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Seegert Continues Weekend Streak At Seymour
Seymour, July 3- The weather co-operated for a beautiful night for racing
Sunday at the Seymour Speedway.
A strong field of 137 cars checked in for the nights action on the new 1/3
mile clay oval.
The Street Stocks took the track first and took a couple attempts to get a lap
recorded. Once underway, Eric Arneson set the pace through 3 laps before Mike
Pierrard took over, Harley Simon, and point leader, Jeremy Wiitala moved up to
the front as well. The trio hooked up in a tight battle for the lead, running
three wide several time with Pierrard and Simon swapping the lead several
times. A final caution on lap 12 set up a time limit, green white checker run.
Simon was the leader and the pressure continued over the final lap. Simon was
able to secure the win, his first this season with Wiitala taking the second
spot. A wild finish came out of the group behind the leaders. Out of the final
turn, there was contact in the tight bunch. The car of Mike Woodke was running
high and got into and on top of the front straight wall, riding the fence
twords turn one. Pierrard crossed in third in the scramble and ensueing
caution with Brian Kock, Jamie Van Ooyen and Frank Paul rounding out the top
six. Woodke was not injured in his ride.
The IMCA Stock Cars were next with Steve Kastning taking charge for the first
3 laps before Jason Czarapata took over. Czarapata pulled away a bit over the
next couple laps before Darren Otto took over second on lap 7 bringing Larry
Karcz, Jr and Jamie Colwell to the front as well. Several cautions during this
one caused a time limit finish after the final caution on lap 9,
Czarapata held on to win his second straight division feature. Otto took
second with Colwell taking third. Karcz drifted off the pace over the final
lap with Rod Snellenberger sneaking into the 4th spot at the finish. Jesse
Colwell took 5th and Kastning complete his best run ever here in 6th.
The WISSOTA Late Models put a field of 24 cars on the track with Gordie
Seegert on the pole. Seegert quickly took charge and opened a sizable lead.
With out a caution in the race, it appeared like an easy run for the Oostburg
veteran. ON lap 10, Ron Berna took the runner up spot from Mark Mitchell, and
set out after the leader. Berna slowly cut the lead and with a couple laps
left, was able to pull alongside of Seegert entering turn three. The pair took
the white but Seegert was bale to fend off the challenge and record his first
career feature win at Seymour. Berna was a close second. The leaders left the
rest of the field bunched in third, with Tom Naeyaert taking a strong run to a
third place finish. Nick Anvelink, A.J. Diemel and Mitchell round out the top
six.
The win gave Seegert a back to back weekend, having won Saturday night in
Shawano. This Friday, Seegert could collect the Tri Track Triple $1000 bonus
if he can pick up the feature win at Antigo.
A special Tri Track Persuit race was run earlier in the night and A.J. Diemel
led flag to flag for the bonus checker.
Chad Wilcox set the pace early and pulled to a sizable lead in the Budweiser
IMCA Modified main. Tim Van De Hei, Scott Mullen, Travis Spaulding, Jeremie
Hedrick and Dan Deau were running together for second. By half way, Wilcox was
still setting the pace with Mullen giving chase in second followed by
Spaulding, Van De Hei, Hedrick and Deau.
Mullen was able to overtake Wilcox for the top spot on lap 12 and started to
open his own lead before the lone caution of the race appeared on lap 15,
setting up a 5 lap dash. Wilcox, Spaulding, Hedrick, Deau and Van De Hei were
lined up right behind the leader for the final green. Mullen took the checker
with Deau able to secure the runner up spot on the final lap. Spaulding took
third with Hedrick fourth and Wilcox fifth. Chris Engles came through to take
the sixth spot on the final lap from Van de Hei.
The finish was changed after the cars left the claim area and Mullen failed to
scale his car, causing a disqualification, and giving the win to Deau, which
was his first ever at Seymour and put Van De Hei back into sixth.
After rolling his car onto the side in his heat race, Kevin Birr led the first
6 laps of the 4 Cylinder main with point leader Matt Oershovich taking over on
lap 7. Oershovich survived a late race caution and pressure from Greg Banker
over the last half of the race to keep his feature streak intact having won
all three so far this season. Matt Maleport finished third with Tim Jorgenson,
Nick Everard and Mark Krause rounding out the top 6.
The nice crowd enjoyed the evening and Fireworks to close the night.
There will be NO racing at the Seymour Speedway next Sunday, July 10, because
of the County Fair. Racing well return on Sunday July 17 fort the last half of
the season.
SUMMARY
BUDWEISER IMCA MODIFIED
20 Lap Feature l. Dan Deau, Little Suamico 2. Travis Spaulding, Greenville 3.
Jeremie Hedrick, Lena 4. Chad Wilcox, Pulaski 5. Chris Engels, Green Bay ^.
Tim Van De Hei, Green Bay
12 Lap Consy l. Shawn Frelich 2. Jarrod Anvelink, Navarino
8 Lap Heats First l. Hedrick 2. Art Siefert, Green Bay
Second l. Spaulding 2. Scott Mullen, Seymour
Third l. Dennis Young, Seymour 2. Deau
PONDEROSA/ MAPLEWOOD SHELL WISSOTA LATE MODEL
20 Lap Feature l. Gordie Seegert, Oostburg 2. Ron Berna, Green Bay 3. Tom
Naeyaert, Shawano 4. Nick Anvelink, Navarino 5. A.J. Diemel, Navarino 6. Mark
Mitchell, Shawano
8 Lap Heats First , l. Diemel 2. Luke Roffers, Oneida
Second l. Doug Blashe, Marion 2. Berna
Third l. Cody Grosskreutz, Shawano 2. Justin Ritchie, Shawano
STREET STOCKS
15 Lap Feature Time Limit l. Harley Simon, Seymour 2. Jeremy Wiitala, Green
Bay 3.Mike Pierrard, Green Bay 4. Brian Koch, Green Bay 5. Jamie Van Ooyen,
Appleton 6. Frank Paul, Kewaunee
10 Lap Consy First l. Dan Ambrosius, Seymour 2. Van Ooyen
Second l. Mike Woodke, Appleton 2. Darci Czarapata, Pulaski
8 Lap Heats First l. Pierrard 2. Derek Lecker, Seymour
Second l. Wiitala 2. Jeremy Hiles, Appleton
Third l. Jamie Berg, Green Bay 2. Dave Draweneck, Kaukauna
Fourth l. Simon 2. Kock
6 Lap Dash 1. Simon
IMCA STOCK CAR
12 Lap Feature Time Limit 1. Jason Czarapata, Pulaski 2. Darren Otto, Pulaski
3. Jamie Colwell, Greenleaf 4. Rod Snellenberger, Pulaski 5. Jesse Colwell,
Greenleaf 6. Steve Kastning, Shawano
8 Lap Heats First l. Jamie Colwell 2. Larry Karcz, Jr, Pulaski
Second l. Kastning 2. Czarapata
Third l. Snellenberger 2. Kurt Olson
4 CYLIINDER
20 Lap Feature l. Matt Oershovich 2. Greg Banker 3. Matt Maleport 4. Tim
Jorgenson 5. Nick Everard 6. Mark Krause
8 Lap Heats First l. Oershovich 2. Everard
Second l. D.J. Jorgenson 2. Matt Gilson
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