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Modified Special Day 1 At The Raceway At Powercom Park
by Dennis Thompson
August 11, 2006
Fifty-two modifieds were on hand for Day 1 of the 2-Day Modified Special at
The Raceway at Powercom Park on Friday night. Joining the Johnsonville Brats
modifieds were the Northwoods Paper Converting Grand Nationals and the Dodge
Central Credit Union Stocks.
Russ Reinwald of Iron Ridge wasted little time as he charged from his second
row starting position to take the lead on lap one of the 25-lap modified
A-Main. Reinwald never gave up the top spot as he raced to his second win of
the season. Jay Schraufnagel of Beaver Dam moved up into the second position
early in the race. Although Schraufnagel stayed within striking distance, he
was never able to catch Reinwald and settled for second. Mike Sandholm of
Oconomowoc fought his way up from the fourth row to finish in third. Eddie
Lemay Jr. of Milwaukee drove to fourth. Brian Drexler of Oshkosh, making his
first appearance of the season, came from the sixth row to finish in fifth.
Larry Zirbel of Iron Ridge followed in sixth ahead of Frank Firari of Lowell
and Jim Zdroik of Big Bend. Point leader Craig Priewe of Beaver Dam drove to
ninth. Dennis Krause of Oconomowoc was tenth.
Four different drivers would lead in the 20-lap grand nationals A-Main. Eric
Grunst of Beaver Dam led the opening lap before giving way to Geoff Zdroik of
Big Bend. One lap later, Steve Seitz of Beaver Dam moved to the point. Seitz
remained out in front while Roger Lee of Wind Lake put the pressure on most of
the way. As the pair exited turn four heading for the white flag, Lee found
room inside of Seitz and slipped past to take over the lead. At the checkered
flag, Lee crossed the line in first to pick up his second consecutive win in
the division and move into the lead in the division point standings by one
point over Don Sorce Jr. of West Allis. Seitz finished second in the race
followed by Sorce and Nick Schumacher of Eagle. Geoff Zdroik of Big Bend had
his best finish of the season in fifth.
The finish of the 20-lap stocks A-Main was not what it seemed. Jerry Kope of
Oshkosh took over the lead with four laps remaining and was the first to take
the checkered flag. However, Kope failed post race inspection handing the win
to Brent Lepple of Beaver Dam. It was Lepples first win of the season. JR
Madell of Poy Sippi drove to second for his best finish of the season. Aaron
Streblow of Waupun, who led at one point in the event, finished a strong run
in third. Matt Bedker of Beaver Dam moved into the point standings lead with
his fourth place finish. Steve Gawaresky of Omro was fifth.
Modified B-Main wins were registered by George Scheffler of Waukesha, Jeremy
Christians of Horicon, and Brian Crapser of Brookfield. Will Schumacher of
Hartford won the grand nationals B-Main.
Modified heat race wins were recorded by Dennis Krause, Larry Zirbel, Frank
Firari, Russ Reinwald, Jim Zdroik, and Brian Drexler. Grand National heat race
wins were captured by Roger Lee, Don Sorce Jr., and Steve Seitz. The stocks
heat race wins were taken by Chuck Hummelmeier of Friesland, Jerry Winkler of
Oshkosh, and Matt Bedker.
Johnsonville Brats Modifieds
A-Main (1-10) Russ Reinwald, Jay Schraufnagel, Mike Sandholm, Eddie Lemay
Jr., Brian Drexler, Larry Zirbel, Frank Firari, Jim Zdroik, Craig Priewe,
Dennis Krause, (11-20) Brian Crapser, George Scheffler, Aaron Rake, Dylan
Koltz, Mitch McGrath, Dave Schoenberger, Scott Barnharst, B.G. Wood, Jeremy
Christians, Steve Kloehn, (21) David Fieber
B-Main 1 George Scheffler, B-Main 2 Jeremy Christians, B-Main 3
Brian Crapser
Heat 1 Dennis Krause, Heat 2 Larry Zirbel, Heat 3 Frank Firari,
Heat 4 Russ Reinwald, Heat 5 Jim Zdroik, Heat 6 Brian Drexler
Northwoods Paper Converting Grand Nationals
A-Main (1-10) Roger Lee, Steve Seitz, Don Sorce Jr., Nick Schumacher,
Geoff Zdroik, Tommy Moore, Brian Gerber, Eric Grunst, Will Schumacher, Will
Sorce, (11-20) Andy Bolstad, Bryan Monday, Curt Beek, Paul Tod, Craig
Smith, Todd Ascherien, Scott Houpt, Toby Britton, Corey Stanton, Todd Rohde
B-Main Will Schumacher
Heat 1 Roger Lee, Heat 2 Don Sorce Jr., Heat 3 Steve Seitz
Dodge Central Credit Union Stocks
A-Main (1-10) Brent Lepple, JR Madell, Aaron Streblow, Matt Bedker, Steve
Gawaresky, Jimmy Berkevich, Dan Troyan, Don Vander Galien, Jerry Winkler, Mike
Murray, (11-20) Noah Schepp, Mark Lighty, Ron Koenig, Justin Bader, Jeff
Hoerchner, Gordon Schultz, Chuck Hummelmeier, Bruce Troesch, Jon Schultz,
Barry Cates
Heat 1 Chuck Hummelmeier, Heat 2 Jerry Winkler, Heat 3 Matt Bedker
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