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Cornelius, Halvorson win Elko Thrillers
By Jim Burns
Elko, MN July 19, 2003--Bloomington's Dean Cornelius and Rosemount's Duane
Halvorson took completely opposite routes, but both drivers journey's ended
with a trip to victory lane Saturday July 19, 2003 at Elko Speedway. Cornelius
overtook Rosemount veteran Steve Murgic following a late race caution to win
the BUDWEISER 40 for the NASCAR Late Models, while Halvorson held off a hard
charging Jonathan Eilen to win the MILLER LITE 30 for the NASCAR Sportsman,
highlighting TOM EILEN AND SONS TRUCKING/TWIN CITIES FEATHERLITE Night at the
3/8ths mile speedplant.
In the NASCAR Late Model main, Steve Murgic edged away from Webster's Steve
Schultz for the early lead, with Dean Cornelius, Brian Johnson and Jeff Martin
also making early advances. While Murgic continued to set the pace from the
outside line, Schultz kept the pressure on working the inside with success. As
the field approached the midpoint in the 40 lapper, the crowd started to stir
as Dundas' Donny Reuvers, who had started shotgun on the field (in pursuit of
a $1,500 Eilen and Sons/Twin City Featherlite Ultimate Challenge bonus) began
to close in on the top 10, but Reuvers charge would alter the eventual
outcome.
With Murgic, Schultz and the fast closing Cornelius locked up in a fierce
battle for the lead, Reuvers and New Prague rookie Jamie Farrell came in
contact entering the second turn, sending Farrell spinning, Reuvers to the
trunk and bringing out the races only caution. On the restart, Murgic powered
away from Schultz, but it was Cornelius who made the bold move to the inside
and completed the pass of Schultz and Murgic as he charged home with the win,
with Murgic second, point leader Jeff Martin third, Schultz fourth and New
Germany's Jacob Goede edging Brian Johnson for fifth.
In the MILLER LITE SPORTSMAN, Rosemount's Duane Halvorson motored away
from Northfield's Matt Marschall and Hampton's Jonathan Eilen to set a
blistering early pace, with point leader Mike Skaja of New Prague bypassing
Savage's Doug Brown and Marschall to work into the top three just nine laps
into the 30 lap headliner. As the field neared the halfway mark, Eilen had
closed in on Halvorson and began to look to the inside in an attempt to
wrestle the lead away. As the fans kept a close eye on Halvorson and Eilen in
the lead battle, they saw point leader Skaja trying desperately to find
a way around the leaders, with Lakeville's Lynn Peterson also closing in. With
just eight laps to go, Eilen was finally even with Halvorson, but despite his
diligent efforts, Halvorson was able to keep the young "hotshoe"
away and rode his Premier Bank/Gopher State Mortgage Chevy to the popular win,
with Eilen second, Skaja third, Lakeville's Lynn Peterson fourth (despite
starting last in pursuit of the Eilen and Son/Twin City Featherlite Ultimate
Challenge bonus) and Hastings' Paul Neisius rounding out the top five.
In the COCA COLA Thunder Cars, Cottage Grove's Jerry Thomsen and Nerstrand's
Kris Morelan made a quick attempt to run and hide from the 22 starters, but
Lakeville's Mark Storlie, Faribault's Matt Carlander and Thomsen's teammate
Ray Sandgren made sure that wouldn't happen. Storlie tracked down Thomsen and
then Morelan on lap nine to take the point, with Carlander following suit,
dropping Thomsen out of the top three on lap ten and Morelan out of the top
two just three laps later. Over the second half of the 25 lapper, Storelie was
able to keep Carlander in his mirror as he charged to the win, with Carlander
second, Morelan third, Sandgren fourth and Dundas' Ted Reuvers fifth as
Thomsen slowed with late race mechanical woes.
In the EXHAUST PROS OF NORTHFIELD Street Stocks, the NASCAR technical staff
were the ones with the final say, at least results wise! In the 20 lap
main, Elko's Daryl Blohm appeared to be the class of the 30 starters as he
walked away for the lead on the opening charge and never had to look back to
see Rosemount's Corey Butler, Jr. work by Apple Valley's Brock Weber,
Rosemount's Dan Johnson or Lonsdale's Chad Tuma. Even with Butler's heroics,
Blohm was too good to be true as he drove to the apparent victory...KEY WORD
BEING APPARENT! Following the action, the ELKO SPEEDWAY Technical staff found
irregularities not only with Blohm, but also with Butler, making Chad Tuma a
"clean sweep" winner, with Brock Weber moving up to second, Johnson
third, Faribault's Randy Kotek and Welch's Dustin Mann finishing fourth
and fifth.
Topping off the action packed program were the two person CRUISERS and it
turned into a "Simon Family Reunion" as Jay and Brad Simon of Elko
swept the twin 12 lap mains to the delight of the crowd.
The NASCAR DODGE WEEKLY SERIES action continues at Elko Speedway on Saturday
July 26, 2003 as Lehmans Garages present the BUDWEISER Late Models, MILLER
LITE Sportsman, COCA COLA Thunder Cars, EXHAUST PROS OF NORTHFIELD Street
Stocks, plus Elko Speedway's first ever "Ugly Truck" contest. For
directions, ticket information or other questions, please contact the Racing
Office at (952) 461-7223 or go to www.goelkospeedway.com.
Results - Elko Speedway - 7/19/2003
NASCAR Bombers
A-Main 01 -- 1. Chad Tuma, Lonsdale; 2. Brock
Weber, Apple Valley; 3. Dan Johnson,
Rosemount; 4. Randy Kotek, Faribault; 5. Dustin Mann, Welch; 6. Kerry Estes,
Prior Lake; 7. Joe
Fierst, Farbault; 8. Chase Weber, Apple Valley; 9. Josh Emerson,
Northfield; 10. Tim Hollen,
Richfield; 11. Bud Kane, Morristown; 12. Robert Clingingsmith, Lakeville; 13.
Clinton Grandahl
JR, Webster; 14. Josh Gernentz, Red Wing; 15. Jeff Cook, Eagan; 16. Timm
Moravec, New
Prague; 17. Jeff Bratland, Richfield; 18. Daniel Meszaros, Oakdale; 19. Jason
Novak, Lakeville;
20. Jon Hoes, Northfield; 21. Kelly Wefel, Dundas; 22. Robert Stewart,
Webster; 23. Jay Seiler,
Lakeville; 24. Jeremy Morse, Rochester; 25. Michael Meszaros, Rosemount; 26.
Josh Rauch,
Lakeville; 27. Kevin Priebe, New Prague; 28. Jolene Cichy, Shakopee; 29. Daryl
Blohm, Elko; 30.
Corey Butler Jr, Rosemount.
Last Chance "A" 01 -- 1. Kevin Priebe,
New Prague; 2. Robert Stewart, Webster; 3. Jeremy
Morse, Rochester; 4. Michael Meszaros, Rosemount; 5. Josh Rauch, Lakeville; 6.
Jolene Cichy,
Shakopee; 7. Bob Oberaigner, Chaska; 8. Paul Roby, Apple Valley; 9. Paul Bryce
Lally, Savage;
10. Kevin Novotny, Mongomery.
Heat 01 -- 1. Chad Tuma, Lonsdale; 2. Dustin
Mann, Welch; 3. Jeff Cook, Eagan; 4. Brock
Weber, Apple Valley; 5. Josh Gernentz, Red Wing; 6. Jason Novak, Lakeville; 7.
Bob
Oberaigner, Chaska; 8. Josh Rauch, Lakeville; 9. Jolene Cichy, Shakopee.
Heat 02 -- 1. Kerry Estes, Prior Lake; 2. Dan
Johnson, Rosemount; 3. Daniel Meszaros,
Oakdale; 4. Randy Kotek, Faribault; 5. Bud Kane, Morristown; 6. Jon Hoes,
Northfield; 7. Robert
Stewart, Webster; 8. Jeremy Morse, Rochester; 9. Paul Roby, Apple Valley.
Heat 03 -- 1. Daryl Blohm, Elko; 2. Clinton
Grandahl JR, Webster; 3. Tim Hollen, Richfield; 4.
Robert Clingingsmith, Lakeville; 5. Timm Moravec, New Prague; 6. Jeff Bratland,
Richfield; 7.
Kevin Priebe, New Prague; 8. Paul Bryce Lally, Savage.
Heat 04 -- 1. Corey Butler Jr, Rosemount; 2.
Joe Fierst, Farbault; 3. Chase Weber, Apple
Valley; 4. Josh Emerson, Northfield; 5. Jay Seiler, Lakeville; 6. Kelly Wefel,
Dundas; 7. Michael
Meszaros, Rosemount; 8. Kevin Novotny, Mongomery.
NASCAR Late Models
A-Main 01 -- 1. Dean Cornelius, Bloomington; 2.
Steve Murgic, Rosemount; 3. Jeffrey Martin,
Webster; 4. Steve Schultz, Webster; 5. Jacob Goede, New Germany; 6.
Danny Fredrickson,
Elko; 7. Jason Schneider, New Market; 8. James Edwards Jr, Plymouth; 9. Mike
Tuma, Northfield;
10. Rick Burns, Veseli; 11. Brian Johnson, Lakeville; 12. Steve
Anderson, Lakeville; 13. Gordy
Swanson, Northfield; 14. Donny Reuvers, Dundas; 15. Jeff Partington,
Farmington; 16. Darren
Wolke, Belle Plaine; 17. Scotty Marschall, Elko; 18. Jamie Farrell, New
Prague; 19. Harm Alken,
Bloomington; 20. Matt Kern, Bloomington; 21. Adam Royle, Farmington.
Heat 01 -- 1. Steve Schultz, Webster; 2. Mike
Tuma, Northfield; 3. Jamie Farrell, New Prague;
4. James Edwards Jr, Plymouth; 5. Adam Royle, Farmington; 6. Scotty
Marschall, Elko; 7. Gordy
Swanson, Northfield; 8. Matt Kern, Bloomington.
Heat 02 -- 1. Brian Johnson, Lakeville; 2.
Jacob Goede, New Germany; 3. Steve Anderson,
Lakeville; 4. Rick Burns, Veseli; 5. Jeff Partington, Farmington; 6. Darren
Wolke, Belle Plaine; 7.
Harm Alken, Bloomington.
Time Trial -- 1. Donny Reuvers, Dundas;
(14.113) 2. Jason Schneider, New Market; 3. Jeffrey Martin,
Webster; 4. Dean Cornelius, Bloomington; 5. Danny Fredrickson, Elko; 6. Steve
Murgic,
Rosemount; 7. Jamie Farrell, New Prague; 8. Brian Johnson, Lakeville; 9. Steve
Schultz,
Webster; 10. Jacob Goede, New Germany; 11. Mike Tuma, Northfield; 12. Steve
Anderson,
Lakeville; 13. Adam Royle, Farmington; 14. Rick Burns, Veseli; 15. James
Edwards Jr, Plymouth;
16. Jeff Partington, Farmington; 17. Scotty Marschall, Elko; 18. Darren
Wolke, Belle Plaine; 19.
Gordy Swanson, Northfield; 20. Harm Alken, Bloomington; 21. Matt Kern,
Bloomington.
Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Danny Fredrickson, Elko;
2. Jeffrey Martin, Webster; 3. Dean
Cornelius, Bloomington; 4. Donny Reuvers, Dundas; 5. Jason Schneider, New
Market; 6. Steve
Murgic, Rosemount.
NASCAR Sportsmen
A-Main 01 -- 1. Duane Halvorson, Rosemount; 2.
Jonathan Eilen, Hampton; 3. Mikie Skaja,
New Prague; 4. Lynn Peterson, Lakeville; 5. Paul Neisius, Hastings; 6. Doug
Brown, Savage; 7.
Josh Larsen, Glencoe; 8. CURT BARFKNECHT, ELKO; 9. Amy Woodward;; 10. Matt
Marschall,
Northfield; 11. Mike Felixberger, Hastings; 12. Thomas Boisvert, Prior Lake;
13. Andrew
Ruthenbeck, Virginia; 14. Tom Sorem, Northfield.
Heat 01 -- 1. CURT BARFKNECHT, ELKO; 2. Mike
Felixberger, Hastings; 3. Tom Sorem,
Northfield; 4. Matt Marschall, Northfield; 5. Doug Brown, Savage; 6. Andrew
Ruthenbeck,
Virginia; 7. Amy Woodward;; 8. Thomas Boisvert, Prior Lake.
Time Trial -- 1. Lynn Peterson,
Lakeville;(14.608) 2. Paul Neisius, Hastings; 3. Josh Larsen, Glencoe;
4. Mikie Skaja, New Prague; 5. Duane Halvorson, Rosemount; 6. Jonathan
Eilen, Hampton; 7.
Tom Sorem, Northfield; 8. CURT BARFKNECHT, ELKO; 9. Mike Felixberger,
Hastings; 10. Matt
Marschall, Northfield; 11. Andrew Ruthenbeck, Virginia; 12. Doug Brown,
Savage; 13. Amy
Woodward;; 14. Thomas Boisvert, Prior Lake.
Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Duane Halvorson,
Rosemount; 2. Jonathan Eilen, Hampton; 3. Josh
Larsen, Glencoe; 4. Mikie Skaja, New Prague; 5. Paul Neisius, Hastings; 6.
Lynn Peterson,
NASCAR Thunder Cars
A-Main 01 -- 1. Mark Storlie, Lakeville; 2.
Matt Carlander, Faribaullt; 3. Kristopher Morelan,
Nerstrand; 4. Raymond Sandgren, New Richmond, Wis; 5. Ted Reuvers, Dundas; 6.
Dave
Franek, Montgomery; 7. Adam Wolfe, Rosemount; 8. Jimmy Welton, Maplewood; 9.
Conrad
Jorgenson, Lakeville; 10. David Sellner Jr, Lakeville; 11. Jeff Choban,
Oakdale; 12. Danny
Weber, Elko; 13. Roger Meyer, New Prague; 14. Troy Maas, Faribault; 15. Arlen
Diercks, Red
Wing; 16. Kevin Turek, Mongomery; 17. Dave Sorem JR, Northfield; 18. Jerry
Thomsen, Cottage
Grove; 19. Kevin Lutz, Lakeville; 20. Tom Dougherty, Claremont; 21.
James Schuelke,
Rosemount; 22. James Weeks, St Paul.
Heat 01 -- 1. Kristopher Morelan, Nerstrand; 2.
Jerry Thomsen, Cottage Grove; 3. Mark
Storlie, Lakeville; 4. Matt Carlander, Faribaullt; 5. Roger Meyer, New Prague;
6. Tom Dougherty,
Claremont; 7. James Schuelke, Rosemount; 8. Jeff Choban, Oakdale.
Heat 02 -- 1. Raymond Sandgren, New Richmond,
Wis; 2. Conrad Jorgenson, Lakeville; 3.
Dave Sorem JR, Northfield; 4. Adam Wolfe, Rosemount; 5. Danny Weber, Elko; 6.
Troy Maas,
Faribault; 7. James Weeks, St Paul.
Heat 03 -- 1. Jimmy Welton, Maplewood; 2. Kevin
Lutz, Lakeville; 3. Dave Franek,
Montgomery; 4. Ted Reuvers, Dundas; 5. David Sellner Jr, Lakeville; 6. Kevin
Turek,
Mongomery; 7. Arlen Diercks, Red Wing.
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