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Hanson Takes MARS 100 At I-94 Raceway
Youngest Driver To Win Series Event
By Dean Reller
SAUK CENTRE, MN (July 2, 2005) - Andy Hanson scored a breakthrough win by
turning in a dominant run in the Midwest Allstar Racing Series (MARS) Super
Late Model 100 lap July Spectacular at the I-94 Raceway in Sauk Centre.
Twenty-two MARS Super Late Models took the green flag in front of the largest
crowd in several years to watch a race at I-94 Raceway. Polesitter JR
Studniski took the lead, with Bob White right behind. Fourth starting Tim
Olson got by White and then turned up the heat on Studniski. Olson took the
lead on lap nine leaving Studniski and White to fight it out for second. Jon
Olson brought out a yellow, when he crashed into the turn one wall. Tim Olson
held the lead on the restart with White looking to make a bid. White would run
alongside for several laps, but Olson continued to show the way. Meanwhile,
ninth starting Hanson was coming on strong as he slowly picked off cars on his
way towards the front. Hanson would take second on lap 37. A short battle for
the lead ensued, before Hanson moved past Olson exiting turn four on lap 46.
Once in the lead, Hanson quickly distanced himself as he extended his lead to
nearly a half of a lap, before Bryan Roach brought out a caution for his spin
on lap 78. Hanson blasted away on the restart to a full straightaway
advantage, only to see it erased when DJ Dondelinger and Jeff Lofquist got
tangled up on the backstretch with about 10 laps remaining. When the green
waved again, Hanson took off leaving Tim Olson to race with Nate Thiesse, who
came from the back of the pack. Thiesse would move into second with a handful
of laps left, but it was too late to do much more as Hanson had again moved to
a full straightaway lead by the time he took the checkered flag. 16-year-old
Hanson, who recently got his driver’s license became the youngest driver
ever to win a MARS Super Late Model event.
Kevin Woeste made a show of it as he pulled off a last lap pass to win the ASA
Modified Feature. Jerry Voigt started on the pole and assumed the lead as
everyone jockeyed for position behind. Seventh starting Woeste ran hard with
Rich Snyder for several laps, before he took the second spot with eight laps
to go. Unchallenged, Voigt pulled to a sizable lead only to see it slowly
shrink in the final laps as Woeste reeled him in. With the white flag waving,
Woeste pulled in behind Voigt setting up a dash to the finish. Exiting the
final turn, Woeste stuck his car to the bottom and that was all he needed to
edge his way across the line to take the win.
Dirk Henry capped off a clean sweep, by winning the Great North Legends
Feature. Cal Lease took the lead right away, but fast-timer and fourth
starting Henry was in a hurry as he shot by on the race’s second lap. Lease
gave Henry run for his money for a few laps, before Henry blasted away from
everyone. Tim Brockhouse and Zac Davids rallied late as they raced for second.
Out front, Henry was untouchable as he cruised to the win. Davids was able to
wrestle his car past Brockhouse to take the runner-up spot.
Patrick Amelung nursed his car home to win the ASA Thunder Car Feature. Joe
Karl used his outside pole to take the lead from the start. Lee McDougall held
second for a while, before mechanical problems would force him from the race.
Third starting Amelung squeezed by Karl on lap six to take the lead. Amelung
moved to nearly a full straightaway lead despite a misfiring engine. Jim
Larkin made a bid in the final five laps, but ran out of time to get close as
Amelung went on to the win.
David Bolstad showed he still has the right stuff as he put himself back in
Victory Lane following the UCAR Feature. Bolstad started on the pole and
wasted no time in taking advantage as Curt Peterson stayed right with him in
second. Peterson would exit on lap 13 with transmission problems. Dan Bolstad
moved up to second, but with only a few laps to go, Andy Mayavski was able to
get that position. Meanwhile, David Bolstad continued to run his own race as
he tore of the laps on his way to the win.
I-94 Raceway Results July 2, 2005
Midwest Allstar Racing Series (MARS) Super Late Models
First Heat
1. Jon Olson (Hamel) 2. Bob White (Spring Lake Park) 3. Joe Berthiaume
(Rogers) 4. John Notch (St. Cloud) 5. Jeff Lofquist (Fergus Falls) 6. Bryan
Roach (Becker) 7. Tim Olson (Hamel) 8. JR Studniski (St. Joseph)
Second Heat
1. Nate Thiesse (Brainerd) 2. Blake Bjorklund (Isanti) 3. Rob Dubnecay (Maple
Grove) 4. Gordy Sannes (DePere, WI) 5. Rob Thurston (Olivia) 6. DJ Dondelinger
(Brainerd) 7. Ritch Johnson (Monticello) 8. Molly Rhoads (Hastings)
Fast Dash
1. Trent Snyder (Ironton) 2. Todd Hansen (Minneapolis) 3. Eugene Dick
(Watkins) 4. Trevor Stewart (St. Augusta) 5. Dean Cornelius (Chaska) 6. Andy
Hanson (Ramsey)
Fast Qualifiers
1. Trevor Stewart (16.871 sec.) 2. Todd Hansen (16.945 sec.) 3. Eugene Dick
(16.994 sec.) 4. Andy Hanson (16.995 sec.) 5. Trent Snyder (17.022 sec.) 6.
Dean Cornelius (17.086 sec.)
July Spectacular 100
1. Andy Hanson 2. Nate Thiesse 3. Bob White 4. Dean Cornelius 5. Tim Olson 6.
Todd Hansen 7. Blake Bjorklund 8. Trevor Stewart 9. Trent Snyder 10. Gordy
Sannes 11. JR Studniski 12. Ritch Johnson 13. Eugene Dick 14. Joe Berthiaume
15. Bryan Roach 16. DJ Dondelinger 17. Jeff Lofquist 18. Rob Thurston 19. John
Notch-DNF 20. Jon Olson-DNF 21. Rob Dubnecay-DNF 22. Molly Rhoads-DNF
Modifieds
First Heat
1. Kevin Woeste (Waite Park) 2. John Notch (St. Cloud) 3. Rich Snyder
(Alexandria) 4. Jerry Voigt (Cold Spring) 5. John Gottwald (Paynesville) 6.
Dave Ostendorf (St. Cloud)
Second Heat
1. Jeff Rohner (Willmar) 2. Joey Johnson (Alexandria) 3. Tony Robertson
(Darwin) 4. Jeremy Fleck (Sauk Rapids) 5. Corey Flynn (Alexandria) 6. Jonathan
Olmscheid (Elrosa)
Feature
1. Kevin Woeste 2. Jerry Voigt 3. Rich Snyder 4. John Notch 5. Jeremy Fleck 6.
Jeff Rohner 7. Joey Johnson 8. John Gottwald 9. Dave Ostendorf 10. Tony
Robertson 11. Corey Flynn 12. Jonathan Olmscheid
Great North Legends
First Heat
1. Chad Flynn (Alexandria) 2. Mike Turbes (North Mankato) 3. Jaycen Brockhouse
(Shorewood) 4. Tyler Sjoman (Alexandria) 5. Jon Lewerer (Coon Rapids) 6. Stan
Davis (Maple Grove) 7. Beaner Wiese (Sauk Centre)-DNF 8. Scott Petty (Elk
River)-DNF 9. Tim Brockhouse (Shorewood)-DNF
Second Heat
1. Dirk Henry (Sauk Centre) 2. Zac Davids (Apple Valley) 3. Cal Lease (Little
Falls) 4. Charlie Balderston (Freeport) 5. Matt Hendrickson (Albany) 6. Matt
Hartman (Willmar) 7. Joe Kostreba (Sauk Centre) 8. Bruce Allen (Chanhassen) 9.
Rick Dubay (Coon Rapids)
Last Chance Qualifier
1. Rollie Davidson (Eagan) 2. Robby Carter (Prior Lake) 3. Jake Varnum
(Morris) 4. Jeff Ryan (Grand Forks, ND) 5. Gary Oie (St. Paul) 6. Patrick
Brejcha (Alexandria) 7. Mark Skjerven (Oakdale)
Fast Qualifiers
1. Dirk Henry (18.836 sec.) 2. Jaycen Brockhouse (19.159 sec.) 3. Cal Lease
(19.277 sec.) 4. Tim Brockhouse (19.315 sec.) 5. Bruce Allen (19.337 sec.) 6.
Jon Lewerer (19.338 sec.)
Feature
1. Dirk Henry 2. Zac Davids 3. Tim Brockhouse 4. Jaycen Brockhouse 5. Chad
Flynn 6. Scott Petty 7. Matt Hendrickson 8. Jon Lewerer 9. Tyler Sjoman 10.
Mike Turbes 11. Paul Hartman 12. Bruce Allen 13. Charlie Balderston 14. Rick
Dubay 15. Patrick Brejcha 16. Jeff Ryan 17. Rollie Davidson 18. Jake Varnum
19. Gary Oie 20. Beaner Wiese 21. Joe Kostreba 22. Mark Skjerven 23. Cal
Lease-DNF 24. Stan Davis-DNF
Thunder Cars
First Heat
1. Lance Stueve (Greenwald) 2. Patrick Amelung (St. Joseph) 3. Jim Larkin (Big
Lake) 4. Chris Harig (Fergus Falls) 5. Jarmin Henry (Sauk Centre) 6. Pat Henry
(Sauk Centre) 7. Justin Wolbeck (Sauk Centre) 8. Matt Miller (Glenwood) 9.
Luke Gottwald (St. Martin)
Second Heat
1. Lee McDougall (Monticello) 2. Joe Karl (Oakis) 3. Matt Hoeschen (Sauk
Centre) 4. Nick Panitzke (Sauk Centre) 5. Alan Johnson (Osakis) 6. Doug
Olmscheid (Padua) 7. Jason Schroepfer (Comfrey) 8. Troy Nelson (Alexandria) 9.
Chris Broman (St. Paul Park)-DNS
Feature
1. Patrick Amelung 2. Jim Larkin 3. Matt Hoeschen 4. Lance Stueve 5. Nick
Panitzke 6. Pat Henry 7. Joe Karl 8. Jarmin Henry 9. Jason Schroepfer 10.
Chris Harig 11. Alan Johnson 12. Matt Miller 13. Justin Wolbeck 14. Doug
Olmscheid 15. Troy Nelson 16. Luke Gottwald 17. Chris Bromen-DNF 18. Lee
McDougall-DNF
UCARs
First Heat
1. Alan Thompson (Waite Park) 2. Josh Christi (Sauk Rapids) 3. Craig Maack
(Pelican Rapids) 4. Bobbi Jo Maras (Grey Eagle) 5. Doug Fick (Fergus Falls) 6.
Chad Burke (Alexandria)
Second Heat
1. Corey Flynn (Alexandria) 2. Jay Gronewold (Fergus Falls) 3. Marc Rosenow
(Grey Eagle) 4. Kris Wensmann (Elmdale) 5. Andy Heying (St. Cloud) 6. Matt
Peterson (Upsala)-DNF 7. Tony Hallerman (Sauk Centre)-DNF
Third Heat
1. Andy Mayavski (St. Cloud) 2. Curt Peterson (Upsala) 3. David Bolstad
(Fergus Falls) 4. Dan Bolstad (Fergus Falls) 5. Billy Weyer (Sartell) 6. Kyle
Koenig (Sauk Rapids) 7. Dave Heurung (Long Prairie) 8. TJ Harig (Fergus Falls)
Feature
1. David Bolstad 2. Andy Mayavski 3. Dan Bolstad 4. Josh Christi 5. Jay
Gronewold 6. Marc Rosenow 7. Billy Weyer 8. Corey Flynn 9. Doug Fick 10. Matt
Peterson 11. Alan Thompson 12. Andy Heying 13. Kris Wensmann 14. TJ Harig 15.
Dave Heurung 16. Craig Maack 17. Kyle Koenig 18. Tony Hallerman 19. Curt
Peterson-DNF 20. Bobbi Jo Maras-DNF 21. Chad Burke-DNF
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