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Marshfield Championship Night
By: Brian Back, Woody Eckes & Mary Langreck
The Quality Roofing Season Championship and pace car giveaway night was packed
with hot racing action as the super lates and super stocks battled out the
final points standings. Special thanks to the sponsors of the 2006 pace car
giveaway: V&H, WDEZ 101.9FM, Abby Gas Service, Subway, CarQuest, Burt
Trophy & Awards, Craft’s Trading Center, and Rainbow Casino. Carol
Zettler of Marshfield was the 2006 Dodge Charger pace car winner!
Neil Knoblock set a new track record for the CarQuest super late model
division at 17.639. Matt Pyburn set another fast time for the CarQuest super
stocks and won the points for the evening and taking second in the season
overall points. Dave Knauf made a clean sweep in the 1-man cruisers and Mike
Gwidt was quickest in the pure stocks.
The CarQuest super late model feature saw Dean LaPointe take command early as
he bypassed Larry Schotten from the outside pole position. Troy Nelson
followed, overtaking Schotten and LaPointe in the high groove for the lead by
lap two. Jason Weinakuf followed suit, passing LaPointe for second on lap
three. He then dove low of Nelson on lap four as they entered turn one,
grabbing the lead one lap later. Further back, Chris Weinkauf began his surge
forward, passing three wide thru the middle of Jay VanDerGeest and Dean
LaPointe, aquiring the fourth spot. He then charged to the high side of Cale
Laessig, with Eugene Gregorich directly to his rear. The pair bypassed Laessig,
and set sights on the lead duo. A pair of cars starting at the tail of the
field began their charge to the front. Neil Knoblock moved inside of
VanDerGeest, taking sixth by lap ten. By lap 16, he completed low-side passes
on Laessig, Gregorich, and Weinkauf, moving into third. Not far behind, Steve
Holzhausen slipped inside VanDerGeest for eighth on lap 17. Knoblock continued
to gain on the leader, taking second from Nelson on lap 20. Most of the
attention was on the battle for fourth as the top two in the season points
standings battled door to door. Gregorich would slide by Chris Weinkauf,
taking the fourth spot and the season championship. As the field took the
checkered, Jason Weinakuf cruised to victory, followed by Knoblock, Nelson,
and Gregorich. Chris Weinkauf held off a last lap surge by Tim Hintz, crossing
the line six feet ahead for the fifth position.
The CarQuest super stock feature’s first 14 laps were in the charge of Dan
Gilster. Behind him, his brother Jimmy Gilster held strong in second. Andy
Simonis and Corey Jankowski began their march to the front. Simonis raced into
fourth by lap four and Jankowski catching up to fifth by lap six. Fast timer
Matt Pyburn wasted no time moving to the front diving to the inside on the
front stretch to pass both Simonis and Jankowski taking over fourth. The
following lap Pyburn took third from Randy Emmerich. By lap 12 Pyburn
was in the second spot and chasing the leader. Lap 14 the first caution flew
for the spun car of Adam Krzykowski in turn two. The field doubled up for the
restart and Pyburn took to the outside and when the field got the green he
motored past Gilster on the outside. Jankowski had followed Pyburn through and
raced up to second, Gilster third, with Wes Coon and point leader Brian
Weinfurter fourth and fifth. Lap 18 caution was out again as Weinfurter tried
to pass three-wide on the inside of Gilster, causing a spin. Weinfurter went
to the back alone due to the three-wide incident. Brian Back then moved up
into the fifth spot for the restart. A false start due to several cars passing
before the green brought out another caution. The second attempt was much
better and we were under way to the finish. Back had a good run on Coon and
Gilster, taking the third spot for the white. Travis Zvolena’s car spun
across the start/finish line for the white, bringing out the caution and
ending the race as the white flag had been given to the leader. Pyburn won,
Jankowski second, Back third, Gilster fourth and Coon fifth. Brian Weinfurter
was awarded the 2006 CarQuest super stock track championship, eight points
over Matt Pyburn.
A close battle in the super stock semi between Randy Meyer and Denny Crass for
the lead, ensued for most of the laps. Meyer was able to just stay ahead for
the win, Crass second, both earning starting positions for the feature. John
Totzke Jr. finished third, Dale Schultz fourth and Dan Braun fifth.
Super Stock results by Mary Langreck
The cool temperatures produced some torrid motorcycle races tonight, starting
out with Craig Lewis of Granton passing and fending off Craig Nigh of
Plainfielld to win the first heat. But the second heat was a barnburner,
with Cliff Eckes Jr. of Marshfield leading for five of the six laps; but just
by inches over last feature winner Mark Zeidler of Ringle and a faster every
time out Troy Johnson of Big Falls; zooming down the straightaways three wide
in a fight for first place. But on the last lap Steve Kasten of Hatley
snuck down on the bottom line through turns three and four and wrestled the
lead away from Eckes for the victory. All ten riders lined up for the
feature event; and with a wave of the green starting flag they shot off the
line and careened into turn one like there was no tomorrow. Mark Zeidler
topped the leader board for lap one, but Cliff Eckes Jr. fought his way past
on lap two, with Zeidler returning the favor on lap three. While that
duo fought over the point, Troy Johnson of Big Falls worked his way around
Steve Kasten for third and quickly closed in on the leaders. On lap six
Johnson rode the high line around both Eckes and Zeidler for the lead and
looked to be on his way to victory. But with Eckes’ mount erupting in
a cloud of smoke and oil on the way into turn one; and Lee Johnson of Big
Falls sliding down in the oil dropped from Eckes’ machine; the race was
redflagged. The fallen rider rose slowly to his feet and waved to the
crowd that he was OK. But his night was over. Everyone else had a
3 lap shootout for the win. Starting single file, second place Zeidler
shot by Johnson entering turn one, while the remaining riders argued over the
last podium spot. Kasten tucked in behind the lead duo, while first heat
winner Craig Lewis slowly reeled him in. Mark Zeidler gapped the pack to
pick up his second victory in a row out here; an impressive feat considering
the competition tonight.
Results:
1. Mark Zeidler HON
2. Troy Johnson ROT
3. Steve Kasten YAM
4. Craig Lewis YAM
5. Woody Eckes YAM
6. Craig Nigh HON
7. Clay Johnson YAM
8. Ted Strebe YAM
9. Randy Ruffi YAM
10. Cliff Eckes YAM
11. Lee Johnson ROT
Cycle Story by Woody Eckes
The action was furious early in the 1-man cruiser/junkyard warrior feature.
Sam Sudduth, Matt Phelps, and John Heath wasted no time getting three-wide in
the first corner of lap one. The third groove proved too treacherous for
Heath, as he spun in turn three, causing a head on collision with Kyle
Rasmussen, collecting Ryan VanDerLeest in the process. The field was reset for
a complete restart. Sudduth was quick to establish the pace, leading the field
by six car lengths entering turn one. Jacob Williams followed Sudduth high of
Phelps, pulling even at the entry of turn three on lap one. Wayne Dietz showed
championship form as he made a spectacular pass in the third groove, moving by
Williams and Phelps for second. Todd Hoeper and David Knauf were also on the
move, taking third and fourth with the highline by lap two. Lester Kuehn was
next to challenge Williams passing on the high side. Up front, Deitz reeled in
leader Sudduth, completing the pass on lap three. Knauf began to close in on
Dietz, passing both Hoeper and Sudduth on the high side on lap four. Knauf
closed to the rear bumper of Dietz, passing to the inside on lap eight as they
crossed the stripe. Knauf stretched a half-straightaway lead as he took the
checkered, followed by Dietz, Hoeper, Kuehn, and Sudduth.
The pure stock feature saw front row starters Ron Kundinger and Steve
Lichtfeld battling side by side on the opening lap. Chad Simone was ready to
make his move as he looked low of the lead duo, initiating a two row deep,
three-wide pass involving most of the field. Simone’s attempt was
unsuccessful, allowing Steve Lichtfeld and Skylar Domine to advance to the lad
on the high line. Kyle Genett advanced quickly thru the field, using the
outside to pass Domine on lap two. New comer Mike Lichtfeld displayed
impressive speed, immediately challenging low of Domine as Genett cleared
high. One corner later, he dove low of Genett, taking over second place. The
mulit car-length gap Steve Lichtfeld built was not enough to stop Mike
Lichtfeld from acquiring the top spot, passin ghigh on lap four, exiting turn
four. Jeff Behrens and Domine began a three lap, side by side battle for sixth
place, with Behrens advancing low on lap eight. Just ahead, Genett, Andy
Hintz, and Mike Gwidt ran nose to tail for most of the remaining event,
looking to challenge one another. Gwidt could wait no longer as he finally
pulled high of Hintz with a couple laps remaining. As Gwidt inched forward,
Hintz looked low of Genett on multiple occasions. As the field took the white,
lapped traffic became a factor. Genett faded high of Kundinger exiting turn
two, looking to wrap up third. Hintz was unwilling to surrender the spot as he
charged through the middle of the pair entering turn three. At the stripe,
Mike Lichtfeld held off Steve Lichtfeld, with Hintz bypassing Genett by feet.
Gwidt rounded out the top five.
The WDEZ 101.9 Iroc Saturn race saw four winners from the radio station
contest race DJ’s Lee Peek & Nikki Montgomery. After a close battle and
some three-wide racing, Neil Raddenbach won, Tara Wolfe second, Lee Peek
third, Theresa O’Brien fourth, Nikki Montgomery fifth and John Poehnelt
sixth.
Next Saturday, September 16th is the Rainbow Casino & Earth Inc WI
Challenge Series Championship with an 80 lap super late model feature.
Racing includes: WI Challenge Series super late models, 4-cylinders, 1-man
cruisers, junkyard warriors, pure stocks and the 4-cylinder powder puff.
Pit gate opens at 2:00, grandstand gates open at 5:00, Miller Lite time trials
at 5:30 and racing starts at 7:00. Rain date Sunday two hours earlier.
Adult grandstand admission 16 yrs and older $12.00, students 10-15 yrs old
$6.00, kids 9 yrs and younger are free.
Marshfield Super Speedway is located 3.5 miles west of Marshfield, WI on
County Hwy H. Home of Saturday night stock car racing since 1977.
Upcoming Events:
Friday, September 22nd Fall Spectacular, time trials at 5 p.m., racing at 7
p.m.
Saturday, September 23rd Fall Spectacular, time trials at 3 p.m., racing at 5
p.m.
Saturday, September 30th Eve of Destruction, show starts at 4 p.m.
Summary
CarQuest Super Late Models
* * * QUALIFYING RESULTS * * *
Plce Car # Driver Home Town Model Fast
1 8K KNOBLOCK, NEIL WAUSAU - - - 17.639
* * * HEATS RESULTS * * *
Place Start Car # Driver Event Home Town Model
1 5 01W WEILER, ELLIOTT HEAT1 MARSHFIELD CHEVY
2 7 22P PETTIS, BEN HEAT1 ELK MOUND CHEVY
3 2 64F FRAZIER, JOHN HEAT1 MERRILL CHEVY
4 4 41F FROELICH, JOHN HEAT1 CHIPPEWA FALLS CHEVY
5 3 7C CORMACK, JIM HEAT1 PLOVER - - -
1 3 1H HINTZ, TIM HEAT2 NEKOOSA FORD
2 2 66N NELSON, TROY HEAT2 ANTIGO CHEVY
3 9 8K KNOBLOCK, NEIL HEAT2 WAUSAU - - -
4 7 14G GREGORICH, EUGENE JR HEAT2 KEWAUNEE CHEVY
5 5 75W WEINKAUF, CHRIS HEAT2 MERRILL DODGE
* * * FEATURE RESULTS * * *
Place Start Car # Driver Event Home Town Model
1 6 76W WEINKAUF, JASON FEAT MERRILL CHEVY
2 17 8K KNOBLOCK, NEIL FEAT WAUSAU - - -
3 4 66N NELSON, TROY FEAT ANTIGO CHEVY
4 14 14G GREGORICH, EUGENE JR FEAT KEWAUNEE CHEVY
5 7 75W WEINKAUF, CHRIS FEAT MERRILL DODGE
6 5 1H HINTZ, TIM FEAT NEKOOSA FORD
7 3 7-11 LAESSIG, CALE FEAT MARSHFIELD CHEVY
8 18 97H HOLZHAUSEN, STEVE FEAT BANGOR - - -
9 8 23V VANDERGEEST, JAY FEAT MERRILL CHEVY
10 2 15L LAPOINTE, DEAN FEAT MARSHFIELD FORD
CarQuest Super Stocks
* * * QUALIFYING RESULTS * * *
Plce Car # Driver Home Town Model Fast
1 71P PYBURN, MATT WI RAPIDS CHEVY 19.639
* * * HEATS RESULTS * * *
Place Start Car # Driver Event Home Town Model
1 7 90C CRASS, DENNY HEAT1 MARIBEL CHEVY
2 2 9F FLICK, MARV HEAT1 STEVENS POINT - - -
3 8 21P PFISTER, CURTIS HEAT1 WI DELLS - - -
4 5 04D DOWE, TOM HEAT1 WAUSAU - - -
5 6 08T TOTZKE JR., JOHN HEAT1 - - - - - -
1 3 44S SCHOLL, CHAD HEAT2 MARSHFIELD FORD
2 1 6X MEYER, RANDY HEAT2 COLBY PONTIAC
3 7 23G GILSTER, DAN HEAT2 WEST SALEM - - -
4 6 28S SCHULTZ, LARRY HEAT2 MARSHFIELD CHEVY
5 9 00M MYER, TUFFY HEAT2 TOMAH CHEVY
1 4 91S SIMONIS, ANDY HEAT3 MOSINEE CHEVY
2 6 31J JANKOWSKI, COREY HEAT3 TOMAH - - -
3 1 2T TRUTE, DAVE HEAT3 NEW LISBON - - -
4 8 24W WEINFURTER, BRIAN HEAT3 WI RAPIDS PONTIAC
5 2 4E EMMERICH, RANDY HEAT3 WESTON PONTIAC
* * * SEMI RESULTS * * *
Place Start Car # Driver Event Home Town Model
1 3 6X MEYER, RANDY SEMI COLBY PONTIAC
2 7 90C CRASS, DENNY SEMI MARIBEL CHEVY
3 8 08T TOTZKE JR., JOHN SEMI - - - - - -
4 6 31S SCHULTZ, DALE SEMI MAUSTON - - -
5 4 34B BRAUN, DAN SEMI NEW LONDON - - -
* * * FEATURE RESULTS * * *
Place Start Car # Driver Event Home Town Model
1 11 71P PYBURN, MATT FEAT WI RAPIDS CHEVY
2 9 31J JANKOWSKI, COREY FEAT TOMAH - - -
3 10 6B BACK, BRIAN FEAT RUDOLPH - - -
4 1 23G GILSTER, DAN FEAT WEST SALEM - - -
5 13 51C COON, WES FEAT NEKOOSA CHEVY
6 7 91S SIMONIS, ANDY FEAT MOSINEE CHEVY
7 2 33G GILSTER, JIMMY FEAT WEST SALEM - - -
8 12 28S SCHULTZ, LARRY FEAT MARSHFIELD CHEVY
9 3 00M MYER, TUFFY FEAT TOMAH CHEVY
10 5 4E EMMERICH, RANDY FEAT WESTON PONTIAC
1-Man Cruisers
* * * QUALIFYING RESULTS * * *
Plce Car # Driver Home Town Model Fast
1 31K KNAUF, DAVID MARSHFIELD FORD 23.544
* * * HEATS RESULTS * * *
Place Start Car # Driver Event Home Town Model
1 6 01S SUDDUTH, SAM HEAT1 PITTSVILLE - - -
2 4 01P PHELPS, MATT HEAT1 MARSHFIELD PONTIAC
3 1 04D DICKMAN, TIM HEAT1 GRANTON DODGE
4 3 38P PAUL, TRAVIS HEAT1 SPENCER - - -
5 5 26D DIBBLE, CHARLES HEAT1 PITTSVILLE OLDSMOBILE
1 6 31K KNAUF, DAVID HEAT2 MARSHFIELD FORD
2 4 55D DIETZ, WAYNE HEAT2 PITTSVILLE OLDS
3 2 49H HOEPER, TODD HEAT2 MARSHFIELD CHRYSLER
4 5 00R RASMUSSEN, KYLE HEAT2 ARPIN OLDS
5 0 K15 KUEHN, LESTER HEAT2 GRANTON OLDS
* * * FEATURE RESULTS * * *
Place Start Car # Driver Event Home Town Model
1 12 31K KNAUF, DAVID FEAT MARSHFIELD FORD
2 10 55D DIETZ, WAYNE FEAT PITTSVILLE OLDS
3 8 49H HOEPER, TODD FEAT MARSHFIELD CHRYSLER
4 0 K15 KUEHN, LESTER FEAT GRANTON OLDS
5 6 01S SUDDUTH, SAM FEAT PITTSVILLE - - -
6 4 01P PHELPS, MATT FEAT MARSHFIELD PONTIAC
7 3 38P PAUL, TRAVIS FEAT SPENCER - - -
8 7 41W WILLIAMS, JACOB FEAT MARSHFIELD BUICK
9 1 04D DICKMAN, TIM FEAT GRANTON DODGE
10 5 26D DIBBLE, CHARLES FEAT PITTSVILLE OLDSMOBILE
Pure Stocks
* * * QUALIFYING RESULTS * * *
Plce Car # Driver Home Town Model Fast
1 25G GWIDT, MIKE WAUSAU CHEVY 22.900
* * * HEATS RESULTS * * *
Place Start Car # Driver Event Home Town Model
1 8 44L LICHTFELD, MIKE HEAT1 PARDEEVILLE - - -
2 2 97L LICHTFELD, STEVE HEAT1 PARDEEVILLE - - -
3 5 16X GENETT, KYLE HEAT1 RANGELINE CHEVY
4 9 25G GWIDT, MIKE HEAT1 WAUSAU CHEVY
5 6 8B BEHRENS, JEFF HEAT1 MARSHFIELD OLDS
* * * FEATURE RESULTS * * *
Place Start Car # Driver Event Home Town Model
1 8 44L LICHTFELD, MIKE FEAT PARDEEVILLE - - -
2 2 97L LICHTFELD, STEVE FEAT PARDEEVILLE - - -
3 7 7H HINTZ, ANDY FEAT WI RAPIDS - - -
4 5 16X GENETT, KYLE FEAT RANGELINE CHEVY
5 9 25G GWIDT, MIKE FEAT WAUSAU CHEVY
6 6 8B BEHRENS, JEFF FEAT MARSHFIELD OLDS
7 4 45D DOMINE, SKYLAR FEAT LOYAL CHEVY
8 3 4S SIMONE, CHAD FEAT MARSHFIELD CHEVY
9 1 MOO KUNDINGER, RON FEAT - - - FORD
10 10 25C CARPENTER, SHAWN FEAT - - - - - -
Point Standings As Of September 9, 2006
CarQuest Super Late Models~2006 Final
Place Car No Driver's Name Points
1 14G GREGORICH, EUGENE JR 619
2 75W WEINKAUF, CHRIS 614
3 76W WEINKAUF, JASON 541
4 1H HINTZ, TIM 521
5 22P PETTIS, BEN 496
6 23V VANDERGEEST, JAY 485
7 3W WEINFURTER, JEFF 403
8 15L LAPOINTE, DEAN 384
9 01W WEILER, ELLIOTT 376
10 66N NELSON, TROY 375
CarQuest Super Stocks~2006 Final
Place Car No Driver's Name Points
1 24W WEINFURTER, BRIAN 629
2 71P PYBURN, MATT 621
3 51C COON, WES 614
4 04Z ZVOLENA, TRAVIS 516
5 4E EMMERICH, RANDY 508
6 44S SCHOLL, CHAD 459
7 6X MEYER, RANDY 456
8 28S SCHULTZ, LARRY 452
9 22B BRAVENER, LUKE 337
10 77S SIMONS, SCOTT 325
1-Man Cruisers, points championship 09/16/06
Place Car No Driver's Name Points
1 24W WEINFURTER, BRIAN 629
2 71P PYBURN, MATT 621
3 51C COON, WES 614
4 04Z ZVOLENA, TRAVIS 516
5 4E EMMERICH, RANDY 508
6 44S SCHOLL, CHAD 459
7 6X MEYER, RANDY 456
8 28S SCHULTZ, LARRY 452
9 22B BRAVENER, LUKE 337
10 77S SIMONS, SCOTT 325
Pure Stocks, points championship 09/16/06
Place Car No Driver's Name Points
1 55D DIETZ, WAYNE 723
2 38P PAUL, TRAVIS 595
3 00R RASMUSSEN, KYLE 577
4 49H HOEPER, TODD 531
5 31K KNAUF, DAVID 372
6 4M MOORE, JUSTIN 346
7 69D DENNY, MIKE 298
8 88X VANDERLEEST, RYAN 279
9 26D DIBBLE, CHARLES 263
10 K15 KUEHN, LESTER 255
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