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Reuvers, Schultz, Carlander And Partington Champs At Elko Speedway
( Elko , MN – 9/17/05) Donny Reuvers, Steve Schultz, Matt Carlander
and Jeff Partington captured their respective division championships Saturday
night at Elko Speedway.
Reuvers claimed the win in the Budweiser Super Late Model Cedar View Electric
50 after post race weight inspection disallowed an apparent victory for Jamie
Farrell. Farrell took the early lead from Steve Anderson and coasted to
a sizable advantage over the rest of the field. Just before the races
first of two yellows on lap 39, Jake Ryan moved underneath Conrad Jorgenson
for the runner-up spot. Off the restart, Reuvers was able to motor past
Jorgenson into third with Ryan chasing down Farrell. Ryan and Farrell
had contact with just one lap remaining with both spinning, bringing out the
final caution. Farrell was awarded his top spot back while Ryan was
relegated to the tail of the field. Reuvers was content to bring his
ride home in second until being given the win after the cars came through
tech. Moving to second in the finish was Anderson , followed by Jacob
Goede, Jason Schneider and Brian Johnson.
“It’s all starting to sink in now,” said a jubilant Reuvers from victory
lane. “The success we’ve had is all about this team.” And
what a tremendous season Reuvers had! Reuvers Elko Championship will
allow the team to take the top two spots in NASCAR’s Division IV standings
and allow the upstart some serious spotlight time at the Dodge Weekly Racing
Series banquet in Nashville in November. Reuvers will also collect
$40,000 for his efforts along with other contingencies.
Schultz ran one of his more conservative races of the season in capturing
fourth place in the GhostRiders Sportsmen Cedar View Electric 30. “I
was a bit conservative but we knew what we had to get done to win the
championship,” said Schultz who grabbed the title for the second year in a
row. Doug Brown took the early lead but gave way to Justin Neisius on
the seventh circuit. A relentless Brown refused to lay back, pressuring
Neisius throughout the race. A hard charging Greg Bieber moved around
Schultz and charged hard to the leaders. Brown was able to get past
Neisius on the last lap to claim the win with Neisius holding on for second,
followed by Bieber, Schultz and Kevin Lutz.
Carlander is also a repeat champion by warding off a mid race spin to
outdistance Kris Morlean in the final point count for the Coca-Cola Thunder
Cars. “We (the team) worked really hard all season long and these guys
put in long hours to get to where we are,” said Carlander in accepting the
six foot high champions trophy. After Carlander spun on the 11 th lap
and had to go to the back of the field, Morlean made it interesting in
charging toward the front. However, some contact on the 16 th lap caused
Morlean to suffer a cut tire and put an end to his night. Dustin Mann
and Ted Reuvers swapped the lead several times in the early going of the Cedar
View Electric 25. Mann recaptured the lead and then held off hard
charging Adam Wolfe for the win. Wolfe was able to get around Reuvers on
the last lap but refused post race inspection giving Reuvers second followed
by Kevin Turek, Brent Kane and Dan Weber.
Partington captured the ACDelco Power Stocks championship with a strong third
place run in the Cedar View Electric 20. “This championship is all
about my family and my crew,” said Partington. “Without them, I
wouldn’t be here right now”. Adam Simon took the lead from Dustin
Tuma for good at the halfway point of the contest with Scott King moving
around Tuma keeping the pressure on Simon. Matt Ryan worked his way
though the field from his 12 th starting spot to pressure the leaders but came
up short in his bid for a top three finish. Simon held off King for the
win with Partington third, Ryan fourth and Jason Novak fifth.
A last lap spin allowed the Two-Man Cruiser team of Jeff Ewanika and Steve
Jensen to capture one of the two Cruiser features. The other feature win
went to the team of Jay Simon and Phil Peterson.
Elko Speedway will host the final Eve of Destruction this Saturday night,
September 24 th. The night will highlight the Battle of the Monster
Trucks featuring Rolling Thunder against Devastator. Also on the
schedule are School Bus Races, Figure 8’s, Cruisers, Hornets, a special
all-female Queen Bee Hornet Race, an all-Hornet Flagpole race and a Cruiser
Back-up Race. There will also be a fund raiser for the victims of
Hurricane Katrina organized by the Minneapolis Area Chapter of the American
Red Cross.
The 2005 season will come to a close on Saturday, October 1 with the running
of the 2 nd Annual Thunder Car Nationals. That night has been designated
“Military Appreciation Night” with all current and former military I-D
card holders and their families getting in free.
For tickets and information, contact the speedway at 952-461-RACE (7223) or go
to the track website at www.elkospeedway.com.
Budweiser Super Late Model Cedar View Electric 50
1 Donny Reuvers, Dundas , MN
2 Steve Anderson, Lakeville , MN
3 Jacob Goede, New Germany , MN
4 Jason Schneider, Lakeville , MN
5 Chad Walen, Prior Lake , MN
6 Brian Johnson, Lakeville , MN
7 Jon Lemke, Greenfield , MN
8 Darrin Giles, New Market, MN
9 Benny Van Cleve, Prior Lake , MN
10 Scott Marschall, Elko , MN
11 Conrad Jorgenson, Lakeville , MN
12 Jake Ryan, Farmington , MN
13 Rick Burns, Veseli , MN
14 Rick Felt, Young America , MN
15 Bret Nordine, New Prague , MN
16 Matt Kern, Bloomington , MN
17 Joel Thiesen, Maple Grove , MN
18 Darren Wolke, Belle Plaine , MN
19 Gary Petrash, Lakeville , MN
20 Jamie Farrell, New Prague , MN
GhostRiders Sportsmen Cedar View Electric 30
1 Doug Brown, Savage, MN
2 Justin Neisius, Eagan , MN
3 Greg Bieber, Lakeville , MN
4 Steve Schultz, Lakeville , MN
5 Kevin Lutz, Lakeville , MN
6 Josh Larsen, Glencoe , MN
7 Robert Hazelton, Apple Valley , MN
8 Terry Moore, St. Paul , MN
9 Tom Kamish, Prior Lake , MN
10 Mike Felixberger, Hastings , MN
11 Randy Waibel, Chanhassen , MN
12 Daniel Whitehead, Farmington , MN
13 Shannon Ericksen, Lakeville , MN
14 Mike Skaja, New Prague , MN
15 Adam Bendzick, New Prague , MN
16 Clifford Adee, Lakeville , MN
Coca-Cola Thunder Car Cedar View Electric 25
1 Dustin Mann, Dundas , MN
2 Ted Reuvers, Northfield , MN
3 Kevin Turek, Montgomery , MN
4 Brent Kane, Lonsdale , MN
5 Daniel Weber, Shakopee , MN
6 Joseph Garofalo, Lakeville , MN
7 Raymond Sandgren, New Richmond , MN
8 Christopher Cooley, Minneapolis , MN
9 Heath Herman, Jordan, MN
10 James Weeks, St. Paul , MN
11 Tony Jirik, Lonsdale , MN
12 John Norris, Prior Lake , MN
13 Matt Carlander, Faribault , MN
14 Greg Gernentz, Red Wing, MN
15 Kristopher Morelan, Nerstrand , MN
16 David Carlson, Frederic , WI
17 Dan Ryan Jr., Farmington , MN
18 Josh Gernentz, Red Wing, MN
19 David Golant, Lakeville , MN
20 David Sellner Jr., Farmington , MN
ACDelco Power Stock Cedar View Electric 20
1 Adam Simon, Veseli , MN
2 Scott King, Lakeville , MN
3 Jeff Partington, Farmington , MN
4 Matt Ryan, Elko , MN
5 Jason Novak, Lakeville , MN
6 Michael Meszaros, Rosemount , MN
7 Tom Doten, St. Paul , MN
8 Bud Kane, Morristown , MN
9 Brock Weber, Apple Valley , MN
10 Jay Seiler, Lakeville , MN
11 Nicholas Meszaros, Oakdale , MN
12 Jeff Cook, Eagan , MN
13 Danielle Maas, Faribault , MN
14 Matt Wiebusch, Shakopee , MN
15 Ashley Folven, Farmington , MN
16 Joe Fierst, Faribault , MN
17 Adam Wiebusch, Shakopee , MN
18 Dustin Tuma, Lonsdale , MN
19 Kelly Wefel, Dundas , MN
20 Nick Crawford, New Prague , MN
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