Miller Lite Bonus Money Awarded To Laack, Dippel And Ruh
By Mary Burbach

August 7, 2004- Miller Lite/Lee Beverage sponsored the Eastern Wisconsin Stock Cars race program and awarded bonus money to the drivers in the Winged Super Modified, Limited Late Model and Super Stock divisions.  Earning the bonus money by becoming the Miller Lite Fast Qualifier were Glenbeulah’s Gary Laack in the Mods, Sheboygan’s Brian Cesar in the Limited Late Models and Plymouth’s Ben Schmidt in the Super Stocks.  Additional bonus money from Miller Lite was also award in these divisions to the A-Main winners.

Last season’s track champion, # 4 Paul Pokorski of West Bend, who has won two A-Mains this season, grabbed the early lead in the Winged Super Modified 30-lap A-Main.  As  Pokorski attempted to race out in front alone, the Miller Lite Fast Qualifier # 62 Gary Laack of Glenbeulah climbed through the field from his eleventh place starting spot to pull behind Pokorski in lap eight.  On the same lap, last week’s A-Main winner # 98 Tim McMullen of Plymouth moved into the top five.  Pokorski began lapping cars one lap later but Laack stayed on his bumper by passing the cars as fast as Pokorski sent them back.  At the mid-point of the race, Laack built his momentum and passed Pokorski for the lead just before a yellow flag halted racing action.  On the restart, Laack lined up out in front alone with Pokorski inside and McMullen outside the next row.  As the green flag restarted the action, Laack wasted no time in charging out in front as Pokorski and McMullen switched racing grooves and raced after the leader.  By lap 24, Laack, who had built up a sizable lead over second place Pokorski, began lapping cars.  As Laack skillfully weaved through the back of the field, the checkered flag gave fast qualifying Laack his first Modified A-Main win of the 2004 season.  With finishing third in his heat race earlier, Laack was only two places away from being the first driver to clean sweep in 2004.  Pokorski and McMullen followed in second and third with B-Main winner # 97 Tony Wondra of Campbellsport and # 99 Chuck Tuschl of Reedsville rounding out the top five.  The Meyer Motors Hard Charger was awarded to Laack for passing nine cars.

Without a yellow flag to slow down the racing action, the Limited Late Model A-Main showcased fast racing action from the wave of the first green flag.  # 57 John Scharenbroch of Sheboygan Falls grabbed the early lead over previous track champion # 8 Dan Dippel of Plymouth.  By lap three, Scharenbroch and Dippel raced out in front with a separate battle behind them between # 38 Scott Haugstad of Plymouth and # 89 Todd Jensema of Sheboygan Falls for third. As lapped traffic became a factor in lap eight, Scharenbroch and Dippel crossed the start/finish line together but Scharenbroch was not ready to give up the lead and motored out in front again.  At the half-way point in the 25-lap race, Dippel was on Scharenbroch’s bumper.  A lap later, Dippel took control of the lead and charged through lapped traffic to the checkered.  Heat winner Dippel won his first A-Main in the 2004 season.  Scharenbroch followed in second with Haugstad, Jensema and Miller Lite Fast Qualifier # 69 Brian Cesar of Sheboygan rounding out the top five.  Cesar also earned the Meyer Motors Hard Charger honors.

Elkhart Lake’s # 84 Bradley Ruh grabbed the lead at the beginning of the 20-lap Super Stock A-Main race with another Elkhart Lake driver # 89 Paul Dirks on his bumper.  Plymouth’s # 29 Jeremy Sauter charged into third by lap eight to chase down Ruh and Dirks who had built up a lead over the field.  As Sauter caught up to Dirks, substitute driver # 48 JJ Walvoord joined the battle for second.  With Dirks, Sauter and Walvoord battling each other, Ruh charged out in front alone.  Without a yellow flag to pull the field together and slow down leader Ruh, the laps changed quickly and Ruh took the checkered to win his second Super Stock A-Main of the season.  Dirks followed in second with Sauter, Walvoord and in a white flag lap pass, # 7 Brian Gilles of Plymouth rounded out the top five.  The Meyer Motors Hard Charger award went to Cleveland’s # 85 Steve Schad after passing nine cars to finish eighth.

In the first of two Mighty 4 A-Main events, # 68 Joe Miller of Plymouth took control of the race in lap two just before the only yellow flag halted racing action in lap three.  On the restart, Miller charged out in front with first # 34 Joe Grohskopf of Sheboygan and then # 9 Jason Voss of Glenbeulah behind him in second.  After winning the first Mighty 4 A-Main last week, Miller lead the field back to the checkered again to make it back to back wins.  Voss followed in second and Grohskopf in third.  The Meyer Motors Hard Charger award went to Voss and fourth place finisher # 03 Sandra Meyer of Plymouth for passing nine cars each.

In the second Mighty 4 A-Main, # 62 Eric Muehlbauer of Kiel grabbed the early lead with # 29 Nic Schuette of Glenbeulah moving into second in lap seven.  A lap later, Schuette took over the lead with # 33 Josh Long of Waldo behind him just before the only yellow flag re-lined up the field.  After the green flag flew, three time A-Main winner # 15 Cory Edler of Cascade jumped passed both Schuette and Long to take over the lead.  Edler charged out in front straight to the checkered to record 4 A-Main wins in 2004.  Long followed in second with # 32 Scott Long also of Waldo making a last lap pass to finish third.  The Meyer Motors Hard Charger went to both Edler and Josh Long for each passing 10 cars to finish first and second.

Join Eastern Wisconsin Stock Cars on Saturday, August 14th at the Sheboygan County Fair Park in Plymouth for the Tecumseh Power Company Night at the Races.  A full racing program is scheduled with the self-starting Winged Super Modifieds, Limited Late Models, Super Stocks and All-American Mighty 4 divisions.

Summary:  Miller Lite Nite at EWSC
Winged Super Modified:
Miller Lite Fast Qualifier:  # 62 Gary Laack – Glenbeulah   14.549

A-Main (30 laps):  Gary Laack, Glenbeulah; Paul Pokorski; Tim McMullen, Plymouth; Tony Wondra, Campbellsport; Chuck Tuschl, Reedsville; Billy Hafemann, Waldo; Kenjay Fiedler, Sheboygan Falls; Dennis Klumb, Grafton; Matt Van Wyk, Sheboygan Falls; Butch Hafemann, Campbellsport;

B-Main (15 laps):   Wondra; Klumb; Robert Enders, Howards Grove; Spyder Akright, Sheboygan Falls; Doug Wondra, Campbellsport; Jeremy Mulenbach, Campbellsport; 

Heat # 1 (10 laps): Jon Schraufnagel, Lomira; Dave Becker, Greenbush; Akright;
Heat # 2 (10 laps): Enders; Tony Wondra; Pokorski;
Heat # 3 (10 laps):  Fiedler; Klumb; Laack;

Limited Late Model:
Miller Lite Fast Qualifier:  # 69 Brian Cesar – Sheboygan  17.008

A-Main (25 laps):   Dan Dippel, Plymouth; John Scharenbroch, Sheboygan Falls; Scott Haugstad, Plymouth; Todd Jensema, Sheboygan Falls; Brian Cesar, Sheboygan; Tim Carman, Sheboygan Falls; Terry Goetsch, Sheboygan; Keith Borth, Sheboygan; Brian Kessler, Plymouth; Richard Hed, Sheboygan Falls;

B-Main (15 laps):  Jim Schmidt, Cleveland; Hed; Henry Dickmann, Sheboygan; Matt Buckman, Plymouth;

Heat # 1 (10 laps):  Buckman; Hed; Gary Glander, Sheboygan Falls;
Heat # 2 (10 laps):  Borth; Jensema; Dingel Bros, Sheboygan; 
Heat # 3 (10 laps):  Dippel; Kessler; Cesar;

Super Stock:
Miller Lite Fast Qualifier:  # 35 Ben Schmidt – Plymouth  18.943

A-Main (20 laps):  Bradley Ruh, Elkhart Lake; Paul Dirks, Elkhart Lake; Jeremy Sauter, Plymouth; JJ Walvoord, Oostburg; Brian Gilles, Plymouth; Dave Holm, Kewaskum; Brian Genske, Sheboygan Falls; Steve Schad, Cleveland; Phil Coppersmith, Plymouth; Donny Kulow, Plymouth;

B-Main (15 laps):  Coppersmith; Genske; Kulow; Jamie Gauger, Sheboygan; Schad; Bob Peter, Howards Grove;

Heat # 1 (10 laps):  Dan Holm, Port Washington; Peter; Duane Dippel, Plymouth;
Heat # 2 (10 laps):  Paul Perronne, Plymouth; Rick Hed, Sheboygan Falls; Schad;
Heat # 3 (10 laps):  John Dirks, Elkhart Lake; Joe Schmidt, Plymouth; Brian Kaat, Plymouth;
Heat # 4 (10 laps):  Gauger; Ruh; Kulow;

All American Mighty 4’s:
A-Main # 1 (15 laps):  Joe Miller, Plymouth; Jason Voss, Glenbeulah; Joe Grohskopf, Sheboygan; Sandra Meyer, Plymouth; Jason Juech, West Bend; Steven Ruh, Elkhart Lake;

A-Main # 2 (15 laps):  Cory Edler, Cascade; Josh Long, Waldo; Scott Long, Waldo; Tammy Dickmann, Sheboygan; Kurt Jakubowski, Sheboygan Falls; Andrew Rein;