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Swedberg Wins Two, Laabs And Klafka Get First Wins On Year
By Scott Owen
Clintonville,WI,6/15--Eighty six racers were on hand to race at the GSR
Kartway on Auto Service Plus and Matthews Supper Club night at the
races. Bratt Swedberg picked up two feature wins on the night.
Talon Laabs, Mike Moeller, Eric Klafka, Alex Stumnpf, Matthew Kretschmann,
Johnny Whitman, Kyle Lentz, and Shannon Peters also picked up feature wins.
A season high seven kiddie karts were on hand to do battle on the fast eighth
mile oval. Heat race winner Brayden Litton grabbed the early lead.
Litton was pressured by Kelin Charles and Talon Laabs. On lap seven
Charles was able to get by Litton to take the lead. Charles was followed
by Laabs until lap ten when Laabs made the pass for the lead. Laabs
would hold on for the final two laps to get his first win of the season.
Charles finished in second and Litton held on to third. Charles won the
other heat race on the night.
Mike Moeller started on the pole of the box stock race and never looked
back. Moeller was followed across the line by Parker May in second and
Tristan Peebles in third. Nic Page, Moeller, May, and Hunter Parsons won
heat races.
Eric Klafka made his first trip to the GSR Kartway this season a good one as
he won a heat race and also the feature. Klafka led the entire race to
finish in front of Chantel Wunderlich and third generation driver Brandon
Reichenberger. Wunderlich, Reichenberger, and Kyle Hahn also won heat
races.
Darren Jackson showed the way for the first four laps of the junior one
feature before Alex Stumpf was able to get by. Stumpf would lead the
rest of race to continue his domination in this class. Jackson finished
in second, and Austin Brier in third. Stumpf and Brier won their heat
races.
Andrew Hock started on the pole of the stock medium feature and held the lead
until lap four when Brett Swedberg took over the top spot. Swedberg led
the rest of the race for the win. Marcus Yarie made the pass on Hock to
finish in second. Hock held on to the third spot. Hock and Yarie
were the heat winners.
Matthew Kretschmann won both of his heat races and also the feature in the
junior two class. Kretschmann started on the pole and pulled away at the
start of the race. Cheyenne Cameron was able to close in on Kretschmann
as the race wound down, but she could not complete a pass for the lead.
Cameron would have to settle for second, while Josh Long finished in
third. Long and Kirk Quaintance also won heat races.
Johnny Whitman had a new number on his kart, but he ran as fast as always,
picking up the junior animal win. Aaron Milavitz started on the pole and
led lap one. Whitman passed Milavitz on lap two and led for the duration
of the event. Milavitz finished in second, and Justin Kraeger finished
third. Whitman and Milavitz also picked up heat race wins.
Brett Swedberg dominated the stock heavy feature, leading from start to
finish, to get his second feature win of the night. Swedberg also won
both heat races. Cody Wunderlich finished the feature in second.
Justin Heiting started in seventh and finished in third.
Brothers Brad and Justin Anthony started together on the front row of the WKA
animal feature. Justin was able to grab the early lead with Brad in
tow. On lap five Kyle Lentz snuck by Justin Anthony to take over the
lead. Lentz would lead the rest of the way to return to victory
lane. Justin Anthony took second in front of Brad Anthony. Brad
Anthony won two heat races, and Lentz and Justin Anthony each won one.
Steve Arndt led the first lap of the lawnmower feature before Shannon Peeters
took over the lead. Peeters led the rest of the event to win the
race. Ty Rindt got around Arndt to finish in second. Arndt did
finish in third. Peters also won the heat race.
Kiddie karts
Feature: 1,Talon Laabs,Stensenville; 2,Kelin Charles,Green Bay; 3,Brayden
Litton,Omro; 4,Skyler Woods,Beaver Dam; 5,Cole Kuske,Seymour
Box Stock
Feature: 1,Mike Moeller,Hortonville; 2,Parker May,DePere; 3,Tristan
Peebles,New London; 4,Nic Page,Plover; 5,Casey Sommers,Greenville
Controlled stock
Feature: 1,Eric Klafka,Wisconsin Rapids; 2,Chantel Wunderlich,Hortonville;
3,Brandon Reichenberger,Appleton; 4,Nick Moeller,Hortonville; 5,Kyle
Hahn,Merrill
Junior one
Feature: 1,Alex Stumpf,Menasha; 2,Darren Jackson,Wisconsin Rapids; 3,Austin
Brier,Three Lakes; 4,Reagan May,DePere; 5,Jesse Colwell,Sherwood
Stock medium
Feature: 1,Brett Swedberg,Shawano; 2,Marcus Yarie,Wausau; 3,Andrew
Hock,Seymour; 4,Joe Reuter,Shawano; 5,Jordan Reinke,Shawano
Junior two
Feature: 1,Matthew Kretschmann,Shawano; 2,Cheyenne Cameron,Birnamwood; 3,Josh
Long,Green Bay; 4,Kirk Quaintance,New
London; 5,Dakota Quaintance,New London
Junior animal
Feature: 1,Johnny Whitman,DePere; 2,Aaron Milavitz,Shawano; 3,Justin
Kraeger,Caroline; 4,Ben Stumpf,Menasha; 5,Quintin Mory-Pagel,Seymour
Stock heavy
Feature: 1,Brett Swedberg,Shawano; 2,Cody Wunderlich,Hortonville; 3,Justin
Heiting,Appleton; 4,Josh Biertzer,Shawano; 5,Brian Page,Plover
WKA animal
Feature: 1,Kyle Lentz,Green Bay; 2,Justin Anthony,Appleton; 3,Brad
Anthony,Appleton; 4,Blaire Laughlin,New London; 5,Nathan Morris,Shawano
Lawnmower
Feature: 1,Shannon Peters,Bear Creek; 2,Ty Rindt,Bear Creek; 3,Steve
Arndt,Clintonville; 4,Brian Peters,Clintonville; 5,Matt Solin,Antigo
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