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Marshfield Super Speedway
August 14, 2004
Tonight's racing action was sponsored by the Marshfield News-Herald, WI Rapids
Daily Tribune, Stevens Point Journal, Wausau Daily Herald and WYTE 96.7
FM. Jeff Weinfurter took fast time again the CARQUEST Super Late Models,
Tim Hintz also with another quick time in the Supers.
Following qualifying was the feature from the previous week for the CARQUEST
Super Stock feature. Matt Raykowski took the early lead of this green to
checkered feature. Tim Hintz who started in the back row, began passing
cars three wide on the outside. Cale Laessig and Brian Weinfurter were
also working their way to the front through the field. Hintz took the
lead from Raykowski on lap seven. Raykowski held strong in second with
Chad Scholl third, Larry Schultz fourth and Weinfurter fifth. Weinfurter,
Schultz and Laessig all passed Scholl over the next few laps to each move up a
spot. Weinfurter and Laessig both began to work on Raykowski for that
second spot, and passed him for the checkered. Hintz won, Weinfurter
second, Laessig third, Raykowski fourth and Russ Hebel fifth.
Next was the CARQUEST Super Late Model feature from August 7. Josh Bell
took the lead from his outside pole start. With a tight points race for
the championship, both Dean LaPointe and Jeff Weinfurter were racing to the
front. Eugene Gregorich Jr. moved up into the second spot on lap seven
trying to reel in Bell. By lap 17, Weinfurter was up to third, LaPointe
fourth and Judd Brandl fifth. Weinfurter's machine then died forcing him
to pit as the race continued without caution. LaPointe moved up to third
and began working on Gregorich for second. Just after the field got the
white flag and entered turn one, LaPointe's car spun, ending the race.
Bell won his first Super Late Model feature, Gregorich second, Brandl third,
Back fourth and Ben Pettis fifth.
Tonight's CARQUEST Super Late Model feature saw Jay VanDerGeest take the lead
from the pole. The only caution flew on lap six as Josh Bell spun in the
backstretch. When the field realigned, VanDerGeest led with John Totzke
Jr. taking the inside lane and Eugene Gregorich Jr. outside. Lap eight,
Gregorich passed VanDerGeest on the outside to take the lead. Keith
Bohmsach passed VanDerGeest for second on lap ten and then set his sites on
the lead. Bohmsach raced on the inside as Brian Back moved up along side
on the outside to challenge for second. Back took second on lap 22, but
was unable to pass Gregorich. Gregorich won his first feature here this
season, Back second, Bohmsach third, Jeff Weinfurter fourth and Judd Brandl
fifth.
Roger Stanczyk led the first nine laps of the CARQUEST Super Stock
feature. Cale Laessig raced to the front first to take the lead on lap
ten, as Tim Hintz was still working through the field. Hintz, up to
second with Stanczyk third, Havlicek fourth and Brian Weinfurter fifth.
The only caution in this race flew on lap 15 for fluid leaking from Russ
Hebel's machine. Laessig, challenged by Hintz for the lead, kept pulling
away just a little as the cars came out of the turns. Laessig won, Hintz
second, Havlicek third, Stanczyk fourth and Weinfurter fifth.
Sixteen brave motorcyclists put on an unbelievable show tonight at the
superfast 1/2 mile blacktop Marshfield Super Speedway track. In practice
Mark Zeidler of Ringle was sliding his C&J framed Honda 450 into the turns
and leaving them in a cloud of tire smoke. Mechanical problems kept him
from time trials, where Hatleys Steve Kasten topped the field with a 21.474
time trial effort. In heat one, newcomer Dan Vrana of West Ben led the
first two laps before local rider Cliff Eckes Jr. swept around him on lap
three, and Ashland's Randy Ruffi did likewise on the last lap for second
place. In heat two, Mark Zeidler simply marched away from
the rest of the field, and Steve Kasten kept second place Brad Seavers in his
sights the whole race, but was unable to make the pass stick and had to settle
for third by half a wheel. The field was set for the feature race and
the top three riders from each heat lined up on the back row for the twelve
lap final. The front row roared off the line into turn one when disaster
struck. Adam Zwaschka of Willard spun his Yamaha sideways entering the
corner and high sided violently as the back row pack bore down on him at an
even greater speed. The first four of six riders picked their way
between Adam and his fallen mount, but Randy Ruffi was unable to miss the
fallen rider. A brief track cleanup period and the injured riders were
transported to the hospital and the race was underway once again. Even
with a backrow starting position, Zeidler and Kasten slashed their way to the
front in two laps. Their battle was interrupted on lap three by a red
flag for Cliff Eckes' broken chain laying on the racing line on the
backstretch. A single file restart brought the crowd to their feet for
the remaining laps. Kasten wheelied into turn one, but Zeidler kept the
front wheel on the ground and the throttle wide open to assume the lead down
the backstretch. Using a higher entry line, Kasten crept closer to
Zeidler entering the turns with Zeidler countering with a tire spinning exit
from each corner. On lap eight Kasten swept past coming out of turn four
as Zeidlers' tortured tire gave up. Steve Kasten scored the feature
victory followed by Mark Zeidler and Brad Seavers.
Results: 1. Steve Kasten (YAM) 2. Mark Zeidler (HON) 3. Brad
Seavers (HON) 4.Dan Vrana (HON) 5.Lee Johnson (ROT) 6.Craig
Nigh (HON) 7.Woody Eckes (YAM) 8.Jake Seavers (HON) 9.Jamie
Seavers (HON) 10.Ron Bean (YAM) 11.Ted Strebe (YAM) 12.Troy
Johnson (YAM) 13.Craig Lewis (HON)
Story by Woody Eckes
The 2-Man Cruiser race was won by Josh Boyer and Dustin Clark. Dan
Szymkowiak and Ryan Pionek second, and Brad Heggebo and Todd Hoeper third.
The Late Model Mechanics race winner was Rick Grunden in Brian Back's
machine. Jeremiah Strauss won the Super Stock Mechanics race in Scott
Havlicek's car and Tanya Braevner won the Super Stock Powder Puff.
Next Saturday's race is Mid-State Truck Service and WAXX 104.5FM Night.
Featuring the CARQUEST Super Late Models, CARQUEST Super Stocks, Double
Features for 4-Cylinders, and Double Features for 1-Man Cruisers plus
Mechanics racing and Powder Puff racing. Pit Gate opens at 3:30 p.m.,
Grandstand Gates 5 p.m., Time Trials 6:30 p.m. and racing starts at
7:30. Raindated for Sunday same times. Adult grandstand admission
is $9.00, Students ages 10-15 $4.00, under ten free, Family Ticket $22.00
(includes two adult tickets and unlimited student tickets).
Summary
Qualifying
CARQUEST Super Late Models: Jeff Weinfurter 18.025
CARQUEST CWSSA Super Stocks: Tim Hintz 20.482
CWMSA 4-Cylinders: Didn't Race.
1-Man Cruisers: Didn't race
Heats
CARQUEST Super Late Models
Heat 1: VanDerGeest, Totzke, K. Davis, R. Weiler, E. Weiler.
Heat 2: Bohmsach, Bell, Weinfurter, Brandl, Back.
CARQUEST CWSSA Super Stocks
Heat 1: Havlicek, Brugh, Stanley, Scholl, Strigel.
Heat 2: Laessig, Hintz, Weinfurter, Hebel, Schultz.
CWMSA 4-Cylinders
Heat 1:
Heat 2:
1-Man Cruisers
Heat 1:
Features
CARQUEST Super Late Model: Gregorich, Back, Bohmsach, Weinfurter, Brandl,
LaPointe, E. Weiler, VanDerGeest, Bell, Mackesy.
CARQUEST CWSSA Super Stock: Laessig, Hintz, Havlicek, Stanczyk,
Weinfurter, Scholl, Zvolena, Raykowski, Stanley, Strigel.
CWMSA 4-Cylinder:
1-Man Cruiser:
2-Man Cruiser: Boyer/Clark, Szymkowiak/Pionek, Heggebo/Hoeper.
Features From 08/07/04
CARQUEST Super Late Model: Bell, Gregorich, Brandl, Back, Pettis, Gress,
Mackesy, E. Weiler, R. Weiler, Totzke.
CARQUEST Super Stock: Hintz, Weinfurter, Laessig, Raykowski, Hebel,
Brugh, Schultz, Scholl, Zvolena, Stanley.
POINT STANDINGS
CARQUEST Super Late Models
1. Jeff Weinfurter679
2. Dean LaPointe675
3. Judd Brandl642
4. Brian Back 640
5. Ben Pettis623
6. Eugene Gregorich Jr. 614
7. Elliott Weiler (R) 472
8. Josh Bell 464
9. John Totzke Jr. 427
10. Darek Gress (R) 427
CARQUEST CWSSA Super Stocks
1. Cale Laessig859
2. Tim Hintz 773
3. Travis Zvolena (R) 641
4. Matt Raykowski612
5. Larry Schultz 584
6. Chad Scholl 534
7. Bruce Stanley 524
8. Rick Hetzel498
9. Scott Havlicek462
10. Randy Emmerich439
CWMSA 4-Cylinders
1. Keith Wirtz513
2. Kevin Eckes Sr. 489
3. Paul Berg 437
4. Steve Hauser 422
5. Adam Eckes358
6. Jeremiah Strauss 357
7. JJ Flick 343
8. Erin Schlough339
9. George Brandl323
10. Wayne Elmhorst307
1-Man Cruisers
1. Pat Dickman461
2. Matt Cournoyer447
3. Sam Sudduth398
4. David Knauf362
5. Cody Meyer 320
6. Justin Moore 306
7. Mike Denny 299
8. Larry Larsh264
9. Steve Erdman 231
10. Scott Davis 44
2-Man Cruisers
1. Szymkowiak/Pionek196
2. Boyer/Clark 196
3. Heggebo/Hoeper134
4. Dickman/Zopfi75
5. Koplien/Zopfi64
6. Larsh/Becker 62
7. Wierzba/Wierzba44
8. Davis/Miller 26
9. Dodson/Hall 24
10. Wheelock/O'Keefe 23
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