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Marshfield Super Speedway
Marshfield, WI, September 6, 2003 - This year's WIFC Eve of Destruction was to
be bigger and better than last year. With all the action from the
previous year plus the Monster Patrol Monster Truck Ride Truck here to give
rides all day and night. Fireworks were added to the show, the burnout
contest was changed to freestyle, Rodney was doing two new stunts and Airplane
Freddy Sibley was back to close out the show. There was a tremendous
turnout for participants this year. The Relay race had 34 teams sign up,
66 drivers entered the Forward/Backward race and 72 drivers for the Tire Race.
Twelve two wheeled spark throwing tire smoking motorcycles put on a show of
skill and bravery tonight on the super fast 1/2 mile oval. After a 6 lap
duel in the first heat, Hatleys' Steve Kasten won over Big Falls Troy Johnson
with Marshfields' Cliff Eckes Jr shadowing them in third. Last
cycle event Edgars Jake Knetter ended up sliding into the first turn
wall. This time he put his SK Service Yamaha out front from the
green flag to the checkered over Ringles Mark Zeidler. All twelve racers
transferred to the main event and were introduced to the standing room only
crowd. After a two lap warm up everyone took their position
on the starting line, the green flag/ light fell and a wing dinger of a race
was on. Young Jake Knetter once again assumed the lead, with Kasten
pusing him hard for the top spot. Mark Zeidler, Troy Johnson and Cliff
Eckes fought a race long battle for spots 3, 4 & 5. For four laps
Knetter held off his rival and sponsor Kasten, but Steve was not to be denied
as he rode around the outside of Jake on turn four. Knetter shadowed
Kasten the rest of the race and entering the last corner on the last lap,
Kasten slid his bike sideways giving Knetter his last shot at
victory. But Knetter also overcooked the turn and slew sideways also,
allowing Kasten the victory by 6 inches at the line.
RESULTS: 1.STEVE KASTEN-YAM 2.JAKE KNETTER-YAM 3.MARK
ZEIDLER-HON 4.CLIFF ECKES JR. =YAM 5.TROY JOHNSON-YAM 6.BRAD
SEAVERS-HON 7. KURT BOEHLKE-YAM 8.WOODY ECKES- YAM 9.TIM
RONNENBERG-ROTAX 10.RANDY RUFFI-YAM 11.TED STREBE-YAM 12.ADAM ZWASCHKA-YAM
REPORT BY WOODY ECKES
Mike Dodson raced from the back to the front to take the lead on the first lap
of the 1-Man Cruiser feature. Randy Meyer raced second, Larry Larsh
third, Sam Sudduth fourth and Pete Severt fifth. Rodney Feltz was also
racing to the front and moved up to the third spot on lap two. Feltz
passed Meyer for second on lap three. Last week's feature winner, Travis
Zvolena moved into fourth on lap four. Zvolena then began to chase down
and challenge Meyer for third. Zvolena got the position from Meyer on
lap ten. Feltz was unable catch Dodson and take away the lead.
Dodson won, Feltz second, Zvolena third, Meyer fourth and Severt fifth.
The 2-Man Cruiser feature was a battle for the lead from the start between the
Hasenohrl/Bauer machine and the car of Coon/Schultz. Paul Hasenohrl and
Shad Bauer won, Wes Coon and Mike Schultz second, and Troy Sankey and Ryan
Pionek third.
After the racing was over, Rodney brought out a Saturn to demonstrate how an
airbag deploys. He drove his Saturn with the driver's door removed into
the side of another car. The first attempt, the airbag didn't go
off. So, Rodney tried again. This time the airbag deployed.
The second time ever SUV/Van/Minivan/Truck Race was won by the 6-66 van of
Brendan Klueckman of Neillsville.
The next stunt by Rodney was to jump a Saturn off a ramp and into a moving
dump truck. After carefully setting everything up and several timing
test runs Rodney went for it. He missed smashing his car into the
tailgate of the dump truck and landing on his roof.
Next, 72 participants entered for the Tire Race, and Rodney managed to win
this event after several red flags to remove cars with no tires and to clear a
path through turn four.
The burnout contest was changed for the 4th Annual WIFC Eve of
Destruction. Instead of entrants burning at a stop on the metal plate,
they were allowed to rip it up on the front straightaway. Keith Hainze
of Marshfield won in his 1985 Monte Carlo SS sponsored by Lucky's Speed Shop.
The Forward/Backward race was won by Fran Esser of Marshfield as he beat out
the other 66 entrants. Esser did not go unchallenged though as Mike
Dodson came close to catching the tiger car of Esser during the feature.
Fran Esser and Rodney Feltz teamed up again for the relay race and won, but
not without strong competition from the team of Randy Meyer and Brendan
Klueckman.
Rodney completed his final stunt for the night just before the trailer
race. He jumped his racecar over eight cars, through a motorhome and
landed into two boats. He sailed through this stunt and came back trying
to roll over his racecar.
The first time the trailer race was stopped for a traffic jamb in turn one
with the #79 car of Jeremiah Strauss rolled over. After a couple more
cautions for traffic jambs and to get anyone off the track without a trailer,
it was down to three competitors. #628 Brandy King, #15 Tom Block and
#55 Mike Dodson. Dodson went after King first hitting him in the front
end and rolling King over. When they started again, Dodson hit Block
rolling him over as well. Mike Dodson won the trailer race since he was
the only one on four wheels yet and a trailer still attached.
For the first time ever, fireworks were added to this show. Specialty
Fireworks put on another great show kicking off the grand finale of the 4th
Annual WIFC Eve of Destuction. Airplane Freddy Sibley was back with his
firebreathing Little Red Beer Hauler Jet Burn Car. Freddy burned and
burned, melting two cars with the ground shaking, ear piercing power of the
jet engine.
Thanks to all the fans and participants of the 4th Annual WIFC Eve of
Destruction.
The winner of the Wal-Mart bicycle was Sylvia Hailing of Thorp.
Join us next Saturday Night, September 13 for the Coca-Cola Season
Championship. Plus be here for your chance to win the 2003 Marshfield
Super Speedway PT Cruiser Pace Car. There will be a winner!
Grandstand gates open at 5 p.m., Miller Time Trials at 6:00 p.m. and the show
starts at 7:30. Action includes CARQUEST Super Late Models, CARQUEST
& Coca-Cola Super Stocks, 4-Cylinders, 1-Man Cruisers and 2-Man
Cruisers. Marshfield Super Speedway is located 3.5 miles West of
Marshfield on County Trunk H.
Point Standings as of September 6, 2003
CARQUEST Super Late Model
1. #27 Judd Brandl722
2. #32 Doug Drost710
3. #15 Dean LaPointe604
4. #81 Russ Weiler497
5. #17 Eric Wisz481
6. #11 DuWayne Davis 469
7. #94 Dave Cabelka464
8. #3 Jeff Weinfurter459
9. #97 Pete Kempf459
10. #93 Wayne Mackesy449
CARQUEST Super Stock
1. #80 Tim Plowman 698
2. #28 Larry Schultz 665
3. #1 Tim Hintz 640
4. #43 Kyle Davis 630
5. #6 Matt Raykowski572
6. #4 Randy Emmerich521
7. #99 Don Tieman Jr. 505
8. #66 Brendan Klueckman466
9. #74 Bruce Stanley 441
10. #41 Wayne Meyer 439
1-Man Cruiser
1. #04 Travis Zvolena574
2. #6 Randy Meyer 555
3. #02 Pat Dickman451
4. #21k Nick Klimpke421
5. #83 Sam Sudduth389
6. #55 Mike Dodson 288
7. #21k Steve Bores 260
8. #99 Nathan Briski204
9. #Z2 Rodney Feltz178
10. #03 Larry Larsh156
4-Cylinder
1. #0 Keith Wirtz301
2. #43 Torey Nitzsche270
3. #10 Jason Bell 262
4. #19 Steve Hauser 257
5. #64 Robert Dalsky244
6. #15 Doug Adams 244
7. #45 Erin Schlough240
8. #15 Deven Adams 239
9. #3Z Kevin Eckes227
10. #01 Paul Berg 211
Legend
1. #8 Eric Lokemoen288
2. #01 Elliott Weiler285
3. #44 Josh Schoenick259
4. #81 Russ Weiler207
5. #14x Dan McGiveron203
6. #6 Curt Gnatzig192
7. #36 Mike Bula192
8. #2x Dave Keays153
9. #72 John Burgess 132
10. #13 Tim Brockhouse93
2-Man Cruiser
1. #46 Hasenohrl/Bauer 25
2. #31 Coon/Schultz 24
3. #17 Sankey/Pionek23
4. #5 Boyer/Clark 22
5. #20 Wiczek/Wiczek21
6. #97 Wheelock/Turzinski20
7. #Moo Kundinger/Kundinger19
8. #69RT Hartwig/Kuenne18
9. #54 Davis/Woodkey17
10. #2 Szymkowiak/Prolx16
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