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Schill Scores Win #3 In Pepsi Challenge Round One Presented By Arby's
By Dan Margetta
(Slinger, WI) June 4— 61-year old veteran Al Schill took the late model
feature field to school Sunday night at the Slinger Super Speedway, charging
to his third win of the season in the 75-lap Round One of the Pepsi Challenge
Series presented by Arby’s.
“I’ve been sticking with this car since 1997 and it’s proved to be a
good one,” Schill explained from victory lane. “Time will tell if I still
got another championship in me but it looks like I might have some more left
in me.”
Travis Dassow shot into the lead at the start with John Mueller and Josh Bauer
falling in line behind him as Jim Schmittinger, Gary LaMonte, and Nick
Schumacher battled over the fourth position. An incident between Ken Wills and
Dennis Prunty in turn one on lap two produced the caution flag with Dassow
leading Mueller and Bauer. It didn’t take long for the action to heat up
again as right after racing resumed, contact between Schmittinger and Mike
Strupp in turn three blocked the track. Having no where to go, Chad Barker,
Mike Egan, and Conrad Morgan became swept up in the incident with Morgan’s
car resting on top of Egan and Strupp’s machines, necessitating a red flag.
With the track cleared and the green flag out again, Dassow worked the inside
lane and fended off numerous challenges by Mueller as Bauer lurked close
behind. Mueller held tough on the outside before gradually falling back as
Bauer moved into second place by lap 10, bringing Schill and Lowell Bennett
along with him into third and fourth place respectively. Bauer closed to
Dassow’s rear bumper by lap 15 and also looked to the outside in a bid for
the lead, racing alongside Dassow for three laps before easing in front on lap
18. Schill also caught Dassow and used the outside to advance to second place
a few laps later, setting his sights on Bauer for the lead.
Schill tracked Bauer down by lap 30 and also used the high line to race
his way into the lead on lap 32 and a few laps later, Bennett also made his
way around Bauer and into second place. Further back, brothers David and
Dennis Prunty edged their way forward, entering the top five in fourth and
fifth respectively by passing Dassow and Mueller by lap 40.
Once out front, Schill extended his lead and was never seriously challenged,
racing to a fifteen car-length victory over Bennett and Bauer. David Prunty
finished in fourth place just ahead of Dennis Prunty in fifth. John Mueller
took the checkered flag in sixth place while Nick Schumacher, Gary LaMonte,
Tommy Pecaro, and Ken Wills rounded out the top ten.
Dale Prunty took top honors in the 30-lap late model semi-feature over Chad
Barker and Race McComb. Mark Bitzan finished in fourth place and Tommy
Hromadka was fifth. Shawn Roethle was the winner of the 12-lap late model
consi over Chris Blawat and Jim Jesoshek. Ron Ragan and John Nelson were
fourth and fifth respectively. Josh Bauer won the fast dash and David Prunty
bested the 36 cars that took qualifying runs with a lap of 11.359 seconds.
James Swan drove to a dominating win in the 40-lap Midwest Sportsman feature
over Pat McIntee and Brad Keith.
Jeff Holtz led the opening lap before he experienced mechanical problems and
drifted high in turn four and stalled to bring out the caution flag with Brad
Keith taking over the top spot. Mike Borchardt held down the second slot
followed by Scott Ascher, Pat McIntee, and Swan as the green flag reappeared.
Keith maintained the top spot while Swan began to march forward, moving into
second place by lap 17. Swan then drove around Keith for the lead on lap 19
and began to stretch away from the field. McIntee was the driver on the move
during the middle stages, passing Ascher for third place by lap 25 and then
tracking down Keith for second four laps later. Swan’s advantage grew to
nearly a straightaway over the final laps and he cruised to the win. McIntee
finished a strong second and Keith crossed the stripe in third. Mike
Graczkowski maneuvered his way around Ascher to take fourth place while Ascher
took the checkered flag in fifth.
Corey Funk won the 15-lap Midwest Sportsman semi-feature over Jimmy Evans and
Scott Shambeau. Andy Haver finished fourth and Tom Elsinger was fifth. Scott
Ascher was the winner of the fast dash and James Swan set fast time at 12.607
seconds.
Wes Biswell led wire to wire to capture the victory in the 20-lap Midwest
Modified feature, holding off Ron Schmitt and Dale Prunty at the finish.
Biswell and Joe Houpt led the field to the green flag and Biswell quickly
established himself as the leader while Prunty moved up from the fourth
starting spot to take second. Ron Schmitt grabbed the third spot while Houpt,
Jason Feyereisen, and Steve Holzhausen disputed the fourth position. With
Biswell maintaining his lead, Schmitt caught Prunty and began to pressure him
for second, taking over the position on lap six while Holzhausen advanced to
fourth place ahead of Feyereisen. Schmitt caught Biswell in the closing laps
and looked outside numerous times but was unable to make a pass and Biswell
charged to the win. Schmitt finished in second place and Prunty came home in
third. Huelsbeck and Feyereisen rounded out the top five.
Feyereisen won the Midwest Modified fast dash and Huelsbeck turned in a lap of
12.481 seconds and was the night’s fastest qualifier.
Al Stippich won the Thunderstocks feature event over Ryan DeStefano and Dustin
Krebs. Rick Schaefer was fourth and Jim Bentzler finished fifth. Bob
Losiniecki and Travis Buccholz split the Slinger Bees races and John Schmidt
was the winner of the Port-A-John Speedway Guest Car event. Russ Lorbecki won
the Spectator Eliminator race and Jeff Wohlrabe closed the night with a win in
the Figure 8 event.
Event: Pepsi Challenge Round 1 presented by Arby’s
Date: June 4, 2006
Late Model Feature 75-laps
1. Al Schill (Franklin) 15.
Travis Dassow (West Bend)
2. Lowell Bennett (Neenah) 16. Colin Bamke
(Slinger)
3. Josh Bauer (Random Lake) 17. Jim Schmittinger
(Hartford)
4. David Prunty (Brownsville) 18. Conrad Morgan (Waukesha)
5. Dennis Prunty (Lomira) 19. Chad Barker
(Franksville)
6. John Mueller (Hubertus)
7. Nick Schumacher (Hartford)
8. Gary LaMonte (West Allis)
9. Tommy Pecaro (Markesan)
10. Ken Wills (Slinger)
11. Fred Winn (Sussex)
12. Mike Egan (Slinger)
13. Randy Schuler (Mequon)
14. Mike Strupp (Theresa)
Late Model Semi Feature- 30 lap
1. Dale Prunty (Allenton) 4. Mark Bitzan
(Menomonee Falls)
2. Chad Barker (Franksville) 5. Tommy Hromadka
(Brookfield)
3. Race McComb (Hartford)
Late Model Consi. Feature- 12 lap
1. Shawn Roethle (Hartford) 4. Ron
Ragan (Hartford)
2. Chris Blawat
(Eagle) 5.
John Nelson (Hartford)
3. Jim Jesoshek (Menomonee Falls)
Late Model Fast Dash- Josh Bauer (Random Lake)
Late Model Fast Time- David Prunty (Brownsville) 11.359 seconds
Midwest Modified Feature 20 laps
1. Wes Biswell (Sussex) 4. Steve
Huelsbeck (Milwaukee)
2. Ron Schmitt (Jackson) 5. Jason
Feyereisen (Random Lake)
3. Dale Prunty (Allenton)
Midwest Modified Fast Dash- Jason Feyereisen (Random Lake)
Midwest Modified Fast Time- Steve Huelsbeck (Milwaukee) 12.481
seconds
Midwest Sportsman Feature 30 laps
1. James Swan (Lake Geneva) 4. Mike Graczkowski (Jackson)
2. Pat McIntee (West Bend) 5. Scott Ascher (Sussex)
3. Brad Keith (West Bend)
Midwest Sportsman Fast Dash- Scott Ascher (Sussex)
Midwest Sportsman Fast Time- James Swan (Lake Geneva) 12.607
seconds
Midwest Sportsman Semi-Feature 15 laps
1. Corey Funk (Slinger) 4.
Andy Haver (West Bend)
2. Jimmy Evans (St. Francis) 5. Tom Elsinger
(Hartford)
3. Scott Shambeau (Milwaukee)
Slinger Bees Heat #1 laps
1. Bob Losiniecki (Richfield) 4. Tom Berens (Slinger)
2. C.J. Corallini (North Lake) 5. Josh Wenninger (Lomira)
3. Shaun Gavin (Jackson)
Slinger Bees Heat #2 laps
1. Travis Buccholz (Hartford) 4. Matt Westphall (West Bend)
2. Jake Vanosky (Slinger) 5. 7
3. Paul Abel (New Berlin)
Thunderstocks 12 Laps
1. Al Stippich (Kewaskum) 4. Rick Schaefer
(Slinger)
2. Ryan DeStefano (Colgate) 5. Jim Bentzler
(Hartford)
3. Dustin Krebs (West Bend)
Port-A-John Guest Cars Winner- John Schmidt
Spectator Elimination Winner- Russ Lorbecki
Figure 8 Winner- Jeff Wohlrabe (Appleton)
Late Model Point Standings
1. Al Schill Franklin 286; 2. David Prunty Brownsville 273; 3. Lowell Bennett
Neenah 242; 4. Josh Bauer Random Lake 211; 5. Nick Schumacher Harford 183; 6.
Dennis Prunty Lomira 174; 7. Ken Wills Slinger 165; 8. John Mueller Hubertus
158; 9. Fred Winn Sussex 150; 10. Brad Mueller Random Lake 150; 11. Gary
LaMonte West Allis 137; 12. Dave Teske Richfield 127; 13. Travis Dassow West
Bend 126; 14. Conrad Morgan Wales 122; 15. Randy Schuler Mequon 122; 16. Mike
Egan Slinger 121; 17. Collin Bamke Slinger 110; 18. Scott Schoeni Slinger 108;
19. Edward Grober Milwaukee 93; 20. Rich Loch Muskego 93;
Midwest Sportsman Point Standings
1. Mike Graczkowski Jackson 304; 2. Brad Keith West Bend 223; 3. Jeff Holtz
Muskego 221: 4. James Swan Lake Geneva 218; 5. Pat McIntee 207; 6. Mike
Borchardt Greenfield 171; 7. Rob Braun Wales 162; 8. Ryan Zielski Slinger 157;
9. Scott Ascher Sussex 154; 10. Scott Shambeau Milwaukee 141;
Midwest Modified Point Standings
1. Steve Huelsbeck Milwaukee 424; 2. Ron Schmitt Jackson 409; 3. Dale Prunty
Allenton 371; 4. Joe Houpt Mequon 363; 5. Jason Feyereisen Random Lake 307; 6.
John Kruschel Sussex 209; 7. Joey Bentfield Gerkes Corners 208; 8. Eddie
Bentfield Gerkes Corners 156; 9. Joseph Osterman Pewaukee 136; 10. Wes Biswell
Sussex 127;
Figure 8 Point Standings
1. Donald VanCamp Jr Seymour 325; 2. Willie VanCamp Appleton 300; 3.
Scott Goetzke Iron Ridge 290; 4. Jeff Wohlabe Appleton 280; 5. Rick
Bruskiewicz Mayville 235
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