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Eswein, Knoblock And Bennish Take Home The Mid-Season Checkers
By Mae Schultz
Multiple cautions led to some unpredictable racing at the Coca-Cola and WDLB/WOSQ
night at Marshfield Super Speedway, but Mark Eswein, Neil Knoblock, Bo Bennish,
and David Knauf pulled out feature wins.
In the CarQuest super late model feature, Jay VanDerGeest started strong,
guarding his first-place spot. Behind him, Rick Grunden and Kyle Davis charged
to the front to battle for second place, with Grunden eventually winning the
battle. He didn’t keep it long because Jeff Weinfurter snuck to the front
and stole third place and then second with 20 laps to go. Just as Mark Eswein,
who had the fast time in qualifying, was making his way to the front of the
pack, an accident involving Blake Horstman and Rick Grunden changed the whole
race. At the restart, it was VanDerGeest, Weinfurter, and Eswein in the top
three. With 13 laps to go, VanDerGeest got loose, giving Eswein the
opportunity to take the lead. He shot ahead of the pack and held the
lead until the checkered flag flew. Eugene Gregorich finished second, Jeff
Weinfurter third, Ben Pettis fourth, and Elliot Weiler fifth.
Neil Knoblock had a great night at the track, getting the fast qualifying time
and the limited late model feature win. However, it wasn’t easy. It
took him ten laps to move from his seventh place start and pressure Darin
Seubert, Derek Dombeck and Justin Switlick who were the top three with 30 laps
to go. With 17 laps to go, Knoblock overtook Seubert on the outside
groove, to take the lead. Switlick was soon behind Knoblock when he took
second by passing on the outside with 11 laps left. Knoblock won the race, his
fifth win in the series. Switlick pulled out second, Seubert third, Jeremy
Switlick fourth, and Kyle Bauknecht fifth.
An accident in the Super stock feature caused some ruffled feathers and
surprising finishes. The race started out with Bo Bennish taking the lead
early. Andy Simonis charged from a seventh place start to take second place by
the second lap and was giving Bennish a good fight for the lead. Behind them
Travis Zvolena, who started 10th, took third with 17 laps to go. But then,
Zvolena came from the inside, making the race three wide. The move
caused an accident and a caution. It also got Zvolena pushed to the end of the
field because track rules state that a driver cannot make it three wide from
the inside. Due to the three-wide move, Simonis hit the wall in turn four and
dropped out of the race. Zvolena finished behind Simonis in the
standings, as track rules dictate. Bennish, who came out of the accident
unscathed, won the race. Wes Coon, the fast qualifier, took second, Brian
Weinfurter third, Randy Meyer fourth and, Matt Cournoyer fifth.
The one-man cruiser feature started out with some action when Tim Dickman
overtook leader Greg Firkus on the outside groove in the first lap. With
seven laps to go, Cody Meyer, David Knauf, and Tim Dickman made it a
three-wide race. Cody Meyer prevailed, and took the lead, but with six laps to
go, David Knauf came around on the outside to grab the lead. Then, with four
laps to go, Tim Dickman got sideways to cause a short caution. After the
caution, David Knauf kept the lead to win the race, with Cody Meyer, who got
the fast qualifying time, second, Tim Dickman third, and Greg Firkus
fourth.
The CarQuest Super Late Model Mid-Season points champ was Mark Eswein, Jeff
Weinfurter second and Ben Pettis third. The Limiteds division was taken
by Neil Knoblock, Justin Switlick and Kyle Bauknecht. In the Super
Stocks, Bo Bennish took top honors with Wes Coon second and Brian Weinfurter
third. Dave Knauf took first in the 1-Man Cruisers, Cody Meyer second
and Tim Dickman third. The Mid-Season trophies were top three were
awarded for each division based on the number of points earned just tonight,
combining the points from qualifying, heats and features.
Next Saturday, July 2nd is The Eve of Destruction sponsored by WIFC.
Events featuring Cody Cavanaugh a Free Style Motocross Rider with an X-Treme
Stunt Performance, a jet car smoke and flame show and fireworks. Plus
Trailer Racing, Burnout contest, Relay Race Forward/Backward Races and much,
much more. Pits open at 3:30, stands 5 p.m., and the show starts at 7
p.m. Rain dated for Sunday, two hours earlier. Marshfield Super
Speedway is located 3.5 miles west of Marshfield on County Road H with weekly
Saturday night stock car racing April through September. Adult
grandstand admission $10.00, Students ages 10-15 yrs. $5.00 and under 10 yrs
FREE with a parent. Family Ticket is $25.00 (includes 2 adult tickets +
unlimited students & children).
Everyone 16 yrs and older may sign up FREE every race night to win the 2005
Ford Mustang Pace Car!
Summary
Super Late Models
* * * QUALIFYING RESULTS * * *
Plce Car # Driver Home Town Model Fast
1 71E ESWEIN, MARK WI RAPIDS FORD 17.803
* * * HEATS RESULTS * * *
Place Start Car # Driver Event Home Town Model
1 2 97K KEMPF, PETE HEAT1 NEKOOSA FORD
2 3 23V VANDERGEEST, JAY HEAT1 MERRILL CHEVY
3 7 14G GREGORICH, EUGENE JR HEAT1 KEWAUNEE CHEVY
4 6 70K KNOBLOCK, NEIL HEAT1 - - - - - -
5 1 92.7 GRESS, DAREK HEAT1 NEILLSVILLE CHEVY
1 2 75H HORSTMAN, BLAKE HEAT2 BANGOR CHEVY
2 3 3W WEINFURTER, JEFF HEAT2 WISCONSIN RAPIDS PONTIAC
3 7 71E ESWEIN, MARK HEAT2 WI RAPIDS FORD
4 1 15G GRUNDEN, RICK HEAT2 VESPER CHEVY
5 4 64F FRAZIER, JOHN HEAT2 MERRILL CHEVY
* * * FEATURE RESULTS * * *
Place Start Car # Driver Event Home Town Model
1 9 71E ESWEIN, MARK FEAT WI RAPIDS FORD
2 12 14G GREGORICH, EUGENE JR FEAT KEWAUNEE CHEVY
3 5 3W WEINFURTER, JEFF FEAT WISCONSIN RAPIDS PONTIAC
4 7 22P PETTIS, BEN FEAT EAU CLAIRE CHEVY
5 15 01W WEILER, ELLIOTT FEAT MARSHFIELD MONTE CARL
6 14 70K KNOBLOCK, NEIL FEAT - - - - - -
7 10 97K KEMPF, PETE FEAT NEKOOSA FORD
8 11 92.7 GRESS, DAREK FEAT NEILLSVILLE CHEVY
9 6 64F FRAZIER, JOHN FEAT MERRILL CHEVY
10 3 43D DAVIS, KYLE FEAT MARSHFIELD CHEVY
Super Stocks
* * * QUALIFYING RESULTS * * *
Plce Car # Driver Home Town Model Fast
1 51C COON, WES NEKOOSA CHEVY 20.047
* * * HEATS RESULTS * * *
Place Start Car # Driver Event Home Town Model
1 5 03B BENNISH, BO HEAT1 GLEASON CHEVY
2 7 91S SIMONIS, ANDY HEAT1 MOSINEE CHEVY
3 6 24W WEINFURTER, BRIAN HEAT1 WI RAPIDS GRAND PRIX
4 3 6X MEYER, RANDY HEAT1 COLBY PONTIAC
5 10 51C COON, WES HEAT1 NEKOOSA CHEVY
* * * FEATURE RESULTS * * *
Place Start Car # Driver Event Home Town Model
1 5 03B BENNISH, BO FEAT GLEASON CHEVY
2 9 51C COON, WES FEAT NEKOOSA CHEVY
3 6 24W WEINFURTER, BRIAN FEAT WI RAPIDS GRAND PRIX
4 3 6X MEYER, RANDY FEAT COLBY PONTIAC
5 2 7C COURNOYER, MATT (R) FEAT PITTSVILLE CHEVY
6 4 37R RAYKOWSKI, MATT FEAT STEVENS POINT FORD
7 1 77S SIMONS, SCOTT (R) FEAT EAU CLAIRE PONTIAC
8 8 4E EMMERICH, RANDY FEAT WESTON PONTIAC
9 7 91S SIMONIS, ANDY FEAT MOSINEE CHEVY
10 10 04Z ZVOLENA, TRAVIS FEAT MARSHFIELD CHEVY
Limited Late Models
* * * QUALIFYING RESULTS * * *
Plce Car # Driver Home Town Model Fast
1 70K KNOBLOCK, NEIL WAUSAU CHEVY 19.292
* * * HEATS RESULTS * * *
Place Start Car # Driver Event Home Town Model
1 6 40S SWITLICK, JEREMY HEAT1 WAUSAU CHEVY
2 7 58B BENSON, JODY HEAT1 MOSINEE CHEVY
3 4 53S SOENKSEN, JOEL HEAT1 BARABOO PONTIAC
4 3 37H HETZEL, RICK HEAT1 ST. POINT CHEVY
5 2 66Z ZASTROW, BRENT HEAT1 WAUSAU CHEVY
2 4 11S SANDEN, BEAU HEAT2 JANESVILLE CHEVY
3 5 26B BAUKNECHT, KYLE HEAT2 REEDSVILLE FORD
4 1 00S SEUBERT, DARIN HEAT2 - - - - - -
5 6 28S SWITLICK, JUSTIN HEAT2 MARATHON CHEVY
* * * FEATURE RESULTS * * *
Place Start Car # Driver Event Home Town Model
1 7 70K KNOBLOCK, NEIL FEAT WAUSAU CHEVY
2 6 28S SWITLICK, JUSTIN FEAT MARATHON CHEVY
3 1 00S SEUBERT, DARIN FEAT - - - - - -
4 9 40S SWITLICK, JEREMY FEAT WAUSAU CHEVY
5 5 26B BAUKNECHT, KYLE FEAT REEDSVILLE FORD
6 4 11S SANDEN, BEAU FEAT JANESVILLE CHEVY
7 8 58B BENSON, JODY FEAT MOSINEE CHEVY
8 12 37H HETZEL, RICK FEAT ST. POINT CHEVY
9 10 97M McCLINTOCK, TOM FEAT - - - - - -
10 11 53S SOENKSEN, JOEL FEAT BARABOO PONTIAC
1-Man Cruisers
* * * QUALIFYING RESULTS * * *
Plce Car # Driver Home Town Model Fast
1 33M MEYER, CODY COLBY OLDS 23.430
* * * HEATS RESULTS * * *
Place Start Car # Driver Event Home Town Model
1 3 31K KNAUF, DAVID HEAT1 MARSHFIELD FORD
2 1 77F FIRKUS, GREG HEAT1 ROSHOLT BUICK
3 4 33M MEYER, CODY HEAT1 COLBY OLDS
4 2 01D DICKMAN, TIM HEAT1 GRANTON DODGE
* * * FEATURE RESULTS * * *
Place Start Car # Driver Event Home Town Model
1 3 31K KNAUF, DAVID FEAT MARSHFIELD FORD
2 4 33M MEYER, CODY FEAT COLBY OLDS
3 2 01D DICKMAN, TIM FEAT GRANTON DODGE
4 1 77F FIRKUS, GREG FEAT ROSHOLT BUICK
Point Standings As Of June 25, 2005
CARQUEST Super Late Models
Place Car No Driver's Name Points
1 22P PETTIS, BEN 406
2 23V VANDERGEEST, JAY 312
3 14G GREGORICH, EUGENE JR 281
4 1H HINTZ, TIM (R) 267
5 64F FRAZIER, JOHN 253
6 3W WEINFURTER, JEFF 250
7 92.7 GRESS, DAREK 240
8 15G GRUNDEN, RICK 232
9 8T TOTZKE, JOHN JR 227
10 71E ESWEIN, MARK 214
Limited Late Models
Place Car No Driver's Name Points
1 58B BENSON, JODY 170
2 70K KNOBLOCK, NEIL 159
3 37H HETZEL, RICK 151
4 17M MERRIAM, MIKE 149
5 53S SOENKSEN, JOEL 130
6 90P PETERS, MONDELL 104
7 28S SWITLICK, JUSTIN 92
8 40S SWITLICK, JEREMY 84
9 00S SEUBERT, DARIN 76
10 11S SANDEN, BEAU 76
Mid-State Touring Series Points
Place Car No Driver's Name Points
1 70K KNOBLOCK, NEIL 267
2 40S SWITLICK, JEREMY 219
3 28S SWITLICK, JUSTIN 211
4 00S SEUBERT, DARIN 205
5 58B BENSON, JODY 182
6 19TH WEISENBECK, TRAVIS 166
7 38S SCHULZ, MATT 152
8 17M MERRIAM, MIKE 150
9 90P PETERS, MONDELL 130
10 19P PASZEK, BRIAN 125
CARQUEST CWSSA Super Stocks
Place Car No Driver's Name Points
1 91S SIMONIS, ANDY 503
2 03B BENNISH, BO 447
3 04Z ZVOLENA, TRAVIS 409
4 01L LAESSIG, CALE 396
5 4E EMMERICH, RANDY 391
6 24W WEINFURTER, BRIAN 377
7 6X MEYER, RANDY 373
8 71P PYBURN, MATT 274
9 51C COON, WES 258
10 77S SIMONS, SCOTT (R) 220
CWMSA 4-Cylinders
Place Car No Driver's Name Points
1 5E ECKES, KEVIN SR 319
2 9L LOUZE, DALE 294
3 9F FLICK, JJ 292
4 01B BERG, PAUL 284
5 4Z ECKES, ADAM 272
6 73D DUNOW, DON 257
7 13S STEWART, STEVE 256
8 14X MCGIVERON, DAN 249
9 79X STRAUSS, JEREMIAH 247
10 18H HOCKIN, DYLAN 242
1-Man Cruisers
Place Car No Driver's Name Points
1 33M MEYER, CODY 485
2 01D DICKMAN, TIM 394
3 31K KNAUF, DAVID 362
4 55D DIETZ, WAYNE 279
5 69D DENNY, MIKE 183
6 05D DICKMAN, PAT 132
7 49H HOEPER, TODD 92
8 43M MOORE, JUSTIN 91
9 77F FIRKUS, GREG 49
10 MOOW KUNDINGER, JOHN 46
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