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LaCrosse Repeats, Mullen Crowned Modified Champ
by Tom Wagner
LUXEMBURG, WI: August 27, 2004 - Feature winners shared the spotlight with
champions as the Luxemburg Speedway wrapped up its 2004 points season Friday
night.
Benjy LaCrosse continued his late season hot streak as he raced away to his
second straight feature win in the IMCA modifieds, marking three victories in
the last four weeks of the year. LaCrosse was joined in the winner's circle by
IMCA stocker Greg Gretz, Dave Lane in the IMCA hobby stocks and Tyler Smith in
the Sport 4s.
All four divisions were up for grabs going into the final features. Each of
the four eventual champs raced to strong top five finishes to lock in their
titles. The list includes first time champs Scott Mullen in the modifieds,
Shawn Kilgore in the stock cars and Smith in the Sport 4s, plus repeat winner
Keith Kickbusch in the hobby stocks.
The safest cushion belonged to Mullen in the modifieds. He entered the final
feature 14 points in front of Jeremy Jacobs, and 16 ahead of Sean Jerovetz.
James Tebon used the inside line on a restart to gain position and eventually
the lead from Billy LeMieux on the seventh lap of the headliner. LaCrosse also
used the restart to pick up momentum on the outside line, taking the lead from
Tebon for good two laps later. As he pulled away, Tebon tried to hold second
under pressure from Brad Rohloff, Tim VanDeHei and Brian Mullen.
Two cautions just after the half-way mark did little to slow LaCrosse, as he
bolted away to a comfortable lead each time. But it did give Scott Mullen the
opportunity to join the lead pack. With 12 laps left, he took fourth, then
quickly moved to third to solidify his championship bid. Rohloff had taken
second from Tebon just before the yellows flew, but couldn't match LaCrosse
down the stretch.
Rohloff settled for a solid second place run, with Mullen locking up the title
by placing third. Jared Siefert turned in a steady run for fourth. Jacobs,
forced to qualify through the semi-feature, advanced from his eighth row
starting spot to place fifth.
There was a little more drama in the stock cars where Kilgore's edge on second
place Jason Czarapata was a scant four points, with Craig Paque five back and
Rod Snellenberger only 10 in arrears. With the contenders running
together, it provided the opportunity to watch two races in one, as Brandon
Mindak and Gretz were putting on a show of their own at the point.
Mindak was strong earlier, but Gretz chased him down on the 11th lap. The two
ran side by side for nearly three laps before Gretz was able to gain the
advantage from his inside position. In the pack, Kilgore was able to get in
front, and then stay in front, of both Czarapata and Paque. He shadowed
Snellenberger as they marched to the front behind Travis VanStraten. Van
Straten led the charge past Mindak with six to go, but there was no time left
to mount a serious challenge on Gretz.
The third place run by Snellenberger moved him to second in the standings, but
he was only able to gain a point on Kilgore who placed right behind him in
fourth. Mindak finished his fine night by placing fifth, to go along with a
heat win earlier in the evening.
Not only did the hobby stock championship go down to the final feature of the
year, it went down to the final lap. Looking to repeat as champ, Kickbusch had
to weather the challenge from two tough competitors who were tied for second
just three points behind him; Tom Brumlic and Tony Schlei.
The title literally changed hands several times as the trio worked their way
through traffic, passing cars and earning points. In front the whole way was
Lane, looking to capture his first Luxemburg feature win. With four to go,
caution flew due to an incident in the fourth turn which left Evan Madden
sideways in the corner, in a cloud of smoke and on three wheels.
Lane set up on the point for the restart with Ed Anschutz and Dan Davister in
the second row, Schlei and Brumlic in the third and Kickbusch behind then in
the fourth. Lane held a slight advantage as the behind him scrambled for
position. With two laps to go, Schlei cut a tire running for position, ending
his night and title hopes. Brumlic made a late pass of Davister to take
second. He needed to pass Lane to tie Kickbusch for the crown but couldn't do
it on the final lap.
Lane held on for the win, with Brumlic second, Davister debuting a new car
third and Kickbusch fourth. Anschutz rounded out the top five. Brumlic picked
up two points, ending the season a single marker behind Kickbusch.
Smith had to contend with Greg Banker for not only the Sport 4 feature win,
but the title as well. Banker was 10 points behind him going into the final
race, but with Smith out front by the third lap, the championship was secured.
D.J. Jorgenson was two points back entering the night, but had to borrow a car
for the feature and was not a factor.
In his first Luxemburg feature of the year, Kyle Wanner rolled his mount on
the third lap. Once righted, Wanner refired the car, drove to pit lane and
eventually came back to complete a few more laps.
While the point season is over, racing continues this Friday night as Prestige
Custom Cabinetry will host a $1,500 to win Modified special. Stock cars
($500 to win) and hobby stocks ($200 to win) are also on the card. Normal
track rules will be followed, with the exception of the claim rule. For more
information call 920 863 8446. The track phone number on race day is 920 845
2300. The track's website is www.luxemburgspeedway.com.
IMCA Modified 30 Lap feature: Benjy LaCrosse, Luxemburg – Brad Rohloff,
Pulaski - Scott Mullen, Seymour - Jared Siefert, Green Bay - Jeremy Jacobs,
Algoma - Tim VanDeHei, Green Bay
Semi-Feature: Jacobs - Scott Boyea, Abrams - Doug Maurer, DePere - Scott
Derenne, Luxemburg
Heat 1: Bill LeMieux, Sturgeon Bay - Rohloff
Heat 2: Siefert - Dave Zeitler, Luxemburg
Heat 3: LaCrosse - Mullen
IMCA Stock Car 25 Lap Feature: Greg Gretz, Kewaunee – Travis
VanStraten, Hortonville - Rod Snellenberger, Pulaski - Shawn Kilgore, Kewaunee
- Brandon Mindak, Casco - Jeff Vlies, Kewaunee
Semi-feature: George Gerbers, Suamico - Dave Bouche, Algoma – Troy DeGrave,
Green Bay - Shawn Havel, Brussels
Heat 1: Snellenberger - VanStraten
Heat 2: Mindak - Craig Paque, Algoma
Heat 3: Cory Suchocki, Denmark - Mike Wietor, Green Bay
IMCA HOBBY STOCK 20 LAP FEATURE: Dave Lane, Green Bay - Tom Brumlic,
Denmark - Dan Davister, Luxemburg - Keith Kickbusch, Kewaunee – Ed Anschutz,
Algoma - Derek Moede, Casco
Heat 1: Joe Hegnet, Sturgeon Bay - Kickbusch
Heat 2: Evan Madden, Algoma - Anschutz
SPORT 4 FEATURE: Tyler Smith, Luxemburg - Greg Banker, Bonduel – Bob
Abbet, Maribel - Mark Rose, Elcho - Ryan Johnson, Denmark – Greg Gawryleski,
Green Bay
Heat 1: Smith - Abbet
Heat 2: Bruce Sand, Two Rivers - Banker
Heat 3: Rose - Jim Roffers, DePere
LUXEMBURG SPEEDWAY POINT STANDINGS 8-27-04
(Final)
IMCA MODIFIED
Car No. Name Points
1 Scott Mullen 463
90 Jeremy Jacobs 447
54 Benji LaCrosse 444
37 Sean Jerovetz 443
8m Jay Matthias 421
22L Doug Maurer 399
00 R.M. Van Pay 396
3d Todd Dart 391
99 Eric Van Iten 390
66 Jared Siefert 388
4t Tim VanDeHei 379
84 Dave Zeitler 360
73 Dan Ratajczak 336
94 Danny Deau 331
21T James Tebon 329
18L Randy LeMieux 326
7 Robert Waechter 325
34 Chad Wilcox 304
10d Chris Derrene 285
07 Scott Boyea 280
72 Brian Mullen 279
3m Billy LeMieux 279
17 Mike Klenz 268
03 Brad Rohloff 265
98 Scott Derenne 224
11 Dave Fisher 223
22c Mike Cole 160
20 Jeremy Hodkiewicz 148
38 Randie Back 147
79 Dave Charles 140
65 Dean Maurer 119
75a Lance Arneson 112
55 Dave Gracyalny 110
21M Rick Mott 109
37x Joe White 95
19 Jeremie Hedrick 90
11 Mark Berglund 85
32L Lucas Engels 84
89 Dave Maurer 84
25t Paul Thorpe 80
36 Clyde Skenadore 62
76 Kevin Sternard 60
8d Brian Drexler 57
81 Chad Bartel 57
82 Don Padget 49
97 Kyle Meyers 49
13 Jeff DuBois 45
33 Mark Kowaleski 38
75s Eric Scribner 36
67 Ronnie Plog 34
187 Shannon Ninham 31
1m Julie McDermid 28
55G Dan Gracyalny 26
00L Rick LeMieux 26
67m Matt McDermid 25
63 Roger Van Roy 22
41 Jerry Muenster 15
36d Brian Dancz 13
99x Jeremy Christians 13
71 Kevin Ferfecki 13
77 Mike Wedelstadt 12
01 Bill Pickart 12
28 Dennis Young 11
23 Brian Baenen 11
78 Rober Ploeckelmann 11
5 Chris Wasurick 11
IMCA STOCK CAR
Car No. Name Points
90 Shawn Kilgore 490
10s Rod Snellenberger 481
56 Jason Czarapata 480
2p Craig Paque 474
24 Greg Gretz 463
2t Travis VanStraten 462
50 Kyle Frederick 461
17 Jeff Vlies 435
21b Dave Bouche 434
5 Brian Bruechert 421
54 Laurel Ettien Jr. 351
8k Charlie Kroll 341
44 Pat Davister 332
41 Troy DeGrave 332
53 Brandon Mindak 314
8j Derrick Bruechert 300
26 George Gerbers 297
05 Dave Davister 296
76 Mike Wietor 283
4t Shawn Havel 274
97 Cory Suchocki 264
12 Larry Ingebretsen 237
25 Tony Bouche 200
84 Eric Malfroid 191
19 Chris Van Iten 171
15 Kraig Gretz 169
33 Brandon Czarapata 140
61 Scott Brisson 131
15n Robert Ninham 124
68 Jamie Colwell 121
71 Mark Reinhard 101
55 Shawn Wagner 100
7 Mark Derenne 100
73 Don Aregoni 93
18L Ryan Lemieux 87
5F Mike Franzke 83
66 Jim Gonnion 82
34 Brett Wenzel 82
73c Bob Czarapata 80
99 Jeremy Christians 67
10j Matt Junio 64
36 Larry Karcz 57
40 Brian Karcz 47
19x David Hoerning 46
11 Bernie Reinhardt 37
54L Benji LaCrosse 33
6 Rick Mahlberg 30
52 Troy Muench 23
3 Tyler Rasmussen 22
29 Corey Haen 22
21v Shannon Volkman 21
20 Gary Reinhardt 16
76m Jon Mathu 14
77 Chris Hendricks 11
IMCA HOBBY STOCK
Car No. Name Points
47 Keith Kickbusch 530
40 Tom Brumlic 529
75 Tony Schlei 518
71 Ed Anschutz 501
40d Dave DeGrave 475
9 Marcus Moede 472
2 Evan Madden 452
6 Dave Lane 448
4 Mike Mueller 443
53 Duwayne Mertens 417
8 Derek Moede 411
31 Jarred VanLaanen 325
11 Travis Duchateau 302
56 Jeff Lautenbach 276
90 Dan Davister 258
5 Joe Hegnet 246
18 Davin Malvitz 217
88 Dave Serrahn 167
10 Brandon Peterson 140
1k Kevin Luedtke 106
O4 Mark MincheskI 99
01 Jesse Kansas 60
12 Carl Laughlin 25
SPORT FOUR COMPACT
Car No. Name Points
8 Tyler Smith 434
115 D.J. Jorgenson 426
17 Greg Banker 423
85 Bob Abbet 353
90 Bruce Sand 345
2 Kenny Malcore 337
18j Tim Jorgenson 330
16 Ben Daoust 274
57 Gary Novitski Jr. 265
9 Greg Gawryleski 248
19 Dave Habeck 237
0 Adam Ambrosius 231
62 Jim Roffers 197
29 Todd Welsing 175
1 Don Mahlberg 171
01 Jasper Drengler 170
45 Tim Retzlaff 155
911 Damon Scott 150
11 Brad Matuszak 128
25 Matthew Gilson 126
14 Rick Cleven 111
8s Gene Sternard 105
01B Matt Beyers 94
33k Mark Christianson 85
193 Mike Schwiner 82
29j James VandenBogart 77
9A Stan Adamski 72
4 Tony Everard 65
16d Dan Daoust 62
6 Ryan Johnson 56
40 Andy Aebischer 55
27k Dale Kroll 54
6s Dave Schlise 51
6v Pat Vandermause 46
29k Jason Henrickson 38
128 Mark Rose 37
29d Todd Dehn 36
29C Craig Koehler 34
49 Aaron Dalton 33
8m Matt Malport 33
18 Nick Everard 31
41 Mike Dolphin 29
79 Eric Pinkowski 29
8as Adam Sternard 27
15 Eric Mullen 27
2d Dan Bengel 25
16k Jeff Kropp 24
33k Wendy Welles 24
60 Kyle Wanner 21
28s Jason Soucek 20
STREET STOCK
Car No. Name Points
11v Von Eytcheson 188
90 Fred Davister 167
29n Rick Napparella 166
27 Darren Otto 164
11r Scott Reinhardt 155
98 Dave Baenen 151
79 Joe Johnson 148
25p Mike Pierrard 146
2w Jerry Winkler 140
15 Brian Ambrosius 139
17 Harley Simon 137
25m Doug Morgan 136
75 Thom Terrien 129
91 Dan Davister 127
65 Bill Kelsey 115
90 Faron Beilke 115
3p Todd Polster 106
74a Eric Arneson 100
95 Aaron Thornton 95
4k Jerry Kope 95
91p Pat Vandermause 78
64 Don Polcen 70
43 Darci Czarapata 64
99 Kevin Jandrin 59
8 Allan Schlueter 53
69 Dan Rihm 42
23 Patty Winkler 40
51 Jeremy Witala 35
07 Gary Neau 33
02k Brian Koch 30
66d Dave Drawenek 29
91v Jared VanLaanen 28
4R Mike Robenhorst 27
73 James Anderson 24
76 John Sternard 24
66R Mike Rauchle 21
20 Jim Williams 16
50 James Iverson 16
13 Larry Treankler 15
39v Joe VanOoyen 15
26d Dean DeKeyser 13
19 Chris Konitzer 12
52v Chaz Van Ooyen 12
86 Paul White 12
14 Jamie Berg 12
5 Joe Hegnet 11
27x Doug McKeefrey 11
95s James Solem 11
52 Shawn VanOoyen 11
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