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David Prunty Nets Second Feature Win At Slinger
By Dan Margetta
(Slinger, WI) Aug. 6— David Prunty took another step towards his first track
championship as the current point leader charged to his second feature win of
the season in the Great Lakes Underground Equipment Company 65 Sunday night at
the Slinger Super Speedway.
“It was hot out there tonight,” Prunty exclaimed from victory lane.
“I’m not going to take these wins for granted anymore, this is only our
second one this season…they sure don’t come easy.”
Chad Barker paced the early laps over Mike Egan and Dennis Prunty and John
Mueller while David Prunty, Al Schill, and Lowell Bennett looked for ways to
advance forward. Dennis Prunty moved into second place by lap five and began
to pressure Barker for the top spot. The hard racing between the two resulted
in Barker spinning in turn two on lap seven, forcing both drivers to restart
from the back of the pack as the caution flag waved. The leader’s
misfortune, handed the lead to Mike Egan who chose the inside lane for the
restart, leaving Mueller to deal with the outside.
Egan pulled away as racing resumed while Schill worked his way into second
place two laps before the yellow flag appeared again when Travis Dassow spun
while racing with Josh Bauer. Egan lined up on the inside for the
restart and Schill flanked him as the green flag waved and Schill used the
ouside to grab the lead on lap 13. Behind the front two, Bennett and David
Prunty managed their way around Mueller to take over third and fourth place
respectively. Three laps later, Prunty charged his way first around
Bennett and then made his way by Egan and into second place. Prunty then edged
alongside Schill and the two raced door to door for five laps before Prunty
prevailed just before the 25-lap mark. Once out front, Prunty streaked away
from the field while Schill fell into a battle for second with Bennett while
Egan and Mueller disputed the fourth spot. A final caution flag flew on lap 49
after Rich Loch spun on the frontstretch while battling with Mike Strupp,
leaving a 15 lap sprint for the finish with Prunty choosing the inside line
and Bennett taking to the top side.
Prunty and Bennett both were on their marks for the restart, but Prunty proved
to be too much on the inside and he retained the top spot. Behind them,
Mueller advanced forward to race hard with Schill for third and Dennis Prunty
worked his way ahead from the back of the field to fight for the fifth spot
with Egan. Prunty drove flawlessly over the final laps and scored his second
late model feature win of the season over Bennett. Schill edged Mueller for
third place while Dennis Prunty charged to a fifth place result.
Robert Maynor put together a strong run to nail down the victory in the 30-lap
late model semi-feature over Randy Schuler and Jim Schmittinger. Scott Schoeni
and Race McComb rounded out the top five. Bennett was the winner of the
fast dash and David Prunty set fast time at 11.403 seconds.
Mike Borchardt Jr. raced to his first career Midwest Sportsman Series feature
win, leading the final 16 laps en route to the victory.
Corey Funk launched into the lead at the start while Borchardt fell into line
in second place. A quick caution flag on lap five for a Mike Graczkowski
spin in turn two, slowed the field but Funk was able to maintain his
lead as racing resumed. Funk’s outstanding run took a turn for the worse on
lap 14 when he blew a right rear tire and spun in turn two while leading,
forcing cars behind him to take evasive action. The incident collected the
cars of Chris Beine and Dean Olla as they were the only two drivers unable to
continue. Funk’s misfortune left Borchardt with the lead for the restart
over Jay Shambeau and Ryan Zielski. Another quick caution flag for Nathan
Fick’s spin following a cut tire on lap 16 temporarily slowed the field, but
as racing resumed, Borchardt maintained the top spot over Shambeau and Zielski.
Brad Keith, Rob Braun, and Dave Thomas entered the fray as they ran
side-by-side with Shambeau and Zielski while Borchardt pulled away. Borchardt
could not be caught in the waning laps and he raced to his first career
feature win while Shambeau edged Braun for second place. Zielski wrapped up
one of his best races with a fourth place finish and Thomas completed the top
five finshers.
Brad Keith was the winner of the Midwest Sportsman Series fast dash and Pat
McIntee was the fastest qualifer at 12.681 seconds.
Earlier, Brad Keith charged to an exciting win in the 30-lap limited late
model feature over Nick and Andy
Wendt.
Nick Wendt paced the opening laps over Jeff Steenbergen and Andy Wendt while
Keith, Jon Reynolds Jr., and Scott Nottestad raced behind them. Steenbergen
worked the outside in an attempt to take the lead, but he drifted wide on lap
ten and fell back three spots, allowing Andy Wendt and Keith to race by. Keith
began to pressure Andy Wendt for second place, pushing to the inside on lap 24
with Reynolds right behind them. As Keith and Wendt went into the corner,
Wendt skated up the track allowing Keith to move alongside, as Reynolds took
to the top-side, trying to pass them both. By the time all three made it down
the backstretch, Keith was able to prevail ahead of Wendt and Reynolds, while
Nick Wendt continued to lead. Once into second place, Keith tracked down Nick
Wendt and took command of the race by using the high line on lap 26. Keith
raced to the win ahead of Nick Wendt while Andy Wendt finished in third place.
Reynolds finished in fourth place and Steenbergen rebounded for a fifth place
finish.
Andy Wendt won the limited late model dash and Scott Nottestad was the fastest
qualifier at 12.473 seconds.
Dale Prunty was on the marks for a green-white-checkered restart and led the
final two circuits to win the 25-lap Midwest Modified feature.
John Kruschel led the field to the green flag and quickly established himself
as the early leader while Jason Feyereisen worked the outside lane in second
place. Ron Schmitt, Dale Prunty, and Steve Huelsbeck raced in formation behind
the top duo while Kruschel continued to lead. Feyereisen’s attempts on the
outside eventually began to fade as Schmitt, Prunty, and Wes Biswell worked
the inside and into second through fourth place respectively. Kruschel was
able to maintain his lead as Prunty moved around Schmitt for second place
after dispatching Biswell for third. Feyereisen and Huelsbeck became hooked
together on lap 23 with the end result being Huelsbeck smacking the
frontstretch wall and bringing out the caution. Kruschel chose the inside for
the restart but he was no match for Prunty, who charged into the lead as
racing resumed. Biswell also made his way around Kruschel and tried to catch
Prunty for the lead. Prunty charged ahead and took the win over Biswell while
Kruschel finished in third place. Ron Schmitt and Joe Ostermann completed the
top five finishers.
Jason Feyereisen won the Midwest Modified dash and Dale Prunty toured the
speedway in 12.273 seconds and was the fastest qualifier.
Tom Berens aggressively won the opening Complete Car Care Slinger Bee race
while Desi Wiedenhoeft outraced the field to win the second Complete Car Care
Slinger Bee event. Jim Rient was the winner of the Port-A-John Speedway Guest
Car race and Carl Trapp won the Spectator Eliminator race in his 1972 Chevy
Nova. Shane Becker closed the night with a win in the Figure 8 event.
Event: Great Lakes Underground Equipment Reunion
65
Date: August 6, 2006
Late Model Feature 65-laps
1. David Prunty (Brownsville) 15. Tommy Hromadka
(Brookfield)
2. Lowell Bennett (Neenah) 16.
Travis Dasssow (West Bend)
3. Al Schill
(Franklin) 17.
Randy Schuler (Mequon)
4. John Mueller (Hubertus) 18.
Robert Maynor (Colgate)
5. Dennis Prunty (Lomira) 19.
Collin Bamke (Slinger)
6. Josh Bauer (Random Lake) 20. Ed Grober
(Milwaukee)
7. Andrew Morrissey (DeForest)
8. Mike Egan (Slinger)
9. Fred Winn (Sussex)
10. Mike Strupp (Theresa)
11. Dave Teske (Richfield)
12. Rich Loch (Muskego)
13. Tommy Pecaro (Markesan)
14. Chad Barker (Hubertus)
Late Model Semi Feature- 30 lap
1. Robert Maynor (Colgate) 4. Scott Schoeni
(Slinger)
2. Randy Schuler (Mequon) 5. Race McComb
(Jackson)
3. Jim Schmittinger (Hartford)
Late Model Fast Dash- Lowell Bennett (Neenah)
Late Model Fast Time- David Prunty (Brownsville) 11.403 seconds
Midwest Modified Feature 20 laps
1. Dale Prunty (Allenton) 4. Ron Schmitt (Jackson)
2. Wes Biswell (Sussex) 5. Joe Ostermann
(Pewaukee)
3. John Kruschel (Sussex)
Midwest Modified Fast Dash-Jason Feyereisen (Random Lake)
Midwest Modified Fast Time-Dale Prunty (Allenton) 12.273 seconds
Midwest Sportsman Feature 30 laps
1. Mike Borchardt Jr. (Greenfield) 4. Ryan Zielski (Oconomowoc)
2. Jay Shambeau
(Hubertus) 5. Dave
Thomas (Franklin)
3. Rob Braun (Wales)
Midwest Sportsman Fast Dash-Brad Keith (West Bend)
Midwest Sportsman Fast Time- Pat McIntee (West Bend) 12.681 seconds
Limited Late Model Feature 30 laps
1. Brad Keith (West Bend) 4. Jon Reynolds Jr. (Roscoe, IL)
2. Nick Wendt (Watertown) 5. Jeff Steenbergen (Waupun)
3. Andy Wendt (Watertown)
Limited Late Model Fast Dash-Andy Wendt (Watertown)
Limited Late Model Fast Time- Scott Nottestad (Stoughton) 12.473 seconds
Slinger Bees Heat #1 8 laps
1. Tom Berens (Slinger) 4.
Josh Wenninger (Lomira)
2. C.J. Corallini (North Lake) 5. Roman Blank (Allenton)
3. Jason Hennes (Richfield)
Slinger Bees Heat #2 8 laps
1. Desi Wiedenhoeft (Jackson) 4. Justin Okruhlica (Jackson)
2. Brandon Wolf (West Bend) 5. Steven Gilmeister
(Cedarburg)
3. Matt Westphall (West Bend)
POINT STANDINGS
Late Model Point Standings
1. David Prunty Brownsville 834; 2. Al Schill Franklin 735; 3. Lowell Bennett
Neenah 701; 4. Josh Bauer Random Lake 619; 5. Dennis Prunty Lomira 581; 6.
John Mueller Hubertus 483; 7. Nick Schumacher Harford 470; 8. Fred Winn Sussex
437; 9. Mike Egan Slinger 413; 10. Travis Dassow West Bend 405; 11. Collin
Bamke Slinger 377; 12. Tommy Pecaro Janesville 331; 13. Randy Schuler Mequon
329; 14. Scott Schoeni Slinger 328; 15. Ken Wills Slinger 302; 16. Rich
Loch Muskego 299; 17. Jeremy Lepak Wausau 295; 18. Mike Strupp Theresa 287;
19. Tommy Hromadka Brookfield 272; 20. Dave Teske Richfield 269
Midwest Sportsman Point Standings
1. Brad Keith West Bend 724; 2. Mike Graczkowski Jackson 701; 3.
Jay Shambeau Hubertus 653; 4. Rob Braun Wales 615; 5. Pat McIntee West Bend
607; 6. Mike Borchardt Greenfield 576
Midwest Modified Point Standings
1. Steve Huelsbeck Milwaukee 1190; 2. Dale Prunty Allenton 1148; 3. Ron
Schmitt Jackson 1096; 4. Jason Feyereisen Random Lake 1038; 5. Wes
Biswell Sussex 979; 6. Eddie Bentfield Gerkes Corners 596; 7. Joe Houpt Mequon
575; 8. Joey Bentfield Gerkes Corners 552; 9. John Kruschel Sussex 518; 10.
Joseph Osterman Pewaukee 465
Figure 8 Point Standings
1. Donald VanCamp Jr Seymour 960; 2. Willie VanCamp Appleton 860; 3. Jeff
Wohlabe Appleton 860; 4. Scott Goetzke Iron Ridge 795; 5. Shane Becker
Hartford 745
Limited Late Model
1.Andy Wendt Watertown 360; 2.Scott Nottestad 358; 3. Nick Schumacher Hartford
328; 4. Kris Kelly Norway MI 278; 5. Nick Wendt Watertown 275; 6. Jeff
Steenbergen Waupun 275; 7. Jerry Eckhardt Johnson Creek 253; 8. Ryan DeStefano
Cogate 203; 9. Dave Serchuk Hartford 186; 10. Chris Ratajiczyk West Bend 177
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