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LaCrosse, Otto, Snellenberger And Oreskovich Win At Seymour
Seymour, August 20- An absolutely beautiful night for racing brought out a
nice crowd and a record field of 158 cars Sunday night at the Seymour
Speedway. Track was smooth and fast once again and offered 3 and 4 wide racing
throughout the night.
The IMCA Stock Cars opened the feature portion of the program with Mike Weitor
setting the pace for the opening lap. Jeff Vlies took over the top spot
through lap 6 while point leader, Rod Snellenberger, Shawn Wagner and Darren
Otto moved to the front. Snellenberger moved into the lead on lap 7. Vlies
kept the pressure on the leader, leading again on lap 12, but Snellenberger
battled back and held off the field to claim his third feature win of the
season. Wagner was able to wrestle the runner up spot from Vlies with 3 laps
left and chased the leader to the finish. Kyle Fredrick took third place with
Chaz Van Ooyen, Jr in fourth. Vlies and Jon Wolf rounded out the top six.
The win puts Snellenberger 8 points ahead of Jesse Colwell entering next weeks
final point night for the division. Kyle Fredrick and Larry Karcz, Jr round
out the top four which are separated by 12 points.
Darren Otto worked into the lead of the Street Stock main on the opening lap
and survived several cautions during the first half of the race which kept the
field bunched on the rear bumper. After the final restart on lap 10, Todd
Everard pressured the leader for a couple laps before Harley Simon moved into
the runner up spot, bringing point leader Jeremy Wiitala along into
third.
Otto was running the high groove and Simon was running low. The pair ran side
by side for much of the rest of the race, with Wiitala sticking his nose in
the battle as well. The trio pulled away a bit from the tight pack with Otto
able to wrestle the win away from a hard charging Simon at the finish line for
his first feature win here since Sept 6, 2004. Simon and Wiitala were next in
line followed by Chaz Van Ooyen, Jr, Dan McAllister and David Hoerning. The
runner up finish by Simon moves him into a tie with Wiitala for the track
title which will be decided next Sunday night. Wiitala is the defending
champion while Simon is looking for his first home track title. Hoerning is
third in the standings 18 marks behind the leaders.
The WISSOTA Late Models took the green with Troy Springborn sprinting into the
lead followed by Randy Markwardt, Kevin Eggert, Pete Parker, Todd Jensema and
Nick Anvelink. By the time Parker moved into the runner up spot on lap 6,
Springborn had opened up quite a lead and was riding the high groove to
perfection. Parker was running inside and slowly started to close the gap. A.J.
Diemel moved into third on lap 8 and also set out after the leaders. Parker
was inching closer to the leader while Diemel was pulling up to Parker, also
running the high groove. A lapped car with 3 laps to go forced Parker to go
outside to get around. When the pair drifted wide out of turn 2, Diemel shot
inside and took second. Springborn took the checker a couple lengths ahead of
Diemel and Parker for his first feature win of the season. Anvelink crossed
the line in fourth followed by Markwardt and by point leader, Tim Buhler.
The late models have 2 point nights remaining, running to the final night on
Sept 3rd.
Art Siefert led the opening lap of the Budweiser IMCA Modified feature. After
a quick caution, Dave Zeitler moved into the top spot on the restart with Chad
Wilcox and Brian Drexler moving up. The leaders were running the high groove
with Jared Siefert moving to the front using the inside line. Point leader,
Benji LaCrosse, was moving to the front testing out every possible line on the
track. Brian Mullen, having to come through the consy to make the main, was
also testing lines while weaving his way to the front.
By lap 12, Siefert was challenging for the top spot and moved into the lead.
Three laps later, LaCrosse moved into the runner up spot with Mullen right
behind. A caution on lap 15 bunched the field for a sprint to the finish.
Siefert continued to hug the inside and LaCrosse and Mullen hooked up outside.
Siefert was strong on the inside and LaCrosse and Mullen were looking for the
right spot to make their moved over the final lap. Out of the final turn,
LaCrosse flew around the leader at the finish line to grab his 5th feature win
of the season. Siefert was second with Mullen knocking down third. Wilcox
continues his late season surge to finish fourth. David Werbelow was fifth and
Drexler sixth.
The win puts LaCrosse 35 points ahead of defending champ, Siefert, entering
next weeks final point night and a start next week will insure a first time
Seymour Title for LaCrosse.
Mark Gerrits led the way in the 4 Cylinder main through a caution filled 8
laps. With the green out for the final time on lap 8, Matt Oreskovich took
over the lead and despite pressure from point leader, Tim Jorgenson, was able
to run to his second straight feature win, also his 5th of the season. Kevin
Birr, J.J. Anderson, Ian Lassanske and Brian Johnson rounded out the top
six.
Jorgenson holds a 17 point lead in the standings over Phil Martzahl entering
next weeks point finale.
John Surprise from the Bear Creek Fire Dept was the winner in the Public
Safety night special race.
Next Sunday, the point seasons will end for the IMCA Mod and Stock Car
divisions along with the Street Stock and 4 Cylinders. The WISSOTA Late Models
will run point for the final 2 weeks of the season. There will also be Powder
Puff Races to close the program next week. The kids Coin Toss will also be
held. There will be a corn roast in the pit area following the races next
week.
SUMMARY
BUDWEISER IMCA MODIFIED
20 Lap feature l. Benji LaCrosse, Luxemburg 2, Jared Siefert, Green Bay 3.
Brian Mullen, Seymour 4. Chad Wilcox, Lena 5. David Werbelow, Shawano 6. Brian
Drexler, Oshkosh
8 Lap Consy First l. Mullen 2. Lance Arneson, Oconto Falls 3. Russ Huxford,
Green Bay
Second l. Paul Parker, Kaukauna 2. Shawn Kilgore, Kewaunee 3. Sean Jerovetz,
Suamico
8 Lap Heats First l. Jamie Schmidt, Seymour 2. Werbelow
Second l. Wilcox 2. Art Siefert, Green Bay
Third l. Dave Zeitler, Luxemburg 2. Drexler
Fourth l. Mike Mashl, DePere 2. Chris Engels, Green Bay
Maplewood Shell/ Dedicated Systems WISSOTA Late Model
20 Lap Feature l. Troy Springborn, Shawano 2. A.J. Diemel. Navarino 3, Pete
Parker, Kaukauna 4, Nick Anvelink, Navarino 5, Randy Markwardt, Sheboygan
Falls 6. Tim Buhler, Glenbulah
8 Lap Heats First l. Springborn 2, Markwardt
Second l. Parker 2. Diemel
STREET STOCK
20 Lap Feature l. Darren Otto, Green Bay 2. Harley Simon, Seymour 3. Jeremy
Wiitala, Green Bay 4. Chaz Van Ooyen, Jr, Appleton 5. Dan McAllister, Little
Suamico 6. David Hoerning, Appleton
8 Lap Consy First l. Hoerning 2. Mert Summers, Wrightstown 3. Paul, White,
Green Bay
Second l. Eric Arneson, Oconto Falls 2. McAllister 3. Derek Lecker, Appleton
8 Lap Heats First l. Wiitala 2. Mitch Landvick, Oconto Falls
Second l. Otto 2. Bill Kelsey, Sobieski
Third l. Jasper Drengler, Shawano 2. Joe Johnson, Seymour
Fourth l. Rod Solem, Seymour 2. Simon
IMCA STOCK CAR
20 Lap Feature l. Rod Snellenberger, Pulaski 2. Shawn Wagner, Pulaski 3. Kyle
Fredrick, Gillett 4. Chaz Van Ooyen, Jr, Appleton 5. Jeff Vlies, Kewaunee 6,
Jesse Colwell, Wrightstown
12 Lap Consy l. Mike Gilson, Greenleaf 2. Dan Nelson, Brillion 3. Jon Wolf,
Green Bay 4. Larry Delemeter, Oconto Falls
8 Lap Heats First l. John Heinz, Green Bay 2. Jesse Colwell
Second l. Jamie Colwell, Wrightstown 2. Vlies
Third l. Wagner 2. Kevin Charles, Dykesville
Fourth l. Larry Karcz, Jr, Pulaski 2. Brian Ambrosius, Pulaski
4 CYLINDER
20 Lap Feature l. Matt Oreskovich, Clintonville 2. Tim Jorgenson, DePere 3.
Kevin Birr, Krakow 4. J.J. Anderson, 5. Ian Lassanske, Oconto 6. Brian
Johnson, Oconto Falls
8 Lap Consy First l. Jamie Miller, Suamico 2. Johnson
Second l. Dean DeKeyser, 2. Janet Pericak, Shawano
8 Lap Heats First l. Birr 2. Jorgenson
Second l. Oreskovich 2. Mark Krause, Hortonville
Third l. Ben Daoust, Seymour 2. Brad Willoquette, Green bay
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