Averkamp Tops Thrilling Powercom Speed Zone Street Stock Main

OSHKOSH, WI - For 16 laps of Tuesday’s American Auto Sales Street Stock feature event at the Powercom Speed Zone Rich Garb was in his own league.

A caution during lap 17 changed that, though, as Garb’s car failed to start when the field was reset and he was sent to the tail of the pack.  That gave the lead to Dale Averkamp who settled into the top spot and then held on to win the 20-lap A-main event.

Joe Roe of Winthrop Harbor, IL, topped the Interstate Racing Association sprint car A-main while Shawano’s Jasper Drengler was victorious in the Dirt Devil finale.  

Held in front of the largest crowd of the season at the track, 33 sprint cars, 29 street stocks, and 19 Dirt Devils signed into the pit area.  The program was the lone appearance of 2004 for the IRA sprint cars at the track.

Garb’s lead in the street stock main was erased when a tire rolled onto the track off of turn two on lap 17.  The race, which had gone green for the first 16 laps, then changed dramatically.

Garb was sent to the tail as his car had to be push started as the field was reset.  At the same time Mark Schultz, who was running in the top five, encountered trouble with his car and began to backslide in the field.

Averkamp worked his way through the last four laps, which saw three more caution flags appear, and held off a determined Jerry Kope to take the win.  Trevor Schmidt came home in the third spot over Tim Reichenberger and Ken Feavel. 
 
Roe’s win in the 25-lap sprint car A-main came after he started in the front row.  Never challenged during the race, Roe faced many slower cars in his trek to victory lane but no one was able to close up from behind and give him a run for the win.

Mike Reinke, who started ninth, drove to second early in the race but could get no closer than five car lengths on the leader.  He would settle for second over Scott Neitzel, Travis Whitney, and Mike Kercher.

Drengler’s win in the Corporate Impressions Dirt Devil A-main came after a spirited battled with Loren Rangeloff.

Rangeloff led the first seven laps of the feature race with Drengler giving chase.  Drengler would snag the top spot and continue to lead Rangeloff over the next four laps before the caution waved for debris on the track.

Rangeloff regained the lead after the restart but would surrender the spot on lap 13 to Drengler and chase him to the checkered flag.

Mike Mueller finished third over Dave Wilkins and Alan Schmidt.

Racing action continues at the Powercom Speed Zone on Tuesday night, July 6th with a full program.  The first green flag will fall at 7:00 pm.
  
SUMMARY OF EVENTS
AMERICAN AUTO SALES STREET STOCKS
20-LAP A-MAIN - Dale Averkamp, Jerry Kope, Trevor Schmidt, Tim Reichenberger, Ken Feavel, Shawn Hayden, Cory Friday, Scott Solomon, Adam Pugh, Gary Neau.

12-LAP B-MAIN - Feavel, Pugh, Friday, Neau.

8-LAP HEATS - FIRST:  Kope, Mike Rauchel.  SECOND:  Rich Garb, Solomon.  
THIRD:  Mark Schultz, Reichenberger.

CORPORATE IMPRESSIONS DIRT DEVILS
20-LAP FEATURE - Jasper Drengler, Loren Rangeloff, Mike Mueller, Dave Wilkins, Alan Schmidt.

8-LAP HEATS - FIRST:  Chris Cottrell, Wilkins.  SECOND:  Drengler, Rangeloff.

SPRINT CARS
25-LAP FEATURE - Joe Roe, Mike Reinke, Scott Neitzel, Travis Whitney, Mike Kercher.

15-LAP B-MAIN - Kim Mock, Jason Johnson, Mike Stefka.

10-LAP HEAT WINNERS - Whitney, Donnie Goeden, Jim Melis, Dave Uttech.