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Seegert, Wedelstadt, Michonski, Miller Win Fast Features At Shawano
By: Bert Lehman
Shawano, WI (July 23, 2005) - Afternoon rain didn’t stop the racing action
at the Shawano Speedway, as Gordie Seegert won his second WISSOTA Late Model
feature. Mike Wedelstadt also won his second IMCA Modified feature. Dan
Michonski and Rocky Miller each won their first features of the year in the
IMCA Stock Car and Limited Late Model divisions.
Gordie Seegert grabbed the early lead over Ron Berna, Mark Mitchell, Tim
Buhler and Tim Isenberg in the WISSOTA Late Model feature. Nick Anvelink
joined the top five on the next lap. Over the next several laps, Seegert and
Berna pulled away slightly from the rest of the pack. Berna took the top spot
on lap five, only to have Seegert battle back to reclaim the lead one lap
later. A caution on lap seven slowed the action.
On the restart, Seegert continued to lead, with Mitchell and A.J. Diemel
getting by Berna. Diemel and Mitchell got together two laps later. Both
continued, but the caution came out for debris, while Mitchell also headed to
the pits. A final caution came out with two laps remaining, making it a two
lap shootout to the finish. Seegert maintained his lead on the restart, with
Berna moving back to the runner-up spot. Terry Anvelink and Tom Naeyaert
followed in third and fourth. Tim Isenberg got by Diemel on the last lap for
the fifth spot, but it was all Seegert, as he went on to the victory.
The IMCA Modified feature got off to a rough start, with an opening lap
accident involving eight cars. When the race got started, Mike Wedelstadt
jumped out to the lead over Matt McDermid, ShawnFrelich, Eddie Muenster and
Jerry Wilinski. Wedelstadt immediately began pulling away from the field,
while Frelich, Muenster and Wilinski raced bumper-to-bumper. A lap five
restart saw Frelich move to second behind Wedelstadt. Wilinski grabbed the
second spot on the next lap, while current points leader, Lance Arneson joined
the top five a couple laps later.
The final caution of the race came out with two laps remaining when
Muenster’s motor went up in smoke. Wedelstadt continued to lead over
Wilinski, Scribner, Frelich and Arneson when the race was restarted. Scribner
worked his way by Wilinski on the last lap, as did Arneson past Frelich. There
was nobody getting by Wedelstadt, as he won his second feature in three days
at the Shawano Speedway.
Kevin Lamberies flew into the lead in the IMCA Stock Car feature, with Dan
Michonski, Larry Karcz, Rod Snellenberger and Jason Czarapata following. After
Lamberies built a decent lead after two laps, Michonski began gaining on
Lamberies on the third lap. Lamberies’ race ended one lap later, when his
motor went up in smoke. Karcz also went to the pits at this time, with fire
coming from his motor.
Michonski inherited the lead, with Snellenberger, Czarapata, Jeff Brehmer, and
Brian Bruechert following. Snellenberger and Czarapata raced side-by-side for
the next two laps, while Kyle Frederick also joined the top five at this time.
Czarapata stayed right on Snellenberger’s rear bumper over the next few
laps. With two laps remaining, Czarapata pulled alongside Snellenberger and
grabbed the second spot on the last lap. Michonski crossed the finish line
first for the win, with Czarapata, Snellenberger, Frederick and Brehmer
following.
Rocky Miller moved into the lead at the drop of the green flag in the Limited
Late Model feature with Jesse Peebles, Aaron Wickersheim and Bob Schmidt
following. Several caution flags slowed the action throughout the race. Miller
maintained the lead on each restart, and eventually went on to win the
shortened race. Peebles, Wickersheim, Schmidt and Jeff Curtin rounded out the
top five.
Racing action continues Saturday night, with the action starting at 6:30 p.m.
For more information about the Shawano Speedway, visit www.shawanospeedway.net.
RACING SUMMARY
WISSOTA LATE MODEL FEATURE: 1)Gordie Seegert, 2)Ron Berna, 3)Terry
Anvelink, 4)Tom Naeyaert, 5)Tim Isenberg, 6)Terry Casey, 7)A.J. Diemel,
8)Justin Ritchie, 9)Tim Buhler, 10)Troy Springborn.
FIRST HEAT: 1)Berna, 2)Seegert, 3)Naeyaert.
SECOND HEAT: 1)Nick Anvelink, 2)Buhler, 3)Mark Mitchell.
THIRD HEAT: 1)T. Anvelink, 2)Isenberg, 3)Casey.
IMCA MODIFIED FEATURE: 1)Mike Wedelstadt, 2)Jerry Wilinski, 3)Eric
Scribner, 4)Shawn Frelich, 5)Lance Arneson, 6)Tom Schaal, 7)Trevor Schimke,
8)Craig Bartz, 9)Jerry Muenster, 10)Matt McDermid.
FIRST CONSI: 1)Muenster, 2)Jared Siefert.
SECOND CONSI: 1)John Berna, 2)Arneson.
FIRST HEAT: 1)Bartz, 2)Kyle Meyers, 3)Schaal.
SECOND HEAT: 1)Dave Diemel, 2)Jeremy Hodkiewecz, 3)Jeremie Hedrick.
THIRD HEAT: 1)Frelich, 2)Wedelstadt, 3)McDermid.
IMCA STOCK CAR FEATURE: 1)Dan Michonski, 2)Jason Czarapata, 3)Rod
Snellenberger, 4)Kyle Frederick, 5)Jeff Brehmer, 6)Mike Brehmer, 7)Chas Van
Ooyen, 8)Mike Ashenbrenner, 9)Jamie Van Ooyen, 10)Tom Schmidt.
FIRST HEAT: 1)Michonski, 2)Snellenberger, 3)Steve Kastning.
SECOND HEAT: 1)Kevin Lamberies, 2)Czarapata, 3)C. Van Ooyen.
THIRD HEAT: 1)Larry Karcz, 2)J. Brehmer, 3)Schmidt.
LIMITED LATE MODEL FEATURE: 1)Rocky Miller, 2)Jesse Peebles, 3)Aaron
Wickersheim, 4)Bob Schmidt, 5)Jeff Curtin.
FIRST HEAT: 1)Peebles, 2)Wickersheim, 3)Miller.
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