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“Days of Summer” Racing at EWSC
By Mary Burbach
June 21, 2003 - Past track champion and A-Main polesitter # 7 Pete Ostrowski
of Milwaukee motored out to take the lead in the first lap of the 30-lap
Winged Super Modified main event. In his first night out in the 2003
season, outside front row starter # 18 Butch Hafemann of Campbellsport stayed
on Ostrowski’s bumper and as Ostrowski raced on the high groove, Hafemann
kept his purple Modified tight on the inside of the track. For laps,
Ostrowski and Hafemann were side by side at the start/finish line much to the
enjoyment of the crowd at the Sheboygan County Fair Park in Plymouth. In
lap 10, Hafemann led over Ostrowski by less than a bumper. A lap later,
Ostrowski took the lead over by inches. In lap 12, Hafemann was back in
the lead by a bumper again. Then Ostrowski pulled a little more and
passed Hafemann for the next lap. As lapped traffic was in front of the
battling leaders, Hafemann passed Ostrowski and a lap car to take the lead
once again. Just as Hafemann was building up a cushion on the track out
in front, Ostrowski fell back with what appeared to be mechanical
problems. A yellow flag stopped Hafemann’s strong lead in lap 17 and
on the restart, the field was pulled back together. Ostrowski went into
the pits but returned to the back of the field without missing a lap. On
the restart, # 62 Gary Laack of Glenbeulah and # 22 Barry Maas of Cascade were
lined up just behind Hafemann in the lead. A lap later, Hafemann’s
son, # 2 Billy Hafemann of Cedar Grove passed Maas for third behind Laack.
In lap 21, the race was again halted with a yellow flag and relined up with
Hafemann out in front and Laack and son Billy in the second row. Maas
moved back into third after the restart with # 98 Tim McMullen of Plymouth and
# 99 Chuck Tuschl of Reedsville in fourth and fifth. On lap 23, two time
A-Main winner # 4 Paul Pokorski of West Bend moved into the top five and began
clicking off cars until pulling in behind leader Hafemann in lap 27. As
Hafemann once again drove the low side of the track, Pokorski came on strong
on the high side and passed Hafemann in lap 28 for the lead. Pokorski
followed through to win his third Modified A-Main this season. Hafemann
followed in second with Tuschl, heat winner Ostrowski and McMullen rounding
out the top five. The Meyer Motors Hard Charger award went to heat
winner # 42 Matt Van Wyk of Sheboygan Falls for passing 9 cars after
transferring from the B-Main.
In the Limited Late Model division, # 72 Chad Espen of Kewaskum grabbed the
early lead in the 25-lap A-Main and began pulling away from the field. #
5 Terry Goetsch of Sheboygan pulled into second and began chasing down Espen.
In lap 5, just before a rough couple laps with multiple car yellow flags, # 38
Scott Haugstad of Plymouth took over second with a eye on the front.
After the restarts were completed, Espen held the lead with Haugstad in
second. A past track champion, returning this season after not racing
for years, # 3 Jim Pitzen of Plymouth moved into the top five in lap 8.
Just before the final yellow in the race on lap ten, Pitzen moved up one spot
to fourth behind Espen, Haugstad and B-Main winner # 6 Richard Hed of
Sheboygan Falls. Just after the green flag restarted the race, Pitzen
maneuvered around Hed to take third. A lap later, second belonged to
Pitzen. In a bold pass coming out of turn 4, Pitzen took over the lead
from Espen in lap fourteen. By lap 17, Pitzen began pulling away from
the rest of the field. Eight laps later at the checkered, Pitzen won his
first A-Main of the season with Espen, Haugstad, # 65 Keith Borth of Sheboygan
and B-Main winner Hed rounding out the top five. The Meyer Motors Hard
Charger Award went to Hed for starting in fifteenth and passing eleven cars to
finish fifth.
Without any yellow flags to slow down the racing action, the Super Stock
A-Main went green flag to checkered for 20-laps. Polesitter # 12 Brian
Goetsch of Sheboygan grabbed the early lead and held on. Staying in the lead
was not an easy feat, for the entire 20-laps, Goetsch had to outrace the
current point leader and three-time A-Main winner # 15 Brian Kaat of
Plymouth. Staying out in front is exactly what Goetsch did. Behind
Kaat ran past division champion # 98 John Dirks of Elkhart Lake who was trying
for his third A-Main win of the season. Goetsch stayed focused and in
control of the race to win his first A-Main of the season. Kaat, who won
the A-Main on Friday when the Super Stocks ran with the CCRA program in
Chilton, followed in second. Dirks followed in third with # 80 Luke
Scholten of Oostburg and fast qualifier # 48 Doug Teunissen of Sheboygan Falls
rounding out the top five. After transferring from the B-Main, # 95
Donny Kulow of Plymouth passed eight cars to win the Meyer Motors Hard Charger
Award.
With another record car count for the All-American Mighty 4 division, 30
competitors lined up to run two 15-lap A-Mains at the end of the Eastern
Wisconsin Stock Cars program. In the first Main race, the early battle
for the lead was between # 85 Vicky Milbrath of Howards Grove and # 33 Josh
Long of Waldo. Long took over the lead from Milbrath on lap four just
before a yellow flag halted racing action. In lap eight, # 26 Kevin Ruh
of Plymouth pulled into the second spot behind Long and began challenging for
the lead. Two laps later, # 9 Jason Voss of Glenbeulah briefly took
second place from Ruh but Ruh was determined and at the checkered flag took
back second place. At the finish, Long won his first A-Main race.
Ruh followed in second with Voss, #03 Sandra Meyer of Plymouth and # 17 Dave
Dorzok of Kewaskum rounding out the top five.
In the second Mighty 4 A-Main, polesitter # 5 Duane Dippel of Plymouth grabbed
the early lead with # 62 Eric Muehlbauer of Kiel in second. By lap
three, point leader # 88 Tim Sauter of Plymouth moved into third from his
twelfth starting position to challenge Muehlbauer for second. Sauter
battled for the position for laps with Muehlbauer holding him at bay. In
lap eight, Sauter succeeded in passing Muehlbauer for second and maneuvered
around a lap car to begin reeling in leader Dippel. As the laps clicked
off, it appeared there would not be enough laps left for Sauter to catch
Dippel but slowly each lap Sauter made up some of the distance Dippel had
acquired. In the last lap, as the checkered flew, Sauter passed Dippel
for his third A-Main win of the season. Dippel followed in second with #
67 Dale Singer of Waldo, Muehlbauer, and # 77 Rich Miske of Belgium rounding
out the top five.
Join Eastern Wisconsin Stock Cars for another Saturday night race program at
the Sheboygan County Fair Park in Plymouth on Saturday, June 28th. The
program will include the crowning of the 2003 Cain’s Bridal Wreath Miss EWSC.
The EWSC Board just announced the Independence Race Weekend Combination Ticket
Deal. For fans attending the Thursday, July 3rd EWSC show in Manitowoc
and the Saturday, July 5th Sheboygan Chevrolet Mid-Season Championships in
Plymouth, a special ticket can be purchased at the track with discounted
prices. For adult tickets, the combo ticket for both race admissions
costs $ 15 ( a savings of $3 from normal EWSC prices). The student combo
ticket costs $ 10 and the child ticket costs $ 5.
Winged Super Modified:
Miller Lite Fast Qualifier: # 95 Kenjay Fiedler, Sheboygan
Falls 14.008
A-Main (30 laps): 1) Paul Pokorski, West Bend; 2) Butch Hafemann,
Campbellsport; 3) Chuck Tuschl, Reedsville; 4) Pete Ostrowski, Milwaukee; 5)
Tim McMullen, Plymouth; 6) Gary Laack, Glenbeulah; 7) Barry Maas, Cascade; 8)
Dennis Klumb, Grafton; 9) Robert Enders, Kiel; 10) Kris Hansen, Manitowoc;
B-Main (10 laps): 1) Hansen; 2) Brian Portschy, Oostburg; 3) Enders; 4)
Tony Wondra, West Bend; 5) Dave Becker, Greenbush; 6) Terry Marten, Sheboygan
Falls; 7) Adam Brasser, Plymouth; 8) Matt VanWyk, Sheboygan Falls;
Heat # 1 (10 laps): 1) VanWyk; 2) Marten; 3) Hansen;
Heat # 2 (10 laps): 1) Ostrowski; 2) Billy Hafemann, Cedar Grove; 3) Pokorski;
Heat # 3 (10 laps): 1) Enders; 2) Butch Hafemann; 3) McMullen;
Limited Late Model:
Miller Lite Fast Qualifier: # 85 Tim Carman, Sheboygan
Falls 15.507
A-Main (25 laps): 1) Jim Pitzen, Plymouth; 2) Chad Espen, Kewaskum; 3)
Scott Haugstad, Plymouth; 4) Keith Borth, Sheboygan; 5) Richard Hed, Sheboygan
Falls; 6) Tim Carman, Sheboygan Falls; 7) Brian Kessler, Plymouth; 8) Terry
Goetsch, Sheboygan; 9) Rick Thompson, Campbellsport; 10) Brian Cesar,
Sheboygan;
B-Main (15 laps): 1) Hed; 2) Jason Allen, Fredonia; 3) Dave Enders,
Kiel; 4) Melissa Singer, Waldo;
Heat # 1 (10 laps): 1) Allen; 2) Espen; 3) Steve Ziegelbauer, Sheboygan;
Heat # 2 (10 laps): 1) Henry Dickmann, Sheboygan; 2) Jim Schmidt,
Cleveland; 3) Thompson;
Heat # 3 (10 laps): 1) Eric Baesemann, Elkhart Lake; 2) Hed; 3) Matt
Buckman, Plymouth;
Super Stock:
Miller Lite Fast Qualifier: # 48 Doug Teunissen, Sheboygan
Falls 17.306
A-Main (20 laps): 1) Brian Goetsch, Sheboygan; 2) Brian Kaat, Plymouth;
3) John Dirks, Elkhart Lake; 4) Luke Scholten, Oostburg; 5) Doug Teunissen,
Sheboygan Falls; 6) Kevin Zimbal, Sheboygan Falls; 7) Josh Gierke, Kiel; 8)
Kyle Odekirk, Plymouth; 9) Donny Kulow, Plymouth; 10) Jamie Gauger, Sheboygan;
B-Main (15 laps): 1) Mark Scholten, Oostburg; 2) Gierke; 3) Jamie
Theobald, Sheoboygan; 4) Jeff Leonhard, Sheboygan; 5) Dean Horneck, Kiel; 6)
Kulow;
C-Main ( 10 laps): 1) Dave Haag, Plymouth; 2) Jeremy Sauter, Sheboygan Falls;
Heat # 1 (10 laps): 1) Paul Dirks, Elkhart Lake; 2) Paul Perronne,
Plymouth; 3) Bob Peter, Howards Grove;
Heat # 2 (10 laps): 1) Mike Humphrey, Sheboygan; 2) Chad Ninmer,
Cleveland; 3) Kulow;
Heat # 3 (10 laps): 1) Ben Schmidt, Plymouth; 2) Joe Schmidt, Plymouth;
3) Gauger;
Heat # 4 (10 laps): 1) Gierke; 2) Scholten; 3) Goetsch;
All American Mighty 4’s:
A-Main # 1 (15 laps): 1) Josh Long, Waldo; 2) Kevin Ruh,
Plymouth; 3) Jason Voss, Glenbeulah; 4) Sandra Meyer, Plymouth; 5) Dave Dorzok,
Kewaskum; 6) Dale Baumann, Elkhart Lake;
A-Main # 2 (15 laps): 1) Tim Sauter, Plymouth; 2) Duane Dippel,
Plymouth; 3) Dale Singer, Waldo; 4) Eric Muehlbauer, Kiel; 5) Rich Miske,
Belgium; 6) Jason Seehaver, Kiel;
Eastern Wisconsin Stock Cars Standings as of: June 21,
2003
Winged Super Modifieds
1 7 Pete Ostrowski 549
2 4 Paul Pokorski 538
3 95 Kenjay Fiedler 528
4 98 Tim McMullen 512
5 62 Gary Laack 511
6 97 Tony Wondra 425
7 2 Billy Hafemann 389
8 55 Brian Portschy 372
9 99 Chuck Tuschl 357
10 22 Barry Maas 339
11 42 Matt Van Wyk 330
12 8 Kris Hansen 321
13 3 Robert Enders 312
14 26 Dave Deicher 284
15 15 Jon Schraufnagel 232
16 68 Craig Perko 224
17 72 Dennis Klumb 208
18 10 Chad Kistner 201
19 77 Terry Marten 194
20 00 Adam Brasser 171
21 9 Lee Mohs 168
22 93 Keith Anderson 164
23 19 Dave Becker 162
24 88 Tom Johnson 156
25 18 Butch Hafemann 79
26 20 Robert Lublow 23
Limited Late Models
1 89 Todd Jensema 288
2 77 Brian Cesar 285
3 79 Jim Schmidt 282
4 72 Chad Espen 277
5 3 Jim Pitzen 266
6 16 Brian Kessler 266
7 38 Scott Haugstad 266
8 69 Rick Thompson 263
9 4 Jason Allen 235
10 6 Richard Hed 235
11 85 Tim Carmen 233
12 65 Keith Borth 222
13 21 Dingel Bros. 217
14 27 Eric Baesemann 198
15 11 Howie Weiss 182
16 67 Melissa & Don Singer 174
17 57 John Scharenbroch 170
18 71 Henry Dickmann 170
19 5 Terry Goetsch 163
20 12 Matt Buckman 131
21 2 Gregg Herr 112
22 8 Dan Dippel 107
23 88 Steve Ziegelbauer 84
24 52 Mark Zimmermann 68
25 44 Jim Lavey 46
26 17 Brian Gilles 39
27 20 Layne Sours 23
28 53 Gary Glander 18
29 83 Eric Derks 5
Super Stocks
1 15 Brian Kaat 677
2 98 John Dirks 593
3 48 Doug Teunissen 591
4 4 Kevin Zimbal 574
5 35 Ben Schmidt 546
6 95 Donny Kulow 448
7 21 Kyle Odekirk 444
8 37 Jeff Leonhard 441
9 12 Brian Goetsch 427
10 67 Josh Gierke 422
11 84 Bradley Ruh 420
12 0 Mark Scholten 412
13 85 Steve Schad/Dave Haag 407
14 80 Luke Scholten 390
15 89 Paul Dirks 376
16 45 Joe Schmidt 281
17 6 Bob Duncan 260
18 91 Jamie Theobald 254
19 8 Abe Meinnert 245
20 22 Jamie Gauger 241
21 3 Dean Horneck 238
22 97 Bob Peter 235
23 9 Tony Miller 204
24 29 Jeremy Sauter 194
25 47 Paul Perronne 184
26 2 Damrow Bros. 175
27 72 Mike Humphrey 141
28 74 Chad Ninmer 136
29 13 Randy Ostermann Jr. 111
30 58 Dave Holm 103
31 00 Corey Brasser 100
32 63 Scott Landgraf Sr. 52
33 71 Bob Albinger 25
34 99 Jesse Klein 11
35 61 Chris Blanke 7
36 77 Shaun Goetsch 7
All-American Mighty - 4's
1 88 Tim Sauter 504
2 5 Duane Dippel 456
3 23 Jeremy Goetsch 390
4 67 Pete Mueller 375
5 9 Jason Voss 370
6 17 Dorzok/Dunkleberger 335
7 83 Tyler Elias 305
8 15 Cory Edler 252
9 8 Ken Odekirk 235
10 62 Eric Muehlbauer 235
11 68 Joe Miller 226
12 42 Jason Juech 224
13 71 Tammy Dickmann 219
14 13 Jason Vollrath 200
15 7 Wesley Baumann 183
16 21 Odekirk Racing 163
17 18 Jose Hernandez 155
18 12 Tim Anderson 148
19 69 Veldboom/Herbst 143
20 33 Josh Long 142
21 218 Steve Boss 137
22 26 Kevin Ruh 126
23 66 Travis Moehring 125
24 85 Vicky Milbrath 121
25 43 Jason Seehaver 114
26 03 Sandra Meyer 110
27 40 Chris Blanke 99
28 0 Tim Kaat 88
29 48 Steve Weber 59
30 77 Rich Miske 49
31 60 Fred Dekanich 31
32 20 Kevin Veldboom 27
33 89 Sauter Racing 16
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