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Michael Emme opens MSA season with Feature win at Hales
Friday, May 16, 2002
- by Jay Ohman
Franklin, WI - Michael Emme ran off with the Midwest
Sprintcar Association Feature win in the season opener Friday May 16th at
Hales Corners Speedway. The Feature win is the first for Emme, who is in his
third year with the MSA, and moves him into the early lead of the points
chase.
Defending points champion K.J. Skelton jumped out from his pole
starting position to claim the early lead with Lloyd Dykstra giving chase.
The red flag waved over the race as Kurt Davis climbed the turn one wall and
rode the top of the concrete around to turn two before bouncing back on to
the track, Davis was uninjured.
With the return to action, Emme quickly
advanced by Dykstra then dueled past Skelton to take the lead on the seventh
lap. Kenjay Fiedler, David O'Neal and Danny Schlafer advanced and had a wild
three car battle for the third spot slicing and
dicing each other for several
laps. After a pair of mid race cautions, O'Neal had moved up to Emme's rear
bumper with Fiedler and Danny Schlafer in tow.
The drop of the green had
O'Neal and Emme battling for the lead, with O'Neal finally prevailing but
then getting collected by the turn one wall and bringing out the red flag for
the second time with 18 laps in, O'Neal was not injured. With racing
again
underway, Emme pulled away from the field for the comfortable win,
Danny Schlafer worked past Fiedler for second and KSE Hard Charger honors,
and Doug Schenck slipped past Fiedler on the last lap for third.
After
the race, Emme commented "I was having a blast with O'Neal, I knew I
could keep it close with him". Tim Haddy advanced well to finish fifth,
Skelton slipped to sixth and Al Schlafer was seventh. Troy Wondra, Lance
Fassbender and Andy Hunt rounded out the top ten.
In the Triton
Trailers B-Main, Lance Fassbender took the lead from pole sitter Jeff Harder,
and never looked back. T.J. Luedtke finished second, and Harder held on
to third. Andy Hunt, Joe Palmisano, and Keith Olejnik capped the top 6
advancing to the Feature.
Skelton lead green to checker the Hepfner
Race Products first heat with Dean Erfurth advancing to second. The second
heat sponsored by JB Enterprises had Kurt Davis holding off Schenck to notch
another win.
In the MPD third heat, Al Schlafer charged from the last row
to claim the checker, Haddy followed in second. The B & B Oval Track
Products sponsored fourth heat was a preview of the Feature action with
O'Neal slipping by Emme for the win.
The MSA heads next weekend for
Shawano Speedway for an appearance on Sunday, May 25th. For all of the
latest standings, results, pictures and more, visit the MSA website at www.msasprints.com.
Midwest Sprintcar Association - Results for May
16, 2003
Feature -- 1. Michael Emme, Manitowoc, WI; 2. Danny Schlafer,
Sussex, WI; 3. Doug Schenck, Madison, WI; 4. Kenjay Fiedler, Sheboygan, WI;
5. Tim Haddy, Lomira, WI; 6. K. J. Skelton, Cascade, WI; 7. Al Schlafer,
Sussex, WI; 8. Troy Wondra,
Lomira, WI; 9. Lance Fassbender, Horicon, WI; 10.
Andy Hunt, Randolph, WI; 11. Mark Wernes Jr., West Allis, WI; 12. Dean
Erfurth, Oregon, WI; 13. Lloyd Dykstra, Waupun, WI; 14. Bill Taylor, Cascade,
WI; 15. T.J. Luedke, Plymouth, WI; 16. Joe Palmisano, Neosho, WI; 17. Jeff
Becker, Kiel, WI; 18. Scott Conger, Eagle, WI; 19. Jeff Harder, Glenbeulah,
WI; 20. David O'Neal, Milwaukee, WI; 21. Keith Olejnik, Sun Prarie, WI; 22.
Kurt Davis, West Allis, WI.
B-Main Feature -- 1. Leroy Ostrowski,
Milwaukee, WI; 2. Fassbender; 3. Luedke; 4. Harder; 5. Hunt; 6. Palmisano; 7.
Olejnik; 8. John Fahl, Brown Deer, WI; 9. Chris Wiser, Neosho, WI; 10. Aaron
Schipper, Cascade, WI; 11. Alex Bliesner, Adell, WI; 12. Chad Tessman,
Jefferson, WI; 13. Craig Hemmen, New Berlin, WI; 14. Russ Wetenkamp, Newton,
WI; 15. Keith Fellner, Sturtevant, WI; 16. John Sauermilch Jr., Sheboygan,
WI.
Heat Races
First: 1. Skelton; 2. Erfurth; 3. Fiedler; 4. Wernes;
5. Harder; 6. Fahl; 7. Bliesner; 8. Hemmen; DNS Jerry Ski, Milwaukee, WI.
Second: 1. Davis; 2. Schenck; 3. Dykstra; 4. Conger; 5. Fassbender; 6.
Palmisano; 7. Wiser; 8. Olejnik;
Third: 1. Al Schlafer; 2. Haddy; 3. Danny
Schlafer; 4. Becker; 5. Luedke; 6. Wetenkamp; 7. Tessman; 8. Schipper;
Fourth: 1. O'Neal; 2. Emme; 3. Taylor; 4. Wondra; 5. Hunt; 6. Sauermilch; 7.
Fellner; DNS Ostrowski;
Midwest Sprintcar Association
Standings as of
May 16, 2003
1. Michael Emme
88
2. Danny Schlafer
84
Doug Schenck
84
4. Tim Haddy
80
Kenjay Fiedler
80
K. J. Skelton
80
7. Al Schlafer
78
8. Troy Wondra
70
9. Lance Fassbender
66
Dean Erfurth
66
11. Mark Wernes Jr.
64
Andy Hunt
64
13. Lloyd Dykstra
62
14. Bill Taylor
60
15. David O'Neal
55
16. T.J. Luedke
54
17. Kurt Davis
53
18. Jeff Becker
52
19. Scott Conger
51
20. Joe Palmisano
50
21. Jeff Harder
48
22. John Fahl
42
23. Keith Olejnik
41
24. Chris Wiser
39
25. Aaron Schipper
37
Alex Bliesner
37
27. Chad Tessman
36
Russ Wetenkamp
36
29. Craig Hemmen
34
John Sauermilch Jr.
34
31. Keith Fellner
33
32. Leroy Ostrowski
10
Jerry Ski
10
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