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Summer Shootout Domination At The Mile
By John Wiedemann – www.racingwisconsin.com
Milwaukee – June 14, 2006– It was a night of domination in the Summer
Shootout Series at the Milwaukee Mile on Wednesday night. Each division had a
story of drivers showing they knew what it takes to get to the checkered flag.
Victory Lane was filled with racers who had been there before and were
determined to return.
The Super Cups returned to the Summer Shootout for their second appearance.
Morgan Schissel jumped to the lead in the feature race and was not to be
denied his second win of the year. The young racer led all the way to the
checkers, pulling away from the field in the process. Schissel was followed to
the finish line by Cody Lipstieuer, Greg Ballard, Camdon Murphy, Allisa Meyers
and Cheyanne Ballard.
Bandolero racing had a new name in the heat race win column as Blake Brown
parlayed his pole position start into a flag to flag win. While Brown put up a
good fight, he was unable to hold off a charging Kyle Jusits in the feature.
Justis took over the lead near the halfway point and took the checkered flag
first to stay undefeated in the 2006 season. Brown followed Jusits to the line
to take second with Aaron Moyer in third and Kyle Piecko moving from the back
of the pack to a fourth place finish.
Family ties were the name of the game in the Thunder Roadster division as the
usual culprits, Mike Piecko, Sr. and his son Mike, Jr. put on a racing
exhibition as they have in every race they have been together in. It seems
like there is no other driver that has as much fun as these two do.
Unfortunately for Senior, Junior seems to have the upper hand in the battle.
That was not the case in the heat race as Mike Sr. took the lead away from
Mike Jr. and grabbed the win. In celebration, Mike Sr. showed off his burnout
skills and pulled into victory lane.
With the two Pieckos on the front row of the Thunder Roadster feature, fans
knew there would be action on the track. They were not disappointed as the two
racers battled for the entire race culminating with their rides getting
together in turn three, Senior getting some air time and both cars spinning
out. Mike Jr. got his roadster going first and held off Mike Sr. for another
win to extend his streak to nine Thunder Roadster feature wins in a row at the
Milwaukee Mile.
In the Allison Legacy feature run in conjunction with the Thunder Roadsters,
Nick Beinlich returned to victory lane with his second win of the season
holding off Brock Russell.
The car count in the Legends division was down but the action remained the
same as the usual suspects battled at the front of the pack. Ernie Schaal was
hoping tonight would be his turn to take the checkers but racing fate had
other plans. In the heat race, Schaal lost ground avoiding a spinning
competitor on the first lap. Charging from the back of the pack, fourth place
was all that the seventeen year old could get to as he ran out of laps chasing
down the lead pack. Michael Bilderback took the heat race win followed by Ryan
Miles and Curt Gnatzig.
The feature would provide Schaal with the same type of luck. While Schaal was
battling for position with Gnatzig and Miles, Bilderback turned his front row
start into big lead. Schaal was able to gain a solid hold on second place and
started his chase of Bilderback. While starting to gain ground, fate played
its card. Schaal lost the muffler off his Legend and the power went with it.
Bilderback ran off and took the win, his second in two weeks. “It was a good
win but, I think Ernie could have caught me”, commented Bilderback. Schaal
held on to the second position followed by Gnatzig and Miles.
Unfortunately, the night ended with some sad news in a statement from the
Milwaukee Mile. “The current Milwaukee Mile Summer Shootout Series
activities are under evaluation. The remaining 2006 events have been postponed
until further notice. We appreciate your interest and participation, and will
provide updates via this webpage (www.racingwisconsin.com) and by personal
contact with participating teams.”
RESULTS
SUPER CUP
Feature: Morgan Schissel, Cody Lipstreuer, Greg Ballard, Camdon Murphy, Alyssa
Myers, Cheyenne Ballard
THUNDER ROADSTERS
Feature: Mike Piecko, Jr., Mike Piecko, Sr., Steve Miles
Heat: Mike Piecko, Sr., Mike Piecko, Jr., Steve Miles
ALLISON LEGACY
Feature: Nick Beinlich, Brock Russell
Heat: Nick Beinlich, Brock Russell
BANDOLEROS
Feature: Kyle Jusits, Blake Brown, Aaron Moyer, Kyle Piecko, Adam Rawski,
Caylie Duncanson, Jesse Bernhagen
Heat: Blake Brown, Kyle Jusits, Jesse Bernhagen, Aaron Moyer, Adam Rawski,
Caylie Duncanson, Kyle Piecko, Brandon Heisler
LEGENDS
Feature: Michael Bilderback, Ernie Schaal, Curt Gnatzig, Ryan Miles, S.J.
Kimmel, Don Schaal
Heat: Michael Bilderback, Ryan Miles, Curt Gnatzig, Ernie Schaal, Don Schaal,
S.J. Kimmel
For full coverage of the Summer Shootout, visit www.racingwisconsin.com/summershootout
For ticket information and details on the all the exciting events at The
Milwaukee Mile, visit www.milwaukeemile.com.
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