Brian Campbell 150 Running
9. 6 7 Landon Cassill150 Running
10. 32 23 Brent Downey 149 Running
11. 2 44 Terry Schoppenhorst 149 Running
12. 13 35 Kris Stump 149 Running
13. 21 08 Jeff VanOudenhoven 149 Running
14. 10 16 Nick Schumacher-R 149 Running
15. 19 11 Peter Cozzolino149 Running
16. 17 5 Ken Wills-R 149 Running
17. 1 09 Dean Cornelius-R 149 Running
18. 14 9 Mark Kraus 149 Running
19. 24 00 Mike Heiss-R 149 Running
20. 18 139 Andrew Morrissey 146 Running
21. 27 3 Bill Tomlinson 146 Running
22. 25 77 Chris Sevey-R 145 Running
23. 30 93 Doug True 115 Handling
24. 31 94 Greg Usher 114 Handling
25. 3 91 Trevor Stewart 112 Vibration
26. 29 22 Matt Hawkins 104 Mechanical
27. 33 28 Jack Smith 97 Mechanical
28. 7 92 Travis Dassow95 Mechanical
29. 22 18 Dan Lensing84 Accident
30. 28 69 Chris Lester-R 72 Handling
31. 16 32 Ryan Carlson 61 Mechanical
32. 23 25 Bobby Stremme31 Engine
33. 20 81 Jesse Smith 26 Accident
Lap Leaders: 09 Dean Cornelius Pole-8, 2 Chad Wood 9-19, 89 Kelly Bires
20-150.
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