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Brink Breaks Into Victory Lane At Fox Ridge
(ARCADIA, WI) - - In the mind of every racer there are certain events which
are committed to memory – as if branded directly onto the very membranes of
their brain. Events of such impact that they’ll be remembered, reflected
upon, and talked about for as long as they breath.
The driver’s very first start – regardless of whether it was successful,
destructive or embarrassingly slow – is a moment never forgotten. Their
first accident – metal bending, sparks flying, muscles tensing and then the
subsequent hours back at the shop fixing – is an incident never forgotten.
And then there’s the first win.
The first heat race win is thrilling, a moment to cherish. But that memory
pales in comparison to the first Feature race win. Friday night, at FOX RIDGE
SPEEDWAY, Winonan Tom Brink etched one of those moments into his memory.
After starting from the pole for the second WISSOTA Midwest Modified heat
race, Brink dominated all the way to the checkered flag – his first heat
race win of 2005. For the evening’s feature event, Brink lined his #77 up on
the outside of the second row.
At the drop of the green flag, pole sitter, and defending 2004 Track Champion
Harlan Morehart jumped away from the field and set a fast pace. Brink was able
to work around the #74 of Bob Bautch and began reeling in Morehart.
Brink was able to close in on Morehart but never quite get up along side to
take away the lead. Then, with just two laps remaining, a caution slowed the
field. And that’s when the unthinkable happened to Morehart’s car, as the
field took the yellow flag and slowed to begin regrouping for the restart,
Moreharts engine expired! Belching thick smoke like a factory smokestack,
Morehart lost the lead while not even racing.
Brink inherited the lead and covered the final two laps with nary a challenge
en route to his very first Feature win! Dan Hesch and Bautch finished second
and third respectively, with first heat race winner Jeff Brauer fourth and
current point leader Ryan Olson completing the top-5.
EARNEY SETTING A STREAK OF HIS OWN
Much talk has been made, and deservedly so, about the current three feature
winning streak the Karl Fenske has put together in the USRA Modified Division.
But let’s not forget to apply some credit to a very similar scenario which
has opened up in the WISSOTA Super Stock Division.
Cochrane’s Dennis Earney is now, likewise, the owner of a three feature
winning streak! And Earney is working for his checkered flags. Four weeks ago,
Earney pounced on an opportunity on the final lap of the Super Stock Feature
to pick up his first feature win of the year. Last Friday night Earney battled
from a tenth place starting spot to make it two feature wins in a row.
Friday night, May 27th, Earney capitalized on an offered opening and shot to
the front. The man of the night was Rodney “Mr. Excitement” Dregney.
Starting from the inside of the sixth row Dregney worked through the field as
if shot from a cannon!
Working both low and high, Dregney began battling for the lead after just a
handful of green-flag laps. After working to the front Dregney’s night took
a critical turn for the worse. Exiting turn two, Dregney’s black #88 slapped
the back straight wall and climbed the concrete leaving just the two left side
tires on the ground before slamming back down onto all four.
The top several cars in the field filed past – dropping Dregney back in the
pack and outside the top-5. Dregney regrouped and began another charge towards
the front. Dregney worked all the way back up to second before looping his car
in turn four in front of the on coming field.
The pack bearing down on him began evasive maneuvers, some going high, some
going low – and some headed directly for him. Dregney put his entire foot
back into the throttle, one would assume in hopes of getting out of the way of
the oncoming traffic, only to drive directly in the path of Kelly Anderson’s
#8!
The impact was solid, direct and hard. The right side of Dregney’s machine
was bent almost all the way into the centerline of his car, Anderson’s front
end was severely bent as well. Several other cars were likewise swept up into
the melee, including Dan Nissalke’s #22 which sat idle at the bottom of the
exit of turn four.
As the toe truck crew tried clearing the track of the remains of Nissalke’s
car, the skies opened – dumping a hard down pour on the track that
immediately concluded the evening’s racing.
And circling the track at the front of the field when the rains came? Why,
Dennis Earney, of course – proud new owner of a three feature winning
streak.
Second heat race winner Troy Langowski finished second with pole sitter Justin
Sass rounding out the top-3. First heat race winner Ashley Anderson was
credited with a fourth place feature win.
FEAST OR FAMINE FOR WAYNE DEAN
Fall Creek, Wisconsin’s Wayne Dean has lived both ends of the extremes this
season and FOX RIDGE SPEEDWAY. He’s either ended his evening in Victory Lane
with a Feature win, or loaded on the trailer with a broken car. Luckily for
Dean, the ‘Feast’ portion of this season’s scenario slight out-weighs
the ‘Famine’ portion on his results list.
Friday night it was back to the ‘Feast’ end of the spectrum as Dean and
his red and white #17 collected feature victory number four!
After opening up a lengthy lead on the rest of the field, Dean felt some heavy
pressure from second heat race winner Danny Hanson over the closing laps. As
lapped traffic played negatively into Dean’s momentum. But the same lapped
traffic also hindered Hanson’s ability to challenge for the lead.
As the checkered flag waived, it was Dean collecting the feature win with
Hanson second and Michael Conrad, continuing his improvements to an already
strong season, finishing third. First heat race winner Andy Bohnstengel
crossed the line fourth.
MIKE THOMPSON GRABS FIRST FEATURE
4-Cylinder Hornet’s driver Mike Thompson lost the lead and then battled back
to retake it on the way to collecting his first feature win of the 2005
season.
With a jack-rabbit like jump at the waiving of the green flag, Thompson flew
to the lead. First heat race winner Justin Yahnke was able to work about
Thompson to take the lead for a couple laps before Thompson regain sole
possession of the top spot and held on for the feature win.
Third heat race winner Murry Keatley, visiting from Iowa, finished third
behind Yahnke with Joel Hesch and second heat race winner Mark Bornitz
finishing out the top-5.
Trempealeau’s Chris Gilbertson transferred to the A-Main by winning the
B-Feature and finished a strong seventh.
RAIN POSTPONES USRA FEATURE
The rains that concluded the Super Stock feature forced the USRA feature to be
postponed until next Friday night. First heat race winner Bob Timm will line
up on the inside of the fifth row with second heat racer winner Les Duellman
on the outside of the fourth row. Both heat race winners will be starting from
the middle of the ten-row 20-car feature line up.
Racing action, including the postponed USRA Feature, resumes next Friday night
at FOX RIDGE SPEEDWAY.
5/27/2005 - Fox Ridge Speedway Results...
USRA Modifieds
A-Main 01 -- RAINED OUT – WILL BE RERUN FRIDAY JUNE 3RD.
Heat 01 -- 1. Bob Timm, Winona, Minn.; 2. Brad Waits, Zumbrota, Minn.;
3. Karl Fenske, Winona, Minn.; 4. Jesse Frericks, Pine Island, Minn.; 5. Kerry
Ledebuhr, Winona, Minn.; 6. Paul Hamernik, Winona, Minn.; 7. Matt Sweeney,
Waukon, Iowa; 8. Gary Doelle, Fountain City, Wis; 9. Les Jonsgaard, Winona,
Minn.; 10. Ron Britain, Winona, Minn..
Heat 02 -- 1. Les Duellman, Winona, Minn.; 2. Hank Rollinger, Buffalo
City, Wis; 3. Rick Hauser, Winona, Minn.; 4. Jason Marten, Mondovi, Wis; 5.
John Doelle, Arcadia, Wis; 6. Lonnie Earney, Cochrane, Wis; 7. Jessie Maynard,
Minnesota City, Minn.; 8. LeRoy Scharkey, Rochester, Minn.; 9. Mick Glenn,
Minnesota City, Minn.; 10. Jason Decker, Winona, Minn..
WISSOTA Super Stocks
A-Main 01 -- 1. Dennis Earney, Cochrane, Wis; 2. Troy Langowski, Winona,
Minn.; 3. Justin Sass, Alma, Wis; 4. Ashley Anderson, Eau Claire, Wis; 5.
Kelly Anderson, Hager City, Wis; 6. Danny Thomas, Wilson, Wis; 7. Travis
Wagner, Arcadia, Wis; 8. Dan Arneson, Eleva, Wis; 9. Gary Wiersgalla, Fountain
City, Wis; 10. David Nastvold, Galesville, Wis; 11. Jeff Dregney, Eleva, Wis;
12. Luke Schultz, Manitowoc, Wis; 13. Dan Nissalke, Winona, Minn.; 14. Rodney
Dregney, Mondovi, Wis; 15. Jesse Lutz, Winona, Minn.; 16. Jon Duffy, Winona,
Minn.; 17. Shawn Huse, Bloomer, Wis; 18. Troy Brand, Winona, Minn..
Heat 01 -- 1. A Anderson 2. Earney 3. Nissalke 4. Thomas 5. Duffy 6. R
Dregney 7. Nastvold 8. Wiersgalla 9. Brand.
Heat 02 -- 1. Langowski 2. K Anderson 3. Arneson 4. Huse 5. Sass 6.
Wagner 7. J Dregney 8. Lutz 9. Schultz.
WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds
A-Main 01 -- 1. Tom Brink, Winona, Minn.; 2. Dan Hesch, Arcadia, Wis; 3.
Robert Bautch, Winona, Minn.; 4. Jeff Brauer, Eyota, Minn.; 5. Ryan Olson,
Strum, Wis; 6. Dan Fagerlind, Dover, Minn.; 7. Ben Anderson, Winona, Minn.; 8.
Dean Hoffman, Eyota, Minn.; 9. Scott Smith, Hudson, Wis; 10. James Pehler,
Fountain City, Wis; 11. Harlan Morehart, Eyota, Minn.; 12. Nick Frion,
Ellsworth, Wis; 13. Travis Krause, Buffalo City, Wis; 14. Matt Steffen,
Mondovi, Wis.
Heat 01 -- 1. Brauer 2. Anderson 3. Pehler 4. Olson 5. Fagerlind 6.
Frion 7. Krause
Heat 02 -- 1. Brink 2. Bautch 3. Morehart 4. Hesch 5. Hoffman 6. Steffen
7. Smith
WISSOTA Street Stocks
A-Main 01 -- 1. Wayne Dean, Fall Creek, Wis; 2. Danny Hanson, Alma, Wis;
3. Michael Conrad, Independence, Wis; 4. Andy Bohnstengel, Winona, Minn.; 5.
Kylan Gamez, Arcadia, Wis; 6. Dennis Davis, Fountain City, Wis; 7. Fred
Prudoehl, Winona, Minn.; 8. Erik Kanz, Winona, Minn.; 9. Jeremy Schreiner,
Durand, Wis; 10. Jack Nissalke, Winona, Minn.; 11. Adam Wilken, Eau Claire,
Wis; 12. Matt Wolfe, Mondovi, Wis; 13. Roger Conrad, Independence, Wis; 14.
Gerald Schultz, Arcadia, Wis; 15. Tagge Pape, Arcadia, Wis; 16. Dan Bork,
Alma, Wis; 17. Tom Hund, Fountain City, Wis; 18. Cory Hanson, Black River
Falls, Wis.
Heat 01 -- 1. Bohnstengel 2. Wolfe 3. Kanz 4. Schreiner 5. Bork 6. M
Conrad 7. C Hanson 8. Schultz 9. Wilken
Heat 02 -- 1. D Hanson 2. Gamez 3. Dean 4. Nissalke 5. Davis 6. Prudoehl
7. R Conrad 8. Pape 9. Hund
Hornets
A-Main 01 -- 1. Mike Thompson, Melrose, Wis; 2. Justin Yahnke, Sparta,
Wis; 3. Murry Keatley, Waukon, Iowa; 4. Joel Hesch, Arcadia, Wis; 5. Mark
Bornitz, Holmen, Wis; 6. Coty Slawson, Ettrick, Wis; 7. Chris Gilbertson,
Trempealeau, Wis; 8. Roger Niederkorn, Ettrick, Wis; 9. Dan Carpenter, Black
River Falls, Wis; 10. Tommy Richards, Mondovi, Wis; 11. Brandon Gleiter, Alma,
Wis; 12. Mike Krause, Buffalo City, Wis; 13. Brad Duellman, Dodge, Wis; 14.
Danny Richards, Mondovi, Wis; 15. Michael Peters, Whitehall, Wis; 16. Shane
Anderson, Holmen, Wis; 17. Wayne Maug, Eleva, Wis; 18. Alan Van Vleet,
Galesville, Wis; 19. Kris Oium, Eleva, Wis; 20. Kyle Franson, Strum, Wis; 21.
Brady Dehnke, Mondovi, Wis; 22. Robert Carpenter, Black River Falls, Wis; 23.
Rick Slawson, Ettrick, Wis; 24. Rich Niederkorn, Galesville, Wis.
B-Main 01 -- 1. C Gilbertson 2. Franson 3. Oium 4. Gleiter 5. Krause 6.
Maug (TOP SIX TRANSFERRED UP TO A-MAIN) 7. Jeff Stumlin 8. Jared Simon 9.
Corey Klink 10. Richard Schilling 11. Gary Towner 12. James Clark.
Heat 01 -- 1. Yahnke 2. Dehnke 3. Duellman 4. C Slawson 5. D Carpenter
6. Ro Niederkorn 7. G Towner 8. Franson 9. C Klink 10. Stumlin
Heat 02 -- 1. Bornitz 2. M Thompson 3. R Carpenter 4. S Anderson 5. T
Richards 6. D Richards 7. Oium 8. C Gilbertson 9. Clark
Heat 03 -- 1. Keatley 2. Van Vleet 3. Hesch 4. R Slawson 5. M Peters 6.
Ri Niederkorn 7. Gleiter 8. Maug 9. Schilling 10. Krause 11. Simon
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