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Ascher Sweeps MSCS Win At Slinger
By: Natasha Fabian
June 22, 2003 (Slinger, WI) – Scott Ascher (Sussex, WI) had little trouble
winning the 40-lap main event for the Midwest Sportsman Championship Series
Sunday night at Slinger Super Speedway. Standing point leader Josh Bauer
(Random Lake, WI) turned quick time for the evening with a 12.650 second
tour of the world's fastest paved quarter-mile; an average of over 71 miles
per hour. Bob Hacker (Loves Park, IL) took the victory in the eight-lap dash
over Bobby Gutknecht (Oak Creek, WI) and John Senerchia (Oak Forest, IL) won
by nearly one quarter of the track in the semi-feature race.
In feature action, the pole position was held by Michael Anderson
(Sheboygan, WI) with Ascher on the outside of the front row. Ascher took the
early lead and led the field to the checkered flag. On lap thirteen Hacker,
Anderson, and Gutknecht raced three-wide across the track, leaving all cars
continuing forward but Anderson out of shape. The fist caution came out on
lap 16 for the spun car of Todd Gehring. The field was straightened out and
racing action continued until Senerchia slowed on the front straightaway
coming off of turn four for mechanical failure on lap 25 and Jason
Taghikhani (Franklin, WI) sailed into the slowed car from behind. At line on
lap 40, it was Ascher, followed by Gutknecht, Bauer, Pat McIntee (West Bend,
WI), and James Swan (Wonder Lake, IL) rounding out the top five. Series
title contender Brandon Norris (Ottawa, IL) scratched after the dash,
reporting engine problems.
The Midwest Sportsman Championship Series is now under a lengthy midseason
break for the drivers to work on efforts at their home tracks. Action will
continue August ninth at Lake Geneva Raceway for round six, followed by the
seventh round at Slinger Super Speedway September sixth, and then head south
of the Wisconsin border to Rockford Speedway (Illinois) to compete in the
Short Track Nationals September 20-21. More information is available online
at www.mscsracing.net.
RESULTS
Quick Time: Josh Bauer, Random Lake, WI, 12.650 seconds, 71.146 mph
Dash: Bob Hacker, Loves Park, IL
Semi: John Senerchia, Oak Forest, IL; Jason Taghikhani, Franklin, WI
Feature: Scott Ascher, Sussex, WI; Bobby Gutknecht, Oak Creek, WI; Josh
Bauer, Random Lake, WI; Pat McIntee, West Bend, WI; James Swan, Wonder Lake,
IL; Bob Hacker, Loves Park, IL; Nick Schumacher, Germantown, WI; Jeremy
Miller, Roscoe, IL; Dennis Norton Jr, McHenry, IL; Jim Thorson, Sugar Grove,
IL; Dave Thomas, Franklin, WI; Ken Joosten, Wonder Lake, IL; Steve Hoff,
Janesville, WI; Todd Gehring; Jason Taghikhani, Franklin, WI; John
Senerchia, Oak Forest, IL; Michael Anderson, Sheboygan, WI
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