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Schneider Dominant In Second Elko Win
By Jim Burns
Elko, MN June
28, 2003--New Market's "Racin Jason" Schneider followed up his WASTE MANAGEMENT
Fast Qualifying effort (14.082 seconds), powering by Northfield's Gordy Swanson
just six laps into the COCA-COLA 40, enroute to a dominant performance in
winning his second BUDWEISER NASCAR Late Model feature Saturday June 28, 2003 at
Elko Speedway.
Schneider and 22 fellow BUDWEISER Late Model drivers
watched as Farmington's Adam Royle and Swanson battled for the early lead, with
Swanson grabbing the point on lap three with Steve Murgic, Schneider and Dan
Fredrickson continuing Royle's slide before the first of three cautions flew as
Dan Giles went for a solo spin on lap five. On the restart, Swanson again set
the pace with Schneider moving around Murgic for second, before he powered
around Swanson for the lead on lap six. Once in the lead, Schneider showed his
Seneca/Country Joe Homes Dodge would be formidable as he motored to a 10 car
length advantage over Swanson by the 15th circuit.
As Schneider continued
his dominant run, the second caution flew on lap 21 as Fredrickson got into
Swason entering turn two, ending Swanson's run and sending Fredrickson to the
trunk of the field. The fans were also beginning to stir as Bloomington's Dean
Cornelius (who had taken the Tom Eilen & Sons Trucking/Twin Cities
Featherlite Ultimate Challenge in pursuit of a $1200 bonus) had worked his way
from 23rd into the top 10. On the second restart, Schneider again put distance
between himself and his pursuers, but the action was hot as Murgic, Donny
Reuvers and Jacob Goede were in a fierce battle for second through
fourth.
The action remained under the green until Jeff Partington's Chevy
lost traction on lap 31, bringing out the final stoppage. Over the final 10
laps, Schneider pulled away for his second victory of 2003, with Reuvers and
Goede making late moves around Murgic for second and third, with Lakeville's
Brian Johnson coming home fifth. As for Cornelius, the Bloomington "hot-shoe"
wound up eighth but was admired by fans and competitors alike for the valiant
effort.
In the MILLER LITE SPORTSMAN, Hastings' Paul Neisius was both
lucky and good and parlayed that combination into a victory that came with a
$550 bonus as Neisius captured the Twin City Featherlite/Tom Eilen and Sons
Trucking Ultimate Challenge for the second time this season. The early action
in the COCA-COLA 30 saw Hastings' Mike Felixberger and Savage's Doug Brown track
down Mason City, IA rookie Amy Woodward for the top two spots with point leader
Mike Skaja and Lynn Peterson also on the move. Following a 10th lap caution for
a spinning Greg Bieber, Skaja and Peterson moved by Brown and then Felixberger
to the front of the field and appeared destined for side by side battle for top
honors. One small problem, the pair made contact with each other on lap 23 and
Neisius was in position to take advantage of the miscue as he ducked inside to
take the lead enroute to the popular victory, with Skaja regrouping for second,
Duane Halvorson returning from a cut tire charging to third with Jonathan Eilen
and Brown rounding out the top five.
In the COCA-COLA Thunder Cars, New
Prague's Roger Meyer raced out to the early advantage before Maplewood's Jimmy
Welton and Oakdale's Jeff Choban charged by the veteran to battle for the lead.
For Choban, the action fell his way as despite a 15th lap caution he was able to
pull away to a six car length victory, with Nerstrand's Kris Morelan making a
late race charge to post a career best runnerup finish, with point leader Conrad
Jorgenson third, Faribault's Matt Carlander fourth and Montgomery's Kevin Turek
posting his first career top five finish.
In the EXHAUST PROS OF
NORTHFIELD Street Stocks, Apple Valley's Chase Weber followed up an early
evening Heat victory, by going wire to wire for the feature win, withFaribault's
Joe Fierst, Northfield's Dusty Parrott, Webster's Clint Grandal Jr. and Birthday
Boy Corey Butler Jr. of Rosemount rounding out the top five.
Topping off
the action was the first ever appearance at Elko Speedway for the TQS Stock Cars
and the DIRTWORKS sponsored entry of Steve Strundland bested PRO MOTORSPORTS
teammates Josh and Chris Farnum for the hotly contested victory.
The
action at Elko Speedway continues with a FOURTH OF JULY doubleheader, as
Thursday July 3rd features the next action packed EVE OF DESTRUCTION, while the
NASCAR DODGE WEEKLY SERIES action continues on Saturday July 5th with the SK
HANDTOOLS/RIHM KENWORTH/COUNTRY JOE HOMES night at the races. For fan
entertainment, both programs will be followed by HUGE FIREWORKS SHOWS. For
ticket information, directions or other race related questions, contact the
Racing Office at (952) 461-7223 or visit www.goelkospeedway.com.
RESULTS FROM
THE NASCAR DODGE WEEKLY SERIES AT ELKO SPEEDWAY SATURDAY JUNE 28,
2003
NASCAR BUDWEISER Late Models
Qualifying--Jason Schneider New
Market (14.082 seconds ) Dan Fredrickson Elko, Jeff Martin Webster, Dean
Cornelius Bloomington, Brian Johnson Lakeville, Donny Reuvers Dundas, Jacob
Goede New Germany, Jamie Farrell New Prague, Steve Schultz Webster, Adam Royle
Farmington, Steve Murgic Rosemount, Scott Marschall Elko, Steve Anderson
Lakeville, Gordy Swanson Northfield, Steve Anderson Lonsdale, Chris Hawkey
Maple Grove, Rick Burns Veseli, Darren Wolke Belle Plaine, Dan Giles
Farmington, Jeff Partington Farmington, Mark Nesheim Bloomington, Gary
Petrash Lakeville, Matt Kern Bloomington
Heat 1 (1-9) Steve Murgic,
Steve Schultz, Jacob Goede, Rick Burns, Dan Giles, Steve Anderson (La), Steve
Anderson (Lo), Matt Kern, Mark Nesheim
Heat 2 (1-8) Adam Royle, Gordy
Swanson, Jamie Farrell, Scott Marschall, Darren Wolke, Chris Hawkey, Gary
Petrash, Jeff Partington
Dash (1-6) Brian Johnson, Jeff Martin, Donny
Reuvers, Jason Schneider, Danny Fredrickson, Dean Cornelius
Feature
(1-10) Jason Schneider, Donny Reuvers, Jacob Goede, Steve Murgic, Brian Johnson,
Adam Royle, Jeff Martin, Dean Cornelius, Steve Schultz, Jamie Farrell (11-20)
Danny Fredrickson, Rick Burns, Mark Nesheim, Steve Anderson (La), Gordy Swanson,
Chris Hawkey, Scott Marschall, Gary Petrash, Matt Kern, Dan Giles (21-23) Darren
Wolke, Jeff Partington, Steve Anderson (Lo)
NASCAR MILLER LITE
Sportsman
Qualifying--Paul Neisius Hastings (14.558 seconds), Lynn
Peterson Lakeville, Mike Skaja New Prague, Doug Brown Savage, Duane
Halvorson Rosemount, Jonathan Eilen Hampton, Mike Felixberger Hastings, Matt
Marschall Northfield, Greg Bieber Lakeville, Dan Whitehead Apple Valley, Dean
Leffler Prior Lake, Amy Woodward Mason City, IA, Bruce Westover
Farmington
Heat (1-7) Mike Felixberger, Greg Bieber, Dean Leffler, Amy
Woodward, Dan Whitehead, Matt Marschall, Andrew Ruthenbeck
Dash (1-6)
Mike Skaja, Duane Halvorson, Lynn Peterson, Doug Brown, Jonathan Eilen, Paul
Neisius
Feature (1-10) Paul Neisius, Mike Skaja, Duane Halvorson,
Jonathan Eilen, Doug Brown, Mike Felixberger, Matt Marschall, Amy Woodward, Greg
Bieber, Andrew Ruthenbeck (11-14) Lynn Peterson, Dean Leffler, Bruce Westover,
Dan Whitehead
COCA COLA THUNDER CARS
Heat 1(1-10) Kris Morelan
Nerstrand, Jeff Choban Oakdale, Matt Carlander Faribault, Roger Meyer New
Prague, Ted Reuvers Dundas, Kevin Lutz Lakeville, Ray Sandgren New Richmond,
WI, Jack Maas Faribault, Dan Weber Chaska, Cindy Carlson Frederic,
WI
Heat 2 (1-11) Jimmy Welton Maplewood, Kevin Turek Montgomery, Dave
Sellner Jr. Lakeville, Conrad Jorgenson Lakeville, Mark Storlie Lakeville,
Jerry Thomsen Cottage Grove, Dave Franek Montgomery, Adam Wolfe Rosemount,
Tom Dougherty Claremont, Troy Maas Faribault, Jimmy Weeks St.
Paul
Feature (1-10) Jeff Choban, Kris Morelan, Conrad Jorgenson, Matt
Carlander, Kevin Turek, Roger Meyer, Jimmy Welton, Mark Storlie, Ray Sandgren,
Kevin Lutz, (11-20) Ted Reuvers, Dave Franek, Dan Weber, Dave Sellner Jr., Jerry
Thomsen, Jimmy Weeks, Jack Maas, Cindy Carlson, Adam Wolfe, Tom Dougherty (21)
Troy Maas
EXHAUST PROS OF NORTHFIELD Street Stocks
Heat 1 (1-10)
Chase Weber Apple Valley, Corey Butler Jr. Rosemount, Brock Weber Apple
Valley, Kerry Estes Prior Lake, Josh Emerson Northfield, Daryl Blohm Elko,
Randy Kotek Faribault, Kevin Priebe New Prague, Dan Johnson Rosemount, Chad
Tuma Lonsdale
Heat 2 (1-9) Joe Fierst Faribault, Jeff Cook Eagan, Bob
Stewart Webster, Jeff Bratland Richfield, Timm Moravec Veseli, Bud Kane
Morristown, Tim Graff Roseville, Paul Lally Savage, Jolene Cichy
Shakopee
Heat 3 (1-8) Mike Meszaros Rosemount, Scott King Lakeville,
Bob Clingingsmith Lakeville, Dustin Mann Welch, Jason Novak Lakeville, Randy
King Chaska, Paul Roby Apple Valley, Josh Gernetz Red Wing
Heat 4
(1-9) Clint Grandal Jr. Webster, Tim Hollen Richfield, Dusty Parrott
Northfield, Dan Meszaros Oakdale, Matt Edwards Lakeville, Kelly Wefel Dundas,
Kevin Novotny Montgomery, Eric Proehl Chaska, Jay Seiler
Lakeville
Last Chance (1-10) Randy Kotek, Tim Graff, Josh Gernetz, Paul
Roby, Kevin Priebe, Kevin Novotny, Dan Johnson, Paul Lally, Chad Tuma, Eric
Proehl (11-12) Jay Seiler, Jolene Cichy
Feature (1-10) Chase Weber, Joe
Fierst, Dusty Parrott, Clint Grandal Jr., Corey Butler Jr., Mike Meszaros, Kerry
Estes, Tim Hollen, Bob Clingingsmith, Jeff Cook (11-20) Scott King, Josh
Emerson, Bob Stewart, Dusty Mann, Dan Meszaros, Jeff Bratland, Randy Kotek, Timm
Moravec, Josh Gernetz, Brock Weber, (21-30) Bud Kane, Jason Novak, Kelly Wefel,
Tim Graff, Kevin Novotny, Randy King, Kevin Priebe, Daryl Blohm, Paul Roby, Matt
Edwards
TQS Stock Cars
Heat Chris Farnum, Darin Nelson, LeRoy
Nelson, Steve Strundland
Feature Steve Strundland, Chris Farnum, Josh
Farnum
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