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From Wreckers To Checkers For Siercks
By Bill Nelson
Spring Valley MN - August 14 - A perfect day for racing in Southern Minnesota
with temps in the mid-70’s at race time and cooling to the 60’s as the
last checker flag waved shortly before 10:00. Five out of Six classes
found first time winners at the speedway on Glynn’s Motor Mart night of
Grand Meadow.
The first class on the track for the night was the WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds
with Vince Corbin jumping out to the early lead. Behind him the battles
were fighting hard for position three and four wide through the pack.
Two laps down Greg Pfeifer Jr. and Tim Siercks were locked in a battle for the
second spot. Coming to the line Siercks took the position as Nick
Kramer and Troy Hale moved up and raced with Pfeifer for the third spot as the
first caution flew. On the restart Corbin led with Siercks now solidly
in second, Kramer, Pfeifer and Bentzin were now battling three wide for fourth
with Hale in third. With six circuits left in the race Siercks pulled to
the inside of Corbin to make a pass for the win. Corbin slowed
drastically and pulled to the top side of the track with a flat tire ending a
great run for him. Siercks held the lead on the next restart with Kramer
and Bentzin moving around Hale as he exited the track with problems.
With five laps left the mid pack was were the action was taking place with
some three wide battles for position. Terry Timmerman worked his way
into the top five after starting reward on the last caution period and
changing a flat. Siercks was not to be denied this night and fended off
some late race challenges to take home is first victory of the season.
Siercks worked hard on his car this past week after destroying it in a wreck
during last weeks feature event.
After a light misting of the track the WISSOTA Street Stocks took to the
track. The Street Stocks have put on some great races this year and this
was no exception. David Gustafson took the early lead followed by Fred
Prudoehl as the rest of the field formed up three wide behind them.
Early on Tom McEldwoney and Danny Hanson were the cars to watch further back
through the field as they were charging hard on the top side of the
track. Twelve to go Travis Krause, Chuck Nerland and John Lamb were in a
heated battle for the third spot. With ten to go the top six were in a
tight pack and stayed that way for four laps as the battled for
position. With eight laps to go Krause worked into the second spot and
on the next lap pulled alongside of Gustafson for the lead. Hanson
was making his presence know with five to go as he worked into the second spot
running against the wall. Krause pulled out to a good lead and held that
to the checkers.
Chris Klinger, Ryan Siegle, Matt Durnen and Schatney Sanders went into the
first corner four wide on the start of the WISSOTA Super Stock feature and
held that for most of the first lap until Siegle slipped back slightly.
Adam Stockhausen and Bill Clemens joined in with the front group in a six car
battle for the lead. Stockhausen took the lead with Clemens working into
second. With fifteen to go Clemens pulled under Stockhausen and the two ran
side by side for the lead. The two of them raced hard with officials
throwing the black flag for Clemens for rough driving. Klinger and
Sanders battled for second as Clemens slowed to pull off the track and was ran
into by Haberman. Stockhausen restarted with the lead with Klinger in
second and Siegle and Sanders battling for third. With two to go Klinger
moved beside Stockhausen as the two took the white side by side. Klinger
came home with his first feature win of the season.
Wall Bouncing, Sparks Flying and just flat out hard racing pretty much
describes the USRA modified feature. Hank Rollinger took the early lead
with Karl Fenske close behind. Neil Eckhart and Jesse Frericks battled
early for the third position. Thirteen laps left in the race and Fenske
took the lead but Rollinger fought him hard for the next couple
circuits. Caution flew with eleven laps to go with Fenske pacing the
field back to the green. Fenske was working the cushion on the top of
the track while Frericks worked low into the second spot. The final
caution flew with seven laps to go. Fenske jumped the cushion on the
next lap and grazed the turn four wall and even had sparks flying down the
front straight wall as Frericks, Donlinger and Rollinger battled for position
behind him. Donlinger took the second spot as Fenske jumped the cushion
again and got out of shape in four but kept the pedal mashed and pulled off
the wall still holding the lead. Brad Waits was also working the top of
the track and moved past Frericks into the third spot while Fenske started to
pull away up front. At the checkers it was Fenske with his first win of
the season making 13 different drivers taking home feature wins this year in
the modified class.
Curt Myers made his first visit to the Deer Creek Speedway in the WISSOTA Late
Model division a memorable one. Myers used the outside front row
starting spot to the take the early lead. Paul Novotny purchased the
spare Lance Matthees car this week and battled with Jon Chrest and Brad Waits
for the third spot. Barry Underdahl was running second and worked to the
inside of Myers a couple times during the opening laps but was unable to make
the pass for the lead. Waits was flying on the top side of the racetrack
early on again this week as Novotny and Underdahl and him were racing for the
second spot. With fourteen to go Underdahl dropped back slightly as the
second place battle stayed fierce. Novotny was working the extreme
inside of the track. The top seven cars were within 5 car lengths of
each other in a tight pack with Novotny and Waits and Matthees and Underdahl
side by side for position. The caution flew as Joe Ludemann limped his
car off the track. On the restart Waits slowed and pulled off the
speedway with eight to go. Myers continued to lead up front with Paul
Novotny running low in second and the machine of Jon Chrest coming back to
life on the top side of the speedway in third. Chrest moved alongside of
Novotny for second with four to go and slowly took over the position.
Myers held on for his first ever WISSOTA Late Model victory with Chrest
second.
The Classic Dwarf Cars pulled on the track to round out the racing action for
the night with Corey Whalen jumping into the early lead. Curtis Luhmann
moved into second early on. With three circuits completed Brian Kiehne
moved up from his thirteenth starting spot to take second. Drew Jech
looked strong early on working around Luhmann for third. Rick Utley slid
back from his pole starting position but got the handle back on his machine
with five laps completed and moved past Luhmann for fourth. Tate Bestor
moved up to battle with Utley for fourth. Whalen and Kiehne pulled away
from the field up front with three to go the battle for third got heated up
with Bestor, Utley and Jech running three wide for the position. Kiehne
pulled up to challenge Whalen over the last few laps but was unable to get a
good run. Whalen came home with his first win of the season.
Next Weeks racing action will be sponsored by Bigelow Enterprises of Byron
Minnesota with all six classed in action. Special Thanks to track
sponsors Featherlite Trailers and Hyland Motors, Phil Sheldon Plumbing,
Mike’s Hard Lemonade, Don’s Family Market, Ronald F. Carlsen Enterprises,
Quality Auto Sales, Affordable Business Solutions, Hangar Bar and Grill, Lazer
101.7, Jacobsen Farms, Raceway Amoco, Lloyd Johnson CPA, Podien’s Power and
Equipment, Lu’s Country Store, Sleep Inn & Suites and Dairy Queen.
WISSOTA Late Models
Feature - Curt Myers, Jon Chrest, Paul Novotny, Lance Matthees, Barry
Underdahl, Jerry Bloom, Troy Brand, Jeff Matjeka, Roger Herrick, Josh Mattick
Heat 1 – Waits, Matthees, Teske, Myers, Underdahl
Heat 2 – Chrest, Matjeka, Novotny, Mattick, Bloom
USRA Modifieds
Feature - Karl Fenske, Tim Donlinger, Brad Waits, Jesse Frericks, Todd
Scharkey, Neil Eckhart, Hank Rollinger, Bob Timm, Bobby Sorensen, Dave Siercks
Heat 1 – Angst, Fenske, Waits, Eckhart, Timm
Heat 2 – Klees, Scharkey, Donlinger, Wasmund, Siercks
Heat 3 - H. Rollinger, Frericks, B. Sorensen, Wytaske, Poidinger
WISSOTA Super Stocks
Feature - Chris Klinger, Adam Stockhausen, Ryan Siegle, Dustin Nelson, Kevin
Hager, Schatney Sanders, Mark Oeltjenbruns, Brad Peterson, Dave Lewison,
George Batzel
Heat 1 – Clemens, S. Sanders, Herrick, Durnen, Swanson
Heat 2 – Stockhausen, Siegle, Klinger, E. Sanders, Haberman
WISSOTA Street Stocks
Feature - Travis Krause, Danny Hanson, Chuck Nerland, Tom McEldowney, John
Lamb, Daniel Svee, David Gustafson, Ron Rucker, Fred Prudoehl, Darran
Jonsgaard
Heat 1 – McEldowney, Sample, Svee, Gustafson, Lamb
Heat 2 – Krause, Prudoehl, Rucker, Nerland, Nelson
WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds
Feature - Tim Siercks, Craig Bentzin, Terry Timmerman, Tyler Clark, Nick
Kramer, Greg Pfeifer Jr., Joe Dengler, Ryan Weber, Derrick Bridley, Vince
Corbin
Heat 1 - B. Siercks, Kramer, Corbin, Siskow, Dengler
Heat 2 – Timmerman, T. Siercks, Pfeifer Jr., Hale, Houdek
Heat 3 – Wytaske, Morehart, Clark, Bentzin, Bridley
Classic Dwarf Cars
Feature - Corey Whalen, Brian Kiehne, Rick Utley, Tate Bestor, Drew Jech,
Curtis Luhmann, Matt Aarsvold, Jeff Jech, Jeffrey O’Connor, David Anderson
Heat 1 - D. Jech, Luhmann, Schotanus, Whalen, Anderson
Heat 2 - J. Jech, Bestor, O’Connor, Utley, Kath
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