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Cedar Lake Action Intensifies With Summer Heat
July 9, 2005; New Richmond, WI. With temperatures soaring well
into the 90’s; race fans at Cedar Lake were treated to a hot night of five
class racing action. 112 race teams checked into the back gate and
battled both one another and the heat to put on a great show for the fans who
braved the muggy weather. Tight races in all five season championship
battles provided underlying tension as each position gained during an evening
can make the difference for many of these teams in the overall
standings.
It was also announced all Late Models at next weeks show, July 16th, will get
their car and driver entrance fee paid for by Badger storage and Excavating of
Superior. Also for next week’s show, Cedar Lake is working with Rick
Gondik Law offices to provide a $2,000 to win and $1,000 for second payday for
the Super Late Models. In addition, next week’s Late Model winner
qualifies to win an additional bonus of $5,000 on each night of the Pepsi Cup
in August. That means if he can win either of the $5,000-to-win Pepsi
Cup shows, he will pocket the additional $5,000 bonus for a $10,000 feature
victory! That bonus is open on both of the $5,000-to-win Pepsi Cup
shows. That would total $22,000 in winnings if next weeks winner wins
both of the Pepsi Cup shows!
Wissota Modifieds were the first feature of the evening with Brandon Jensen
and Jason Schill redrawing front row starting spots. On the drop of the
green Jensen put his foot to the floor and powered out front to a four or five
car length lead on the field. Dann Olson, Dave Cain, Steve Arpin, and
Craig Thatcher settled in behind him. As the field caught Jensen, Olson
blew by for the lead from Jensen then quickly gave it up to Cain on a lap five
pass. A pair of cautions slowed the race early as the track was just
groomed and progressed into a very fast and smooth racing surface. By
lap 10, Cain was out front and had the 2c machine on autopilot with Thatcher
coming hard in second, Olson in third, Jason Miller running fourth, and Doug
Gustafson holding down fifth. Miller drove around Olson for third as the
field hit lap 15. Cain took the two-to-go sticks well out in front of
the field that was using about six distinct lines around the speedway to slice
and dice for positions. Cain then cruised off to yet another impressive
feature win in 2005. Thatcher and Miller followed Cain across the stripe
to claim respective podium finishes. Congratulations again to Dave and
his team.
Super late Models were up next with Mike Nutzmann and Paul Brust leading the
field to the green. Nutzmann, who was in his backup car jumped to the
early lead but it was short-lived as Brust fought back and retook the point on
lap two. A lap three caution slowed the field for Carter Gerlach’s
breakdown in turn two. On the ensuing restart Nutzmann again powered
back around Brust for the lead; but that lead again was short-lived as Trent
Follmer found the topside of the racetrack and flat-footed it by about four
cars to take the lead on lap seven. Point’s leader Joel Cryderman
found a line he liked and moved into second behind Follmer and began the
process on tracking him down. Brent Laursen raced into third followed by
Nutzmann and Jim Carlson in the fifth spot. At the halfway point it was
still all Follmer, but Cryderman was stalking him like a old lion stalks a
young gazelle in the jungle. Each lap the veteran Cryderman inched
closer to the young-gun leader until a caution slowed the field for debris on
the front stretch on lap 20.
The restart with 10 to go showed Follmer hit the high line and keep the top
spot as Cryderman tired the low line. The battle ensued until and lap 23
caution flew as Pat Doar got tangled with Paul Brust battling for the fourth
spot. Brust broke the right front and was retired for the evening as
Doar was charged with the caution which relegated him to the tail of the
field. On the restart Follmer again maintained the point using the high
line as Cryderman, Laursen, Nutzmann, and now Joey Jensen were all trying to
track him down. Despite the best efforts of Cryderman and company,
Follmer raced off the pick up his first Super Late Model feature victory at
Cedar Lake. Congratulations to Trent, his teams, and all their
sponsors.
Wissota Super Stocks were up next with Chris Gorka and Charlie Weber on the
front row. A good start was nullified by a lap three caution for a melee
in turn two. Gorka was credited with being the leader at the time so he
led the field to the green for the restart. That lead did not last long
as your leaders went four wide for the point as Steve Thomas, Rich Bishop, and
Dan Carlson all joined Gorka at the front. Thomas powered past the group
and assumed command of the field with Bishop, Carlson, now Tim Borgeson, and
Gorka all settling in that running order. By lap 10, Bishop was
side-by-side with Thomas for the lead at the stripe. After a pair of
yellows for crashes in the speedway, Thomas was doing all he could to hold off
Bishop and Carlson as the three went three-wide for the lead on lap 13.
Borgeson then closed on the leaders and decided it would be fun if he threw
his hat in the mix to make it four-wide for the lead. Bishop saw his
opening right between Thomas and Carlson and never lifted to take the lead
with three laps to go. Once out front Bishop rode the cushion to the
feature win ahead of Carlson, Borgeson, Mike Weber who came from 17th, and
Gorka in the fifth spot.
Wissota Street Stocks were the next feature on tap with Jason Vandekamp and
Jeff Heintz adorning the front row. Keith Tourville took the early lead
motoring around the high side as Vandekamp, Jim Gullikson, and Chris Peterson
all lined him up. Peterson found the fast way around the speedway as he
powered to the front but soon felt competition from Gullikson. That
competition proved to be a little too much at Gullikson drove around Peterson
to take the lead away on lap 8. Gullikson then used the clean air he
inherited to drive away and pick up the feature win followed by Peterson,
Tourville, Vandekamp, and Ron Hanestad.
Wissota Midwest Modifieds were the final feature of the evening with Bryan
Siercks and Lonnie Louschke out front. A multi-car pileup on lap one
negated the start. On the second try, Siercks maintained the point but
had a lot of company as Louschke, Corbin, Ryan Olson all wanted a piece of the
lead. At the halfway mark, your leader Siercks got tangled with Dan
Wheeler coming out of turn three, sending Siercks spinning and ultimately to
the back of the field for the restart. Louschke inherited the lead but
felt immediate heat from both Wheeler and Durbin for the lead. Wheeler
powered past Louschke on lap nine to assume command of the race. Once
Wheeler found that clean air he had no trouble hiding from Durbin and company
to take the checkers. Wheeler came home in front of Durbin, Louschke,
Olson, and Clark Perry.
Next week is Kids Night at CLS! All kids under 12 get in free and will
receive prizes so bring the kids next Saturday night. Make sure you log
on to www.cedarlakespeedway.com
to get a look at the complete schedule, ticket information, race recaps, and a
lot of other information about the high banked clay oval. Also call the
toll free information line for weather and schedule updates at
866-4-CLSFUN. We look forward to seeing you in the
grandstands and pits next Saturday night at the legendary Cedar Lake Speedway!
Results:
Wissota Street Stocks
Heat Winners:
Heat 1: 21 Jim Gullikson
Heat 2: 21X Chris Peterson
Feature: Jim Gullikson, Chris Peterson, Keith Tourville, Jason Vandekamp,
Ron Hanestad, Chris Keske, Jeff Heintz, Jeff Nelson, Marianne Loss, and Shawn
Kammerud.
Wissota Midwest Modifieds
Heat Winners:
Heat 1: R1 Dan Wheeler
Heat 2: 39 Clark Perry
Heat 3: 21 Ryan Olson
Feature: Dan Wheeler, Dane Durbin, Lonnie Louschke, Brandon Lambert,
Clark Perry, Scott Zavadil, Vince Corbin, Chad Patterson, Shawn Phillips, and
Bryan Siercks.
Sunoco Super Stocks
Heat Winners:
Heat 1: 54 Brent Mueller
Heat 2: 17T Steve Thomas
Heat 3: 17 Mike Loomis
Feature: Rich Bishop, Dan Carlson, Tim Borgeson, Mike Weber, Chris Gorka,
Steve Thomas, Dan Gullikson, Greg Nippoldt, Larry Boumeister, and Tom
Crest.
Polydome Modifieds
Heat Winners:
Heat 1: 00 Steve Arpin
Heat 2: 2C Dave Cain
Feature: Dave Cain, Craig Thatcher, Jason Miller, Doug Gustafson, Dann
Olson, Steve Arpin, Brandon Jensen, Jamie Lemke, Dave Lear, Jason Schill.
Impact Printing Super Late Models
Heat Winners:
Heat 1: 25 Toby Patchen
Heat 2: 11 Pat Doar
Heat 3: 31T Trent Follmer
Feature: Trent Follmer, Joel Cryderman, Steve Laursen, Mike
Nutzmann, Joey Jensen, Ron Schreiner, Brent Larson, Jim Carlson, Eric
Breeschoten, and Brent Laursen.
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