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“Racin Jason” Weinkauf Wins Second Marshfield Feature in 2006
By: Brian Back
Eugene Gregorich Jr set his CarQuest super late model second fast time in row
this season for the WYTE 106.5FM and Marshfield News-Herald night at the
races. Matt Pyburn is no stranger to fast time honors picking up his
eighth CarQuest super stock quick time. Dave Knauf bestest the 1-Man
Cruiser qualifying with his fourth fast time of the season. Mike Gwidt
took home a clean sweep in the pure stocks.
The CarQuest super late model feature was led to the green by front row
starters Dean LaPointe and Rick Grunden. LaPointe took an early
advantage entering turn one and bypassed Grunden entering turn three.
Grunden charged back, looking inside of LaPointe entering turn one at the
start of lap two. A slip by Grunden off corner two allowed Jason
Weinkauf to take advantage, moving into second place on the high side on lap
three. Troy Nelson also moved past Grunden, only to be denied the
position as a spin in turn two by Jeff Weinfurter brought out the first
caution. The restart saw LaPointe take a one car advantage over the
field into turn one. Jason Weinakuf and Nelson quickly moved by Grunden
taking the second and third positions on lap four. One lap later, they
dove under leader LaPointe for the top two positions. Lap five also saw
Chris Weinkauf move past Grunden on the high side, and challenge low of
LaPointe. Larry Schotten moved low of Grunden on lap six, followed by
Eugene Gregorich Jr and Elliott Weiler. On lap ten, Gregorich used the
same lowside move to bypass Schotten and take over the fifth position.
Chris Weinkauf also overtook third from the determined LaPointe on lap ten
after a five lap side by side battle. Caution returned to the speedway
on lap 12 after Weiler made contact with the front straightway wall.
Jason Weinkauf stretched a huge lead on the restart of lap 12 as the field
entered turn one. Gregorich roared along side LaPointe entering turn
three, completing the pass on the high side entering turn one. Schotten
was quick to follow, diving underneath LaPointe on lap 16. Gregorich
closed to the rear bumper of Chris Weinkauf by lap 19, taking over third place
on lap 21 with an inside pass entering turn one. LaPointe’s
determination was not enough to overcome a fading car as Ben Pettis, Tim Hintz
and Rocky Breezer passed him on the inside after several laps of
battling. With two laps to go, Gregorich made his move inside of second
place car Nelson taking the spot entering turn three. Nelson fought
back, diving low of Gregorich entering turn one as they took the white
flag. Gregorich was not to be denied, as he took hold of the position
exiting turn two. Jason Weinkauf powered to the checkered with a
multi-car length lead, followed by Gregorich, Nelson, Chris Weinkauf and
Schotten.
The CarQuest super stock feature’s first lap was led by pole sitter Larry
Schultz. Matt Raykowski battled back on the high line, overtaking
Schultz for the top spot. Randy Meyer followed suit as he also passed
Schultz on lap four. Travis Zvolena showed no fear as he moved through
traffic early. He passed Chad Scholl on lap four and Schultz on lap five
to close in on the lead pair. Meyer overtook Raykowski on lap six taking
the top spot. Caution flew on lap seven for a spin on the backstretch by
Randy Emmerich. Matt Pyburn, Jon Ashcraft, Schultz and Scholl were
collected in the incident. Meyer jumped to a three car length advantage
as racing resumed. Zvolena quickly closed back in on Meyer as he
challenged high entering turn three. A small slip allowed Cale Laessig
to dive under Zvolena, taking over second place. Zvolena was quick to
respond as he dove to the inside of Laessig on lap nine, only to be halted by
caution. Raykowski, Scholl, Greg Manor, Andy Munthe, and Dennis Crass
collided in turn four, causing heavy damage to several cars. Meyer
resumed the lead on lap nine, with Wes Coon diving low of Brian Weinfurter as
they battled for the fifth position. On lap 11, Laessig’s progress
forward resumed as he entered turn three along side Meyer, bypassing him for
the lead exiting turn two. Weinfurter followed Laessig, rolling past
Meyer on the high line one lap later. He then set his sites on the
leader, chipping away at the multi car length distance between he and Laessig.
Zvolena was next to challenge Meyer high. He moved a fender length
alongside as Coon looked low, three-wide the trio entered turn three on lap
18. Coon capitalized, moving into third as Zvolena lost grip in the high
line, sliding back to fifth. Laessig’s lead proved too great as he
held on for the victory with Weinfurter in second, Coon, Meyer, and Zvolena
rounding out the top five.
A dozen daredevils on two wheels showed up to do battle on the super fast ½
mile blacktop track tonight. Grantons’ Craig Lewis put in six flawless
laps to pull down his first ever heat race victory over West Bends’ Danny
Vrana and Westfields’Craig Nigh.. The second heats’ initial start
saw Randy Ruffi wheelie off the line, with Troy Johnson crashing from the
contact. Both riders where OK and competed in the restart..
Brothers T J and Mark Zeidler of Ringle led the field side by side for
the first two laps before Mark set sail to a further uncontested victory..T J
bobbled on lap three and was sucked up by the rest of the field; finishing up
in 5th place behind Troy Johnson, Cliff Eckes Jr and Steve Kasten. With
the speed shown by the whole field you could sense a real dogfight to come for
the 12 lap feature race. When the starters flag fell, the all the riders
hurled into the first turn like there was no tomorrow, with Mark Zeidler
leading this twelve rider showdown. Hatleys’ Steve Kasten and
Marshfields’ Cliff Eckes Jr. shadowed his every move, but Zeidler countered
their attempts to pass and distanced the field in a show of skill and
daring. Up from out of the pack came brother TJ Zeidler and heat race
crasher Troy Johnson to join Kasten and Eckes in the battle for second and
third. By the fifth lap Johnson had carved his way up into second, while Eckes
and Kasten dueled it out for third, with Kasten winning that high speed match
of wits and bravery. The race ended with Mark Zeilder taking his second
in a row victory by a large margin over the rest of the field. In a
wheelie contest after the race was over between Steve Kasten and TJ Zeidler,
Zeidler lost control of his cycle and smashed into the outside wall, damaging
his mount and giving the crowd a scare for several moments before the
ambulance personnel checked him over and released him with no serious
injuries.
Results: 1. Mark Zeidler HON 2.Troy Johnson ROT 3. Steve Kasten
YAM 4. Cliff Eckes Jr. YAM 5.TJ Zeidler YAM 6.Randy Ruffi
YAM 7. Craig Lewis YAM 8.Danny Vrana HON 9. Woody Eckes YAM
10.Lee Johnson ROT 11. Craig Nigh HON 12.Ted Strebe YAM
Cycle report by Woody Eckes
The 1-man cruiser/junkyard warrior feature contest was led first by Todd
Hoeper. Then Travis Paul led the pack for six laps. Fast timer
Dave Knauf took over the lead on lap nine. Paul held on in second as
Wayne Dietz raced up to the front. Kyle Rasmussen followed Dietz through
pack with Hoeper racing fifth. Knauf led the field to the
checkered. Paul finished second, Dietz third, Rasmussen fourth and
Hoeper fifth.
Shawn Carpenter led the first lap of the pure stock feature. Jeff
Behrens led the next two laps of the contest. Lap four quick timer and
heat winner Mike Gwidt took charge of the lead. Behrens continued the
race strong in second. At the checkered though Behrens couldn’t hold
off Chad Simone for second and Kyle Genett third. Gwidt took home the
clean sweep, Simone second, Genett third, Behrens fourth and Skylar Domine
fifth.
Tammy Zvolena won the super stock powder puff race. Tracy Simons
finished second and Mary Bravener third. The combination 1-Man Cruiser,
Junkyard Warrior, Pure Stock powder puff was won by Erin Jicinsky with Angie
Mallak in a very close second. Ashley Henseler finished third, Ashley
Schmitt fourth and Amber Moss fifth.
Next Saturday, August 19th is the Eve of Destruction sponsored by United
Rentals. Main Gates open at 5 p.m., and the show starts at 7 p.m.
Events include Bus Races, Green Mamba Jet Car Burn, Stunt by “Hot Rod”
Rodney, Relay Race, Forward/Backward Race, Freestyle Burn Out Contest, Tire
Race, Double O 2nd Over the Line Race, and Trailer Race. Plus a 4 ft
trophy for best themed trailer and a Powder Puff Tire Race. 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 is $10.00, Students ages 10-15 yrs. $5.00 and under 10
yrs FREE with a parent. Rain date for Sunday two hours earlier.
Everyone 16 yrs and older may sign up FREE every race night to win the 2006
Dodge Charger Pace Car.
Summary
CarQuest Super Late Models
* * * QUALIFYING RESULTS * * *
Plce Car # Driver Home Town Model Fast
1 14G GREGORICH, EUGENE JR KEWAUNEE CHEVY 18.077
* * * HEATS RESULTS * * *
Place Start Car # Driver Event Home Town Model
1 3 711 DROST, DOUG HEAT1 MERRILL CHEVY
2 4 7T TURNER, DON HEAT1 LACROSSE CHEVY
3 7 97K KEMPF, PETE HEAT1 NEKOOSA FORD
4 10 15L LAPOINTE, DEAN HEAT1 MARSHFIELD FORD
5 9 15G GRUNDEN, RICK HEAT1 MARSHFIELD CHEVY
1 1 1H HINTZ, TIM HEAT2 NEKOOSA FORD
2 3 76W WEINKAUF, JASON HEAT2 MERRILL CHEVY
3 7 3W WEINFURTER, JEFF HEAT2 WISCONSIN RAPIDS PONTIAC
4 9 75W WEINKAUF, CHRIS HEAT2 MERRILL DODGE
5 2 64B BREEZER, ROCKY HEAT2 POYNETTE CHEVY
* * * FEATURE RESULTS * * *
Place Start Car # Driver Event Home Town Model
1 4 76W WEINKAUF, JASON FEAT MERRILL CHEVY
2 11 14G GREGORICH, EUGENE JR FEAT KEWAUNEE CHEVY
3 6 66N NELSON, TROY FEAT ANTIGO CHEVY
4 10 75W WEINKAUF, CHRIS FEAT MERRILL DODGE
5 7 31S SCHOTTEN, LARRY FEAT ELROY - - -
6 9 22P PETTIS, BEN FEAT ELK MOUND CHEVY
7 3 1H HINTZ, TIM FEAT NEKOOSA FORD
8 17 64B BREEZER, ROCKY FEAT POYNETTE CHEVY
9 2 15L LAPOINTE, DEAN FEAT MARSHFIELD FORD
10 5 23V VANDERGEEST, JAY FEAT MERRILL CHEVY
CarQuest Super Stocks
* * * QUALIFYING RESULTS * * *
Plce Car # Driver Home Town Model Fast
1 71P PYBURN, MATT WI RAPIDS CHEVY 20.101
* * * HEATS RESULTS * * *
Place Start Car # Driver Event Home Town Model
1 9 28S SCHULTZ, LARRY HEAT1 MARSHFIELD CHEVY
2 7 90C CRASS, DENNY HEAT1 MARIBEL CHEVY
3 10 6R RAYKOWSKI, MATT HEAT1 STEVENS POINT FORD
4 8 10H HUTCHENS, KEN HEAT1 BLACK RIVER FALLS CHEVY
5 3 66M MANOR, GREG HEAT1 CHIPPEWA FALLS CHEVY
1 7 01L LAESSIG, CALE HEAT2 MARSHFIELD CHEVY
2 1 6X MEYER, RANDY HEAT2 COLBY PONTIAC
3 9 24W WEINFURTER, BRIAN HEAT2 WI RAPIDS PONTIAC
4 10 71P PYBURN, MATT HEAT2 WI RAPIDS CHEVY
5 5 04Z ZVOLENA, TRAVIS HEAT2 MARSHFIELD CHEVY
* * * FEATURE RESULTS * * *
Place Start Car # Driver Event Home Town Model
1 9 01L LAESSIG, CALE FEAT MARSHFIELD CHEVY
2 10 24W WEINFURTER, BRIAN FEAT WI RAPIDS PONTIAC
3 14 51C COON, WES FEAT NEKOOSA CHEVY
4 3 6X MEYER, RANDY FEAT COLBY PONTIAC
5 7 04Z ZVOLENA, TRAVIS FEAT MARSHFIELD CHEVY
6 13 90C CRASS, DENNY FEAT MARIBEL CHEVY
7 12 10H HUTCHENS, KEN FEAT BLACK RIVER FALLS CHEVY
8 6 16K KRZYKOWSKI, ADAM FEAT PLOVER FORD
9 2 6R RAYKOWSKI, MATT FEAT STEVENS POINT FORD
10 19 9F FLICK, MARV FEAT STEVENS POINT - - -
1-Man Cruisers
* * * QUALIFYING RESULTS * * *
Plce Car # Driver Home Town Model Fast
1 31K KNAUF, DAVID MARSHFIELD FORD 23.597
* * * HEATS RESULTS * * *
Place Start Car # Driver Event Home Town Model
1 6 88X VANDERLEEST, RYAN HEAT1 STRATFORD FORD
2 0 001D DICKMAN, TIM HEAT1 GRANTON DODGE
3 5 41W WILLIAMS, JACOB HEAT1 MARSHFIELD BUICK
4 1 07S SUDDUTH, SAM HEAT1 PITTSVILLE - - -
5 0 K15 KUEHN, LESTER HEAT1 GRANTON OLDS
1 1 49H HOEPER, TODD HEAT2 MARSHFIELD CHRYSLER
2 5 55D DIETZ, WAYNE HEAT2 PITTSVILLE OLDS
3 4 00R RASMUSSEN, KYLE HEAT2 ARPIN OLDS
4 2 4M MOORE, JUSTIN HEAT2 TONY PLYMOUTH
5 6 31K KNAUF, DAVID HEAT2 MARSHFIELD FORD
* * * FEATURE RESULTS * * *
Place Start Car # Driver Event Home Town Model
1 11 31K KNAUF, DAVID FEAT MARSHFIELD FORD
2 9 38P PAUL, TRAVIS FEAT SPENCER - - -
3 10 55D DIETZ, WAYNE FEAT PITTSVILLE OLDS
4 12 00R RASMUSSEN, KYLE FEAT ARPIN OLDS
5 7 49H HOEPER, TODD FEAT MARSHFIELD CHRYSLER
6 8 4M MOORE, JUSTIN FEAT TONY PLYMOUTH
7 6 88X VANDERLEEST, RYAN FEAT STRATFORD FORD
8 0 001D DICKMAN, TIM FEAT GRANTON DODGE
9 5 41W WILLIAMS, JACOB FEAT MARSHFIELD BUICK
10 4 69D DENNY, MIKE FEAT COLBY OLDSMOBILE
Pure Stocks
* * * QUALIFYING RESULTS * * *
Plce Car # Driver Home Town Model Fast
1 25G GWIDT, MIKE WAUSAU CHEVY 23.000
* * * HEATS RESULTS * * *
Place Start Car # Driver Event Home Town Model
1 8 25G GWIDT, MIKE HEAT1 WAUSAU CHEVY
2 6 4S SIMONE, CHAD HEAT1 MARSHFIELD CHEVY
3 7 16X GENETT, KYLE HEAT1 RANGELINE CHEVY
4 5 45D DOMINE, SKYLAR HEAT1 LOYAL CHEVY
5 3 03D DELIS JR., RICHARD HEAT1 - - - CHEVY
* * * FEATURE RESULTS * * *
Place Start Car # Driver Event Home Town Model
1 7 25G GWIDT, MIKE FEAT WAUSAU CHEVY
2 6 4S SIMONE, CHAD FEAT MARSHFIELD CHEVY
3 8 16X GENETT, KYLE FEAT RANGELINE CHEVY
4 4 8B BEHRENS, JEFF FEAT MARSHFIELD OLDS
5 5 45D DOMINE, SKYLAR FEAT LOYAL CHEVY
6 3 03D DELIS JR., RICHARD FEAT - - - CHEVY
7 1 25C CARPENTER, SHAWN FEAT - - - - - -
8 2 MOO KUNDINGER, RON FEAT - - - FORD
9 0 18X LINDNER, STACEY FEAT LOYAL OLDS
Point Standings As Of August 12, 2006
Super Late Models
Place Car No Driver's Name Points
1 75W WEINKAUF, CHRIS 522
2 14G GREGORICH, EUGENE JR 520
3 1H HINTZ, TIM 448
4 76W WEINKAUF, JASON 444
5 22P PETTIS, BEN 425
6 23V VANDERGEEST, JAY 399
7 3W WEINFURTER, JEFF 379
8 01W WEILER, ELLIOTT 341
9 66N NELSON, TROY 333
10 15L LAPOINTE, DEAN 315
Super Stocks
Place Car No Driver's Name Points
1 24W WEINFURTER, BRIAN 489
2 51C COON, WES 479
3 71P PYBURN, MATT 476
4 04Z ZVOLENA, TRAVIS 406
5 4E EMMERICH, RANDY 403
6 44S SCHOLL, CHAD 399
7 6X MEYER, RANDY 344
8 28S SCHULTZ, LARRY 341
9 22B BRAVENER, LUKE 283
10 14M MUNTHE, ANDY 262
1-Man Cruisers
Place Car No Driver's Name Points
1 55D DIETZ, WAYNE 570
2 38P PAUL, TRAVIS 474
3 00R RASMUSSEN, KYLE 441
4 49H HOEPER, TODD 397
5 4M MOORE, JUSTIN 300
6 69D DENNY, MIKE 298
7 31K KNAUF, DAVID 217
8 K15 KUEHN, LESTER 175
9 26D DIBBLE, CHARLES 164
10 88X VANDERLEEST, RYAN 160
Pure Stocks
Place Car No Driver's Name Points
1 16X GENETT, KYLE 488
2 8B BEHRENS, JEFF 438
3 03D DELIS JR., RICHARD 304
4 45D DOMINE, SKYLAR 297
5 4S SIMONE, CHAD 291
6 MOO KUNDINGER, RON 208
7 25C CARPENTER, SHAWN 196
8 IMOO2 KUNDINGER, JOHN 148
9 25G GWIDT, MIKE 114
10 99E ENGMAN, TROY 114
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