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Duellman & Houdek Top Modified Features
By Bill Nelson
(September 4) Spring Valley MN - What an incredible prelude to the 6th Annual
Featherlite/USMTS Fall Jamboree we had last night. Pretty hard to
describe some of the racing action for the 40-lap feature as I couldnt even
come close to follow all of the position changes especially during the last 5
lap dash after a late caution. Drivers from 9 states were represented
during the heat race action with Chris Moore making the long haul up from
Mississippi to race. The first time visitor to the track was running
solidly in third place when his rear end decided to disintegrate after a great
run. 56
Modifieds checked into the track to battle for the $2000 first prize and to
tune up their cars for the Jamboree.
The WISSOTA Midwest Modified Feature was up first with Nick Kramer leading
early on. Behind him the pack was dicing it up in a big way as they were
three and four wide early battling for positions. With two laps
completed the first caution flew as Joe Dengler stalled in turn four.
Also Jerry Young started on fire and pulled off the track to the attention of
the safety crew. Kramer led on the restart with Tim Siercks, Ron Houdek
and Jeff Brauer in his first night in a Midwest Modified running three wide
for second. Houdek cleared into the second spot and quickly caught
Kramer up front. On the next circuit Houdek moved outside of Kramer to
take over the lead. Flyin Bryan Hernandez was living up to his nickname
as he moved from fifth to third on the next lap running the high line around
the track. Vince Corbin, Joe Bunne, Brauer and Siercks were in a four
car race for the fifth position as Hernandez worked under Kramer to take
second. Corbin took the fourth spot on his charge forward from the tenth
spot. Bryan Siercks took the sixth spot while Tyler Clark moved from
fourteenth to fifth during the long green flag run. At the line it was
Houdek with the win, Hernandez second and Kramer third.
The Classic Dwarf Car feature pulled onto the track with David Marso getting
the early advantage. Rick Utley and Drew Jech raced for second with Matt
Aarsvold solidly in fourth. Jech gained the spot as Aarsvold moved up to
battle with Utley. With ten to go Utley slipped up allowing Aarsvold to
move into third. The field started to spread out with Marso gaining a
huge lead. Lapped cars started to come into play as the laps wound down
allowing Jech to gain on Marso. With five to go Brian Kiehne worked into
the top five. With three to go the caution flew as Utley looped his car
in two. On the restart Marso jumped out to a good lead with Kiehne
working the bottom of the track. Kiehne was able to reel Marso in and
coming out of four to the checkers took the lead beating
Marso by about 1 foot at the line.
Adam Stockhausen led the first lap of the WISSOTA Super Stock race with Bobby
Swanson and Adam Hensel dicing it up for second. Dustin Nelson held in
the middle of the track and while exiting turn four on the second lap Nelson
split Swanson and Hensel. Behind the front group the
cars were all over the track with everyone trying to find a fast way
around. Nelson moved up to race with Stockhausen as those two ran side
by side for the lead. These two were running the lower half of the track
when Hensel got the push worked out of his car while entering the corners and
got hooked up on the high side. Hensel shot by both of them on the
highside with thirteen to go and started to check out on the field. With
ten to go Hensel held a full straight lead as a caution flew for the spinning
Duffy machine. Nelson kept the bottom of the track working on the
restart as Tory Brand and Mark Oeltjenbruns were in a heated battle for
fourth. Nelson pulled alongside of Hensel a couple times in the next
handful of laps but Hensel was too strong up top. A late caution flew
with four to go. On the restart Hensel kept his lead with Nelson
second. Behind him Oeltjenbruns, Brand and Stockhausen raced for the
final podium position. Brand gained the advantage following Nelson and
Hensel to the line.
Les Duellman won his heat race earlier in the evening and redrew the outside
front row starting spot beside Mike Sorensen. Duellman moved into the
lead at the drop of the green with Sorensen in second and Corey Dripps and
Mark Noble racing for third. The first caution of the event flew with
five laps completed as Al Hejna spun in turn two. Duellman led on the
restart with Dripps moving into second and Sorensen third. Sorensen was
making the bottom of the track work early on as he fought back to the
underside of Dripps. The field stayed two and three wide for most of the
next ten laps until the field spread out slightly. Duellman and Dripps pulled
out to good leads as Jason Hughes worked his way forward after starting
eighth. With twenty eight laps to go Hughes worked into fourth as Dripps
and Duellman both brushed the wall in turn four as the high line worked closer
to the wall. The top two held a full straight lead as Hughes moved past
Sorensen into third. Over the next twenty laps Hughes slowly reeled in
the lead duo as they worked lapped traffic. Chris Moore and Noble had a
great race for fifth position. With twenty laps to go Dripps broke the
upper left A frame on his car and continued on with a bent front
end. This allowed Hughes to move into a battle with him. Those two
duked it out for the next 10 laps until the fourth running Moore broke his
rearend bringing out the second caution with ten to go.
Dripps pulled off during the caution
with Duellman continuing to lead. Another restart with five to go saw an
all out mad dash to the front for the field. The last five laps were
some of the best racing I have seen in a long time with three and four wide
battles becoming the norm. The fourth through twelfth positions swapped
a lot during the last run. Jon Tesch, Johnny Bone Jr. and Bruce Hanford
gained a lot of ground while Sorensen, Noble and Todd Scharkey dropped back
during the dash. When the fourty laps were complete Duellman came home with
the win after leading every lap of the race. Kelly Shryock patiently
waited his chances and moved into the second spot followed home by Hughes.
Results
USMTS Modifieds
Heat 1
Jason Hughes Colcord OK, Dan Chapman Clarence IA, Todd Scharkey
Kasson MN, Craig Scott Rosemount MN, Johnny Bone Jr Pea Ridge AR,
Bruce Hanford Davenport IA, Bobby Sorensen Rochester MN, Jerry Connors
Pleasant Valley IA, Ron Schreiner Hudson WI, Albert Wytaske
Lansing MN
Heat 2
Corey Dripps Cedar Falls IA, Mark Noble Blooming Prairie MN, Bob Timm
Winona MN, Zack VanderBeek New Sharon IA, Todd Klees Rochester MN,
Brad McEwan Storm Lake IA, Lonie Earney Cochran WI, Bill Tandetzke
Milwaukee WI, Mike Garvey Atlanta GA, James King
Hastings MN
Heat 3
Mike Sorensen Rochester MN, Neil Eckhart Rochester MN, Jesse Frericks
Pine Island MN, Tim Donlinger Rochester MN, Ron VerBeek Oskaloosa
IA, Nate Wasmund Rochester MN, Matt Stark Austin MN, Ralph Schneider
Hartland WI, DNF Ben Anderson Winona MN
Heat 4
Jason Krohn Slayton MN, Kelly Shryock Fertile IA, Al Hejna Ventura
IA, Doug Hillson Blooming Prairie MN, Jon Tesch Watertown SD, Garry
Oskerson Fairmont MN, Steve Mueller Mukwonago WI, Kenny Gaddis
Hallsville TX, David Siercks - Mounds View MN
Heat 5
Tommy Myer Blooming Prairie MN, Jay Ihrke Dover MN, Mike Spaulding
Bemidji MN, Brad Waits Zumbrota MN, Dan Gile New Richmond WI, Rodney
Stuckey Austin MN, DNFs Shawn Ryan Waterloo IA, Bub Lerette
Council Bluffs IA, John Klynsma Hospers IA
Heat 6
Les Duellman Winona MN, Chris Moore Nesbit MS, Bruce Angst Winona
MN, Jay Poidinger Somerset WI, Hank Rollinger Buffalo City WI, Karl
Fenske Winona WI, Donnie Zweiffel Mantorville MN, Patrick McCarthy
Eagan MN, Kyle Chiglo Rushford MN
B Feature 1
Todd Scharkey, Jon Tesch, Brad Waits, Bruce Hanford, Al Hejna
B Feature 2
Craig Scott, Johnny Bone Jr., Jesse Frericks, Ron VerBeek, Bruce Angst
B Feature 3
Zack VanderBeek, Bob Timm, Kenny Gaddis, Tim Donlinger, Karl Fesnke
Feature
Les Duellman, Kelly Shryock, Jason Hughes, Johnny Bone Jr., Tommy Myer, Jon
Tesch
Jason Krohn, Bruce Hanford, Todd Scharkey, Mike Sorensen, Zack VanderBeek, Bob
Timm, Jay Ihrke, Brad Waits, Mark Noble, Neil Eckhart, Kenny Gaddis, Al Hejna,
Jesse Frericks, Ron VerBeek, Dan Chapman, Craig Scott, Corey Dripps, Chris
Moore, Mike Spaulding, Mike Garvey
WISSOTA Super Stocks
Feature - Adam Hensel, Dustin Nelson, Troy Brand, Ryan Siegle, Adam
Stockhausen, Mark Oeltjenbruns, Ted Marrs, Dave Haberman, Nick Herrick, Tyler
Rubin
Heat 1-Hensel, Stockhausen, Troy Langowski, Nelson, Jeremy Reinke
Heat 2-Bobby Swanson, Jon Duffy, Brand, Oeltjenbruns, Haberman
Heat 3-Siegle, Chris Klinger, Kevin Hager, Robby Peine, Herrick
Midwest Modifieds
Feature - Ron Houdek, Bryan Hernandez, Nick Kramer, Vince Corbin, Tyler Clark,
Bryan Siercks, Tim Siercks, Joe Wernecke, Mike Paulson, Harlan Morehart
Heat 1-Siercks, Kramer, Jerry Young, Roger Bentzin, Joe Dengler
Heat 2-Bob Bunne, Siercks, Hernandez, Corbin, Clark
Heat 3-Houdek, Joe Bunne, Morehart, Jeff Brauer, Wernecke
Modified Lites
Feature-Brian Kiehne, David Marso, Drew Jech, Matt Aarsvold, Roger Torgerson,
Jeff Jech, Todd Kiehne, Curtis Luhmann, Kevin Bigalk, Rick Utley
Heat 1-Kiehne, Torgerson, Jech, Luhmann, Aarsvold
Heat 2-J Jech, Marso, Utley, Todd Kiehne, Bigalk
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