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Wendell Wallace Wins The Masters!!
by Bob Peine and Roby Helm
June 21, 2003
New Richmond, WI.- It was another beautiful night for racing at the Cedar Lake
Speedway for night two of The Masters.
Wissota Results:
The first feature event of the evening was the WISSOTA Street Stock main
event. Chris Peterson took the early lead followed by Cory Rosen and Jim
Schweitzer. Dan Gullikson took over third from Schweitzer on lap two while
Rosen looked to the outside of Peterson for the lead. Dan Gullikson moved in
to challenge Rosen for second, while further back, Keith Tourville was very
fast on the top, looking to get in to the top five. Ron Hanestad and Mark
Thomas went at it for fourth, with Hanestad taking the spot. Dan Gullikson was
up to second on lap six and Hanestad was looking to take third from Rosen. Jim
Gullikson had worked his way in to the top five and was battling with Thomas
for fifth. Jim Gullikson took the position and then went after fourth. Dan
Gullikson put some pressure on Peterson for the lead, but could not make the
pass. Peterson held on for the win followed by Dan Gullikson, Hanestad, Jim
Gullikson, and Mark Thomas rounding out the top five.
The WISSOTA Late Model feature was not able to be ran, due to curfew. Racing
resumes on Friday, June 27th, when Tony Stewart will be on hand racing a
WISSOTA Late Model and Modified. If you need tickets or more information,
please call 1-866-4CLSFUN or visit our website at www.cedarlakespeedway.com.
WISSOTA Late Models
Heat 1: Mitch Johnson, John Kaanta, Barry Underdahl, Tony Bahr, Eric Pember
Heat 2: Jerry Redetzke, Steve Isenberg, Greg Meyer, Mark Teske, Duane Mahder
Heat 3: Steve Laursen, Lance Matthees, Troy Kuyoth, Joel Cryderman, Terry
Anvelink
Heat 4: Mike Goodremote, Jeff Wildung, Pat Doar, Brady Smith, Porky Brust
Heat 5: Tom Nesbitt, Brad Waits, Rick Egersdorf, Mark Chamernick, Nick
Anvelink
WISSOTA Street Stocks
Feature: Chris Peterson, Dan Gullikson, Ron Hanestad, Jim Gullikson, Mark
Thomas, Cory Rosen, Chris Gullikson, Mike Loomis, Keith Tourville, Jim
Schweitzer
Heat 1: Chris Gullikson, Thomas, Dan Gullikson, Loomis, Hanestad
Heat 2: Schweitzer, Peterson, Rosen, Josh Anderson, Tourville
Xtreme DirtCar Series Results:
Wendell Wallace of Batesville, AR had the wheel of fortune spin his way
Saturday night as he drove the J&J Steel GRT/Craft Taurus to a $20,950 win
in the Xtreme DirtCar Series All-Star Race, the 5th Annual Masters at Cedar
Lake Speedway. It was the second Masters win for Wallace, who had a down
night until the wheel was spun for the inversion in the third of three
segments. Wallace started the first 40-lap segment from the third spot, but
finished seventh. He didn't fare any better in the
second 40-lap segment, and finished 11th.
With the top 12 cars from segment two advancing to the third segment, the
wheel was spun and landed on the mark to invert the entire 12-car field.
Wallace ended up starting on the outside front row on a track that locked down
late in the second segment. Wallace got the jump on the start, and led all 20
laps of the final segment for the win. Justin Fegers of Mound, MN
also had an up and down night. Fegers started his Seubert Calf Ranches
Mastersbilt/Pro Power Monte Carlo from the seventh spot in the first segment,
climbed up to the fourth spot early in the race, but had a 360 degree spin in
turn two on lap 34 and dropped to seventh. Fegers recovered to finish sixth,
where he started segment two. Fegers faded to 13th and out of a top 12
transfer spot early in the second segment. Fegers spun down the front
straightaway on lap eight, and restarted 17th.
The second-year late model driver charged back to finish in the 12th and final
transfer spot for the final segment. When the wheel was spun to invert the
entire field for the last segment, Fegers ended up on the pole. When the
field took the green flag, Fegers dove for the bottom groove, slipped in the
wet dirt, and slid up the banking. Fegers fell back to third, but was
able to regain the second spot, as Wallace took the lead. Fegers held
his ground in the bottom groove for the rest of the race to finish second and
earn an $11,000 payday.
Darren Miller of Chadwick, IL finished third in the Seubert Calf Ranches
Mastersbilt/Pro Power Taurus. Fourth went to 1996 series champion Freddy Smith
of Knoxville, TN in the White Oaks Motorsports Warrior/Gaerte Intrepid,
followed by his son Jeff Smith of Dallas, NC in fifth driving the Die Cast
Digest Magazine/Starrette Trucking GRT/Gaerte Monte Carlo. Steve
Shaver of Parkersburg, WV started the first segment from the 28th and last
starting spot after making the field as a Promoter's Choice. Shaver ran tough
all night and brought his Bill Bland Towing/The Farm Used Auto Parts Rocket/Malcuit
Monte Carlo home in the sixth spot in the third segment to earn the Advance
Auto Parts Hard Charger of the Race Award. Donnie Moran of Dresden, OH
was seventh in the QPI Tools Dirt Ripper Mastersbilt/Malcuit Monte Carlo, and
four-time series champion Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN finished eighth
in the Miller Brothers Coal Warrior/Custom Taurus.
Second segment winner Dale McDowell of Rossville, GA took the ninth spot in
the Larry Shaw Race Cars/J&J Steel Rocket By Shaw/Kuntz Taurus. Steve
Francis of Ashland, KY finished 11th in the Valvoline/Mopar Parts
Rocket/Stanton Intrepid, and two-time and defending series champion Rick
Eckert of York, PA rounded out the third segment in the 12th spot.
Eckert won the first segment, and after the spin of the wheel inverted the top
two finishers of the first segment, Eckert started outside McDowell on the
front row. After leading all 40 laps of the first segment, Eckert led for the
first 36 laps of the second segment riding the high side of the track, before
loosing the lead to McDowell as the track rubbered up and locked down.
The first segment got off to a spectacular start, as 15 cars of the 28 that
started piled up on the backstretch taking out many favorites. The wreck
eliminated XDCS top ten drivers Brian Birkhofer of Muscatine, IA, Dan
Schlieper of Pewaukee, WI, and Matt Miller of Waterville, OH. Jimmy Mars
of Elk Mound, WI and Earl Pearson Jr. of Jacksonville, FL were also involved
in the crash, returned for the restart, and made it to the next segment
through process of elimination. Pearson didn't make it out to start the second
segment. Mars finished 14th and missed the cut for the third segment.
Mars won the first 15-lap Consolation Race earlier in the evening driving the
Deppe Construction/Heeg Well Drilling Mastersbilt/Pro Power Monte Carlo, and
Tony Bahr of Eau Claire, WI won the second consy in the AMS Oil Mastersbilt/Pro
Power Grand Prix. Miller was the Lucas Oil Rookie of the Race in the
McCullough Motorsports Rocket/Russell Baker Grand Prix.
The Masters non-point XDCS All-Star race was taped by SPEED Channel, and will
air on July 10 at 9 p.m. ET.
OFFICIAL RESULTS OF THE MASTERS AT CEDAR LAKE SPEEDWAY:
THIRD SEGMENT - 20 LAPS:
POS STRT CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CAR LAPS $ WON
1. 2 88 Wendell Wallace Batesville, AR Ford 20 $20,000
2. 1 F15 Justin Fegers Mound, MN Chev. 20 $10,000
3. 4 32d Darren Miller Chadwick, IL Ford 20 $6,000
4. 3 00 Freddy Smith Knoxville, TN Dodge 20 $4,000
5. 6 70 Jeff Smith Dallas, NC Chev. 20 $3,500
6. 5 0s Steve Shaver Parkersburg, WV Chev. 20 $3,100
7. 8 99 Donnie Moran Dresden, OH Chev. 20 $2,500
8. 10 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN Ford 20 $2,000
9. 12 17m Dale McDowell Rossville, GA Ford 20 $2,000
10. 7 21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR Chev. 20 $2,000
11. 9 m15 Steve Francis Ashland, KY Dodge 20 $2,000
12. 11 24 Rick Eckert York, PA Ford 20 $2,100
SECOND SEGMENT - 40 LAPS:
POS STRT CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CAR LAPS $ WON
1. 1 17m Dale McDowell Rossville, GA Ford 40 $600
2. 2 24 Rick Eckert York, PA Ford 40 $600
3. 6 0 Scot Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN Ford 40 $600
4. 3 m15 Steve Francis Ashland, KY Dodge 40 $550
5. 8 99 Donnie Moran Dresden, OH Chev. 40 $550
6. 4 21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR Chev. 40 $550
7. 15 70 Jeff Smith Dallas, NC Chev. 40 $500
8. 12 0s Steve Shaver Parkersburg, WV Chev. 40 $500
9. 11 32d Darren Miller Chadwick, IL Ford 40 $500
10. 10 00 Freddy Smith Knoxville, TN Chev. 40 $450
11. 7 88 Wendell Wallace Batesville, AR Ford 40 $450
12. 6 F15 Justin Fegers Mound, MN Chev. 40 $450
(Did Not Transfer To The Third Segment)
13. 17 28e Dennis Erb Jr. Carpentersville, IL Chev. 40 $1,300
14. 14 28 Jimmy Mars Elk Mound, WI Chev. 40 $1,600
15. 13 1k John Anderson Omaha, NE Pont. 40 $1,300
16. 9 11 Pat Doar New Richmond, WI Pont. 40 $1,300
17. 16 9i Steve Isenberg Marshfield, WI Pont. 21 $1,300
18. 18 1 Earl Pearson Jr. Jacksonville, FL Ford 0 $1,650
FIRST SEGMENT - 40 LAPS:
POS STRT CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CAR LAPS $ WON
1. 2 24 Rick Eckert York, PA Ford 40 $600
2. 5 17m Dale McDowell Rossville, GA Ford 40 $600
3. 6 m15 Steve Francis Ashland, KY Dodge 40 $600
4. 1 21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR Chev. 40 $550
5. 11 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN Ford 40 $550
6. 7 F15 Justin Fegers Mound, MN Chev. 40 $550
7. 3 88 Wendell Wallace Batesville, AR Ford 40 $500
8. 8 99 Donnie Moran Dresden, OH Chev. 40 $500
9. 9 11 Pat Doar New Richmond, WI Pont. 40 $500
10. 17 00 Freddy Smith Knoxville, TN Dodge 40 $450
11. 14 32d Darren Miller Chadwick, IL Ford 40 $450
12. 28 0s Steve Shaver Parkersburg, WV Chev. 40 $450
13. 10 1k John Anderson Omaha, NE Pont. 39 $400
14. 21 28 Jimmy Mars Elk Mound, WI Chev. 39 $400
15. 12 70 Jeff Smith Dallas, NC Chev. 39 $400
16. 23 9i Steve Isenberg Marshfield, WI Pont. 39 $350
17. 13 28e Dennis Erb Jr. Carpentersville, IL Chev. 38 $350
18. 25 1 Earl Pearson Jr. Jacksonville, FL Ford 36 $350
(Did Not Transfer To Segment 2)
19. 4 18 Shannon Babb Decatur, IL Chev. 3 $1,200
20. 15 15b Brian Birkhofer Muscatine, IA Chev. 3 $2,000
21. 22 QQ Tony Bahr Eau Claire, WI Pont. 3 $1,200
22. 19 11i Ace Ihm Hazel Green, WI Pont. 3 $1,200
23. 27 7 Matt Miller (R) Waterville, OH Pont. 3 $2,000
24. 18 25 Kerry Hansen Spencer, WI Pont. 3 $1,200
25. 26 s9 Dan Schlieper Pewaukee, WI Chev. 3 $2,000
26. 24 12 Rick Aukland Zanesville, OH Dodge 3 $2,000
27. 20 71 Lance Mathees Winona, MN Chev. 3 $1,200
28. 16 50 Jeff Wildung Nassau, MN Pont. 2 $1,200
1ST CONSY: 1. Mars; 2. Isenberg; 3. Pierce; 4. Redetzke; 5. M. Miller
(R); 6. Pearson; 7. Jo. Johnson; 8. Cain; 9. Larson; 10. Hesselink; 11. M.
Johnson; 12. Schlieper; 13. Nesbitt; 14. Cryderman; 15. Parker; 16. Nutzman;
17. Hesslor; 18. B. Laursen; 19. S. Laursen; 20. Underdahl.
2ND CONSY: 1. Bahr; 2. Aukland; 3. B. Smith; 4. Egersdorf; 5. Cook; 6.
Pember; 7. Mahder; 8. Walls; 9. Naeyaert; 10. Kaanta; 11. Gehl; 12. Chrest;
13. Kuyoth (R); 14. Anvelink; 15. A. Anderson.
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