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EWSC Point Battle Tightens in Limited Late Models and Super Stocks
By Mary Burbach
August 16, 2003- Eastern Wisconsin Stock Cars held the annual Tecumseh
Products Night at the Races this Saturday. Two of the EWSC divisions ran
two point shows this weekend at different tracks. The Winged Super
Modifieds joined the Friday night race program at the Luxemburg fairgrounds
while the Super Stocks completed the fourth point show with CCRA at the
fairgrounds in Chilton. This double point earning weekend was important
to competitors as there is only four more point shows in the 2003 EWSC season.
Polesitter # 98 Tim McMullen of Plymouth grabbed the early lead in the Winged
Super Modified 30-lap A-Main. # 68 Craig Perko of Glenbeulah pulled in
behind McMullen for second place. Four laps into the race, McMullen was
pulling away from the field and racing out in front alone. Perko began a
four-lap-long battle with third place # 3 Robert Enders of Kiel and fourth
place # 2 Billy Hafemann of Cedar Grove. As the first of only two yellow
flags flew in lap seven, McMullen was pulled back to the field with Perko and
Enders behind him. After the green flag, McMullen again motored out in
front. Perko jumped back into second with Enders in third. Second
in points # 7 Pete Ostrowski of Milwaukee maneuvered into fourth by passing
Hafemann in lap eight. A lap later, Hafemann passed back and regained
fourth place. In lap 10, Hafemann, Enders and Ostrowski passed the
scoring line three abreast. Hafemann secured third and Ostrowski moved
into fourth. By lap 12, Ostrowski used the high groove to pass
low-running Hafemann but a lap later Hafemann charged back and passed
Ostrowski to regain third. Fourth in points # 62 Gary Laack of
Glenbeulah crossed the line in lap 13 three-abreast with Enders and Friday
night’s A-Main winner in Luxemburg # 97 Tony Wondra of West Bend.
Half-way through the race, McMullen built up a half track lead over second
place and the rest of the field as Hafemann kept charging into the second
spot. When the second and final yellow flag halted the racing action in
lap 19, McMullen was once again pulled back to right in front of the
field. Hafemann and Laack lined up in the second row with Ostrowski and
point leader # 4 Paul Pokorski of West Bend behind them. As the green
flag restarted the race, Laack flew by McMullen to gain the lead and heat
winner Pokorski jumped from fifth to third behind McMullen. In lap 21,
Laack held a slight advantage over McMullen as the two crossed the scoring
line side-by-side. Behind them, Pokorski and Hafemann also crossed the
line together with only a bumper separating them. A lap later, McMullen
charged back into the top spot with Laack, Pokorski, Hafemann and Ostrowski
charging behind him. Five laps from the end, in lap 25, Laack and
Pokorski both ran the high groove to try and pass leader McMullen but McMullen
kept charging ahead. At the checkered, McMullen won his second A-Main of
the season with last week’s A-Main winner Laack finishing second.
Pokorski followed in third with Ostrowski and Wondra in the top five. Point
leader Pokorski earned the Meyer Motors Hard Charger Award for passing 13
cars.
In the Limited Late Model division, polesitter # 71 Henry Dickmann grabbed the
early lead in the 25-lap A-Main race with # 5 Terry Goetsch of Sheboygan on
his bumper. Substitute driver # 16 JJ Walvoord of Oostburg
maneuvered into third followed by # 89 Todd Jensema of Sheboygan Falls and #
38 Scott Haugstad of Plymouth. In lap seven, Walvoord passed Goetsch for
second behind Dickmann and # 65 Keith Borth of Sheboygan moved into the top
five. Half-way through the race, in lap 12, the first yellow flag
appeared and relined up the field. After the green flag flew, Goetsch
passed Walvoord to regain second but Walvoord kept charging and took back
second in lap 14. In the next couple laps, Dickmann built up a
substantial lead over the field and second place Walvoord. Just as the lead
looked secure for Dickmann, a second yellow flag flew and pulled the cars back
together. As the race was restarted, Dickmann grabbed the lead again
with Walvoord, Goetsch, last year’s track champion # 8 Dan Dippel of
Plymouth and Borth running in a tight pack at the line. Through 2 more
yellow flags, Dippel moved up to third while another past track champion # 3
Jim Pitzen of Plymouth maneuvered into fourth and fast qualifier # 72 Chad
Espen of Kewaskum followed in fifth. At the white, # 57 John
Scharenbroch of Sheboygan Falls replaced Espen in fifth. In bold moves
on the last lap, Walvoord passed Dickmann to win his first A-Main of the
season as Pitzen passed Dippel to take home third. Scharenbroch followed in
fifth. The Meyer Motors Hard Charger Award went to Scharenbroch for
passing 11 cars. After awarding the points for the night, # 77 Brian
Cesar of Sheboygan and # 79 Jim Schmidt of Cleveland tied for the Limited Late
Model point lead.
Last Saturday’s A-Main winner # 98 John Dirks of Elkhart Lake grabbed the
lead in lap one of the Super Stock main event followed by # 6 Bob Duncan of
Sheboygan. # 80 Luke Scholten of Oostburg maneuvered into third with # 3
Dean Horneck of Kiel and # 29 Jeremy Sauter of Sheboygan Falls just behind
him. On lap seven, just before the first yellow flag appeared, #21 Kyle
Odekirk of Plymouth moved into the top five. After the field was
restarted, Scholten passed Duncan to take over second behind leader Dirks as
Odekirk jumped into third from fifth. Another lap later, Odekirk passed
Scholten for second as another yellow flag flew. Half-way through the
race, in lap ten, # 4 Kevin Zimbal of Sheboygan Falls moved up into fourth
behind Dirks, Odekirk and Scholten. A lap later, Scholten took over
second as Dirks charged out in front by himself. # 84 Bradley Ruh of
Elkhart Lake joined the mix in lap 13 by moving in behind Scholten. In
the same lap, Odekirk battled for fifth with point leader and fast qualifier #
48 Doug Teunissen of Sheboygan Falls. Five laps from the end, Dirks had
a substantial lead followed by Scholten, Ruh, Zimbal and Teunissen. At
the checkered, Dirks won his fourth A-Main of the season. Scholten and
Ruh followed in second and third, respectively. In a last lap pass, # 85
Steve Schad of Cleveland moved from sixth to finish fourth. Zimbal
followed in fifth. With his win, Dirks remained in second in the point
standings behind Teunissen but gained 16 points on the lead. Ruh earned
the Meyer Motors Hard Charger Award by passing 13 cars to finish third.
Only one yellow flag in lap five halted the racing action in the first
All-American Mighty 4 A-Main. After the green flag flew to restart the
race, # 9 Jason Voss of Glenbeulah passed early leader # 71 Tammy Dickmann of
Sheboygan while two-time Main winner # 03 Sandra Meyer of Plymouth motored
from fourth passed # 33 Josh Long of Waldo and Dickmann to take over
second. As the field was coming out of turn four, Voss led with Meyer,
Long, # 17 Dave Dorzork of Kewaskum and # 8 Phil Coppersmith of Plymouth
crossing the scoring line four abreast. In lap twelve, second in points # 5
Duane Dippel of Plymouth moved into the top five. At the checkered, Voss
won his third A-Main of the 2003 season followed by Meyer, Dorzok, Dippel and
Long. Dippel earned the Meyer Motors Hard Charger Award after passing
nine cars.
In the second Mighty 4 A-Main, a yellow flag on the original lineup for a
multi-car accident rearranged the field to take the green flag. # 68 Joe
Miller of Plymouth grabbed the early lead followed by # 42 Jason Juech of
Kewaskum. By the first lap, point leader # 88 Tim Sauter of Plymouth
moved into the top five. Sauter climbed steadily through the top spots
to secure third place by just a bumper in lap four. Without another
yellow to pull the field back together, Miller maneuvered out in front and
began lapping cars. As the white flag flew, Sauter passed Juech and two
lapped cars to take over second behind leader Miller. At the checkered,
Miller lapped one more car to secure his second A-Main win of the
season. Sauter followed in second with Juech in third. The Meyer
Motors Hard Charger Award went to Sauter for passing ten cars.
Join Eastern Wisconsin Stock Cars on Saturday, August 23rd for the Miller Lite
/ Harley Davidson Night at the Races sponsored by Sheboygan Beverage. A
week later, EWSC returns for the final time this season to the Manitowoc Expo
for the Labor Day Weekend Race on Saturday, August 30th.
Summary: Tecumseh Products Night
Winged Super Modified:
Miller Lite Fast Qualifier: # 99 Chuck Tuschl, Reedsvile -
14.073
A-Main (30 laps): 1) Tim McMullen, Plymouth; 2) Gary Laack, Glenbeulah;
3) Paul Pokorski, West Bend; 4) Pete Ostrowski, Milwaukee; 5) Tony Wondra,
West Bend; 6) Billy Hafemann, Cedar Grove; 7) Barry Maas, Cascade; 8) Kris
Hansen, Manitowoc; 9) Chuck Tuschl, Reedsville; 10) Donny Goeden, Kewaskum;
B-Main (10 laps): 1) Goeden; 2) Brian Portschy, Oostburg; 3) Wondra; 4)
Pokorski; 5) Hansen; 6) Kenjay Fiedler, Sheboygan Falls; 7) Dave Becker,
Greenbush; 8) Lee Mohs, Waldo;
Heat # 1 (10 laps): 1) Jon Schraufnagel, Lomira; 2) Fiedler; 3) Keith
Anderson, Sheboygan;
Heat # 2 (10 laps): 1) Pokorski; 2) Portschy; 3) Hansen;
Heat # 3 (10 laps): 1) Goeden; 2) Wondra; 3) Mohs;
Limited Late Model:
Miller Lite Fast Qualifier: # 72 Chad Espen, Kewaskum – 15.938
A-Main (25 laps): 1) JJ Walvoord, Oostburg; 2) Henry Dickmann,
Sheboygan; 3) Jim Pitzen, Plymouth; 4) Dan Dippel, Plymouth; 5) John
Scharenbroch, Sheboygan Falls; 6) Jim Schmidt, Cleveland; 7) Melissa Singer,
Waldo; 8) Chad Espen, Kewaskum; 9) Rick Thompson, Campbellsport; 10) Tim
Carman, Sheboygan Falls;
B-Main (15 laps): 1) Schmidt; 2) Scharenbroch; 3) Singer; 4) Jim Lavey,
Sheboygan;
Heat # 1 (10 laps): 1) Dickmann; 2) Walvoord; 3) Dippel;
Heat # 2 (10 laps): 1) Scott Haugstad, Plymouth; 2) Todd Jensema,
Sheboygan Falls; 3) Thompson;
Heat # 3 (10 laps): 1) Schmidt; 2) Lavey; 3) Richard Hed, Sheboygan
Falls;
Super Stock:
Miller Lite Fast Qualifier: # 48 Doug Teunissen, Sheboygan Falls –
17.938
A-Main (20 laps): 1) John Dirks, Elkhart Lake; 2) Luke Scholten,
Oostburg; 3) Bradley Ruh, Elkhart Lake; 4) Steve Schad, Cleveland; 5) Kevin
Zimbal, Sheboygan Falls; 6) Doug Teunissen, Sheboygan Falls; 7) Bob Duncan,
Sheboygan; 8) Donny Kulow, Plymouth; 9) Jamie Theobald, Sheboygan; 10) Josh
Gierke, Kiel;
B-Main (15 laps): 1) Kulow; 2) Schad; 3) Paul Dirks, Elkhart Lake; 4)
Ruh; 5) Mike Humphrey, Sheboygan; 6) Gierke;
Heat # 1 (10 laps): 1) John Dirks; 2) Teunissen; 3) Scholten;
Heat # 2 (10 laps): 1) Kulow; 2) Duncan; 3) Kyle Odekirk, Plymouth;
Heat # 3 (10 laps): 1) Paul Dirks; 2) Dave Holm, Kewaskum; 3) Bob Peter,
Howards Grove;
Heat # 4 (10 laps): 1) Corey Brasser, Plymouth; 2) Ruh; 3) Randy
Ostermann Jr., Howards Grove;
All American Mighty 4’s:
A-Main # 1 (15 laps): 1) Jason Voss, Glenbeulah; 2) Sandra Meyer,
Plymouth; 3) Dave Dorzok, Kewaskum; 4) Duane Dippel, Plymouth; 5) Josh Long,
Waldo;
A-Main # 2 (15 laps): 1) Joe Miller, Plymouth; 2) Tim Sauter, Plymouth;
3) Jason Juech, West Bend; 4) Vicky Milbrath, Howards Grove; 5) Mike Olson,
Plymouth;
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