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Schlafer, Barth, Moline and Boers Win At Powercom
The Raceway at Powercom Park
July 3, 2006
Dennis Thompson
In a special July 3rd program at The Raceway at Powercom Park, A-Main
wins were scored by Al Schlafer in the MSA Sprints, Eric Barth and Keith
Moline in the Gibbsville Cheese INEX Legends/Wisconsin Legends Racing Dirt
Series and Kirt Boers in the Mini-Sprints. The Royal Purple Synthetic
Lubricants sponsored event featured some of the closest racing so far this
season.
Al Schlafer held off the late race challenge from his son, Danny, to capture
the 25-lap MSA Sprint A-Main. David ONeal, who contended for the top spot
throughout the event finished in third. Joe Wipperfurth had a strong run with
a fourth place finish. Robbie Wirth drove to fifth. For a detailed report on
the MSA Sprints action, check out www.msasprints.com
or www.wismotorsports.com.
In the first of two Gibbsville Cheese INEX Legends/Wisconsin Legends Racing
Dirt Series 20-lap A-Mains, Eric Barth of Sauk City quickly moved up from his
outside front row starting position to take the lead away from Warren Ropp of
Kalona, IA on lap two. Adam Reed of Beaver Dam also was on the move and in the
hunt for the top spot. The only caution of the event occurred on lap three for
a spin by Tom Hunter of Merrill in turn four. When action resumed, Barth
continued to lead while the rest of the field battled for position. Both Brad
Weber of Rolling Prairie, who started the event outside row six, and Keith
Moline of Cedar Rapids, IA, who started outside row seven, were on an
impressive charge to the front. By lap five Moline moved into fourth, while
Weber ran sixth. Moline was third on lap seven and two laps later took over
the second spot. He soon closed in on Barth and began to challenge for the
lead. Barth proved to be too strong as he held onto the top spot to take his
third win of the season. In a thrilling dash for position, Reed, Ropp and
Weber raced three wide across the line to claim the third, fourth and fifth
place finishes, respectively.
The second 20-lap A-Main for the Legends proved to be every much as exciting
as the first. Loren Zuhlke Jr. of Beaver Dam led the opening two laps before
Eric Barth once again made the pass for the lead after charging from his
fourth row starting position. The first caution of the event came on lap five
for a spin by Tom Hunter in turn two. Back under green and just as it was in
the first A-Main, Barth was hotly pursued by Keith Moline. The two would
exchange the lead four times over the next five laps. The battle continued
with Barth out in front and Moline repeatedly pulling to the inside of Barth.
A spin by Ric Mattie of Franksville on lap eighteen brought out the caution
for the second time in the event and set up the two- lap dash to the end. When
the green flag waved for the restart, Barth and Moline went back at it again.
In the drag out of turn four and down the front straight on the final lap,
Moline edged out Barth right at the line to pick up his first win of the
season at the Raceway. Bethany Wyttenbach of Plain ran very strong and
recorded her best finish of the season by taking third. Brother, Joel
Wyttenbach drove to fourth. Brad Weber followed in fifth and moved into second
in the point standings behind leader Eric Barth.
Kirk Boers of Madison led from start to finish to claim the win in the 20-lap
Mini-Sprint A-Main. Ron Brannon of Barrington, IL moved up from the fourth row
to finish in second. Austin Archdale of Brimfield, IL, who started alongside
Brannon, drove to third. Randy Reed of Spring Grove, IL followed in fourth
ahead John Draper of Racine.
Legend heat race wins were recorded by Warren Ropp and Eric Barth. The
Mini-Sprint heat wins were registered by Ron Brannon and Austin Archdale.
Gibbsville Cheese INEX Legends/Wisconsin Legends Racing Dirt Series
A-Main 1 (top five) Eric Barth, Keith Moline, Adam Reed, Warren Ropp, Brad
Weber
A-Main 2 (1-10) Keith Moline, Eric Barth, Bethany Wyttenbach, Joel
Wyttenbach, Brad Weber, Warren Ropp, Darwin Banes, Joe Surprise, Greg Hartlaub,
Loren Zuhlke Jr., (11-20) Joey Johnson, Kevin Brill, Adam Reed, Phil Van
Tatenhove, George Giesen, Ric Mattie, Tom Henricks, Mike Mueller, Ed Surprise,
Don Gillham (21) Tom Hunter
Heat 1 Warren Ropp, Heat 2 Eric Barth
Mini-Sprints
A-Main (top 5) Kirk Boers, Ron Brannon, Austin Archdale, Randy Reed, John
Draper
Heat 1 Ron Brannon, Heat 2 Austin Archdale
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