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Schlei Wins Thriller At Thunderhill
By Greg Aregoni
May 7th, 2005; Sturgeon Bay, WI- The racing was fast again on Butch’s Auto
and Mbroidery by Mary night. Forest County Potawatomi Thunderhill had a good
crowd in attendance for the $5.00 grandstand admittance.
Sean Jerovetz won the IMCA Modified feature. Shawn Kilgore picked up his first
feature win of the season in the IMCA Stockcar class. Tony Schlei won a
thriller in the IMCA Hobbystock class. Von Eytcheson used a front row starting
spot to capture the Street Stock class. Chad Williams won the first 4 cylinder
main event of the year.
In the 20 lap IMCA Modified main, Art Siefert lead the opening five laps of
the feature until Sean Jerovetz took over the lead. The battle was then on for
second with Art Siefert, Randie Back, Jeremy Jacobs, and Jay Matthias all
swapping positions. Jared Siefert, and Felix Dart then started making their
way towards the front. With Jerovetz solidly up front by five car lengths,
Jared Siefert started his move for the second spot. With Jacobs down low
Siefert passed up high. On the final lap, Dart got around Matthias for fourth.
At the checkered flag; Jerovetz crossed the line first. He was followed by
Siefert, Jacobs, and Dart. Sean Jerovetz won his first feature win of the
season.
In the 18 lap IMCA Stockcar event, Pepe Vlies jumped out to the early
advantage on the rest of the field. Shawn Havel and Shawn Kilgore then duked
it out for the second spot. Kilgore finally got the best of Havel on the low
side. Kilgore then had his eyes on the prize and caught down Pepe. Kilgore
made the pass up high on Vlies. The first caution came out on lap 7, when
Eugene Gregorich spun and collected Dave Davister, Josh Massart, Don Aregoni,
Darren Otto, Jeremy Schultz, and Troy Muench. This bunched up the field with
Kilgore leading. He was followed by Vlies, Shawn Havel, Matt Junio, and Craig
Paque. On the restart, he flew away from the rest of the field and went on to
win the main event. Finishing second was Jeff Vlies, followed by Shawn Havel,
Matt Junio, and Craig Paque. Shawn Kilgore had this to say about the race
track, " The track was fast where ever I went. Up top my car was real
fast. It was nice to get the my first win this season."
Eddie "the flying eagle" Anschutz lead from the drop of the green
flag, and set sail in the IMCA Hobbystock feature event. Tom Brumlic, Keith
Kickbusch, Brandon Peterson, and Matt Lewis were all in hot pursuit. After a
Brandon Peterson spin, the field was put in a tight bunch once again. On the
restart, Schlei found his way into the top 4. He passed Tom Brumlic for third,
and moved to the top side of the track. Meanwhile, up front, Kickbusch made
the pass for the lead. It was short lived however as "The eagle"
reclaimed the top spot. With two laps to go Schlei made his way to the outside
of Kickbusch. As the white flag flew, Schlei closed to within a car length of
Anschutz. Down the back stretch, Schlei shot to the top side. With Eagle down
low and Schlei up high, they came around the turn, and Schlei found a little
bit more and edged Anschutz by a 1/2 car length. With Schlei getting the win,
Eagle finished second followed by Kickbusch, Tom Brumlic and Dwayne Mertens.
When asked what he thought about the race, Tony Schlei responded, "This
was my favorite feature of the 35 career features to have won. I didn’t
think I had the car to win with Brumlic and Anschutz starting up front.
Winning on the last corner was real exciting."
Von Eytcheson rocketed from his front row starting spot, and took control of
the 15 lap feature event. Todd Polster quickly made his way to second. Mike
Pierrard, Scott Iverson, and Scott Reinhardt all made their way into the top
5. After a caution for parts on the track, Eytcheson again shot out to the
lead. All the way through the top 10 cars stayed single file. At the finish,
Von Eytcheson took the win, followed by Todd Polster, Mike Pierrard, Scott
Iverson, and Scott Reinhardt. Von had this to say after his feature win,
" This felt really good tonight winning the feature. I had the problems
last week, so this felt great to get into victory lane. I just want to thank
my crew for all the help they have given me throughout my career. You guys are
the best."
Chad Williams from Sturgeon Bay, took the lead in the 12 lap sport 4 main
event until Tyler Smith challenged for the lead. As they made contact on lap
8, Kenny Malcore tried to split the seam. Chad Williams stood tough outside
while Kenny Malcore tried the middle groove. With Williams not allowing
Malcore to make up any ground, he crossed the finish line for his first
feature win of the season. Williams was followed by Malcore and Tyler
Smith.
Next weeks races will be sponsored by Wulf Brothers. Racing action will start
at 6 p.m.. Forest County Potawatomi Thunderhill is located at the John Miles
Fair Park in Sturgeon Bay, WI. The tracks website is www.racethunderhill.com
20 Lap IMCA Modified Feature- 1. Sean Jerovetz, Little Suamico 2. Jared
Siefert, Green Bay 3. Jeremy Jacobs, Casco 4. Todd Dart, Algoma 5. Jay
Matthias, DePere
Heat 1- 1. Kevin Sternard, Sturgeon Bay 2. Doug Maurer, DePere
Heat 2- 1. Matthias 2. Jerovetz
Heat 3- 1. Jacobs 2. Randie Back, Green Bay
18 Lap IMCA Stockcar Feature- 1. Shawn Kilgore, Kewaunee 2. Jeff Vlies,
Kewaunee 3. Shawn Havel, Brussels 4. Matt Junio, Casco 5. Craig Paque, Algoma
Heat 1- 1. Darren Otto, Green Bay 2. Bernie Reinhardt, Sturgeon Bay
Heat 2- 1. Junio 2. Don Aregoni, Sturgeon Bay
Heat 3- 1. Vlies 2. Charlie Kroll, Forestville
15 Lap IMCA Hobbystock Feature- 1. Tony Schlei, Zion, ILL 2. Ed Anschutz,
Algoma 3. Keith Kickbusch, Kewaunee 4. Tom Brumlic, Denmark 5. Dwayne Mertens,
Luxemburg
Heat 1- 1.Tom Brumlic, Denmark 2. Marcus Moede, Casco
Heat 2- 1.Mertens 2. Kickbusch
15 Lap Street Stock Feature- 1. Von Eytcheson, Forestville 2. Todd Polster,
Bailey’s Harbor 3. Mike Pierrard, Green Bay 4. Scott Iverson, Sturgeon Bay
5. Scott Reinhardt, Sturgeon Bay
Heat 1-1. Eytcheson 2. Polster
Heat 2-1. Brian Ambrosius, Pulaski 2. Dennis Weidner, Sturgeon Bay
12 Lap 4 Cylinder Feature-1.Chad Williams, Sturgeon Bay 2. Kenny Malcore,
Milwaukee 3. Tyler Smith
Heat 1-Malcore 2. Williams
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