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Nowak Bests Mid-American Stock Car Series At Golden Sands
By: Natasha Steenbergen
PLOVER, WI (April 29, 2007) – Lyle Nowak from Wausau pleased his large
cheering section at the Golden Sands Speedway Sunday winning the Coca Cola
Spring Fling for the Mid-American Stock Car Series.
Nowak started on the inside of the second row and ran up front as laps
progressed, waiting for the right opportunity. The event only saw two caution
periods, and on the final restart glaring into the six o’clock sun, Nowak
dove low under Kevin Damrow to take the lead, with Bill Prietzel right behind
him. Prietzel made a last lap charge but ran too high to complete the pass and
settled for second.
Fast-time qualifier James Swan who was defending event champion as well as
2006 Series champion started the race in tenth with a partial-field inversion
and advanced steadily through the feature race making it up to fifth before
the laps ran out.
10-lap heat races were won by first time winners, Elliot Marquardt, Merrill,
WI; Travis Rodewald, Manitowoc, WI; Jeremy Tess, East Troy, WI. Jeremy also
won the 15-lap last chance race to advance to the feature event. The other
three transfers were, Tim Warner, Malone, WI; Crystal Koenig, Denmark, WI;
Elliot Marquardt.
The next event on the Mid-Am schedule is Drive The Mile hosted at The
Milwaukee Mile. The event is a media and autograph opportunity and while the
cars will be able to get laps on the legendary track, there is no race. The
general public is also encouraged to attend the event Sunday May 6. Anyone can
bring his/her street legal car and drive three laps on The Mile for only $15
plus 2 nonperishable food items. Several Mid-Am drivers have signed up to
participate. For more information on Drive The Mile, call Natasha Steenbergen
directly at The Milwaukee Mile at (414) 453-5761 Ext. 2231 or e-mail her at natashas@milwaukeemile.com.
The next points race is Saturday May 26 at the Grundy County Speedway in
Morris, Illinois.
Coca Cola Spring Fling Results
Fast time qualifier: James Swan, Lake Geneva 13.143 seconds
40-lap Feature: 1. Lyle Nowak, Wausau, WI; 2. Bill Prietzel, Richfield, WI; 3.
Kevin Damrow, Manitowoc, WI; 4. Bobby Gutknecht, Oak Creek, WI; 5. James Swan,
Lake Geneva, WI; 6. Daryl Gerke, Whitelaw, WI; 7. Andrew Kulka, Deerfield, WI;
8. Jeremy Spoonmore, Somonauk, IL; 9. Jake Finney, Sycamore, IL; 10. Kyle
Shear, Roscoe, IL; 11. Scott Null, Lake Mills, WI; 12. Dave Obermeyer, West
Bend, WI; 13. Elliot Marquardt, Merrill, WI; 14. Tim Warner, Malone, WI; 15.
Don Wood, Denmark, WI; 16.Jeremy Tess, East Troy, WI; 17. Maxwell Schultz,
Reedsville, WI; 18. Crystal Koenig, Denmark, WI; 19. Danny Powell, Polo, IL;
20. Greg Marks, Maribel, WI
15-lap Last Chance: 1. Tess; 2. Warner; 3. Koenig; 4. Marquardt; 5. Ross
Zumbach, Racine, MN; 6. Troy Shear Jr., Roscoe, IL; 7. Becca Kasten, Mequon,
WI; 8. Tony Habeck, Black Creek, WI; 9. Hank Tews, Batavia, IL; 10. Travis
Rodewald, Manitowoc, WI; 11. Louie Goss, Green Bay, WI.
Heat 1: 1. Marquardt; 2. Koenig; 3. Warner; 4. Wood; 5. Habeck; 6. Tews; 7.
Goss; 8. T. Shear; 9. Zumbach.
Heat 2: 1. Rodewald; 2. Null; 3. Damrow; 4. Marks; 5. Spoonmore; 6. Gutknecht;
7. Kasten; 8. Prietzel; 9. Nowak.
Heat 3: 1. Tess; 2. Obermeyer; 3. Powell; 4. Kulka; 5. Gerke; 6. K. Shear; 7.
Swan; 8. Finney; 9. Schultz.
To learn more about the Mid-American Stock Car Series, log on to www.midamericanracing.com
or call the series office at (920) 723-9831.
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