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Four For Schlafer
Local Promotion's Wilmot Speedway
By Bill Mews
(Wilmot, WI, August 14, 2004) Danny Schlafer (Sussex, WI) made it four
Wilmot Saturdays in a row running off with the Midwest Sprintcar Association
Feature win. After a Shane Wenninger (Kewaskum, WI) yellow at the drop
of the green moved up the entire outside row, Schlafer had to work his way
past pole-sitter Robbie Pribnow (Lomira, WI). Schlafer would not be
seriously challenged until late in the contest but a hot battle developed for
the next several spots.
With five laps in the books, Schlafer had a straight-away margin while Tim
Haddy (Lomira, WI) battled for second with Pribnow, Chris Wiser (Neosho, WI)
held down the fourth spot, Lance Fassbender (Burnett, WI) had moved up five
spots to fifth, and David O'Neal (Milwaukee, WI) had moved up a blazing ten
spots running sixth.
A lap eleven yellow erased Schlafer's lead. With the return to action,
Fassbender kicked in the after-burner and at the half way point of the 25 lap
race had rocketed past Mark Wernes Jr. (West Allis, WI), Wiser, O'Neal, Haddy
and Pribnow to the second spot.
In a good clean battle for third, the youngster Pribnow battled for several
laps the experienced O'Neal, but with seven laps to go O'Neal took over the
spot. The yellow waved for the final time with 19 laps in, again erasing
Schlafer's lead and setting the stage for a six lap shootout with Fassbender
and O'Neal.
Schlafer would go on to hold off Fassbender to cross the finish line first,
Fassbender was second for his best finish of the season. O'Neal took KSE Hard
Charger honors advancing thirteen spots from his starting position to finish
third. Pribnow made a last lap pass to finish fourth over Wernes.
In the IMCA Modified division, Mike Conn (Big Bend, WI) looked to pick up his
fourth feature win, working from the pole. Conn grabbed the lead at the
drop of the green but the field had problems getting the first couple of laps
in due to spins on several restarts. Once they got going, the action was
fast and fierce as three-wide was a common sight. Mike Bodendorfer
(Muskego, WI) took the lead on lap 10 after taking the outside line around
Conn and Lee Tibbits (Hebron, IL). Larry Surletta and Mike Sullivan
(Trevor, WI) brought out the caution on lap 14 bunching up the field for what
turned out to be the final restart.
Danny Mech (Greenfield, WI) had worked his way up to third from his row five
starting position and was in the mix for the six lap shootout. Coming
out of turn four on lap 16, Mech was able to use the low groove past Conn and
Bodendorfer with the latter two tangling coming down the front stretch and
Mech crossing the line first. Conn ended up parked sideways but
Bodendorfer was able to continue on. Due to time constraints, the
yellow-checkered was displayed and the win given to Bodendorfer as he was the
leader on the last green flag lap.
Don Sorce Jr. (West Allis, WI) picked up his third feature victory of the 2004
season in the Sportsman division. Sorce worked his way past Jeff Graf
(Milwaukee, WI) on lap five and was pulling away until Sorce's brother Dan and
Steve Printz (West Allis, WI) tangled on lap 10. Dave Gorny (West Allis,
WI) was on the charge and had worked his way up to third on lap 11 and Dan
Sorce was back up to fourth on lap 13. Gorny started having mechanical
problems on lap 17 and faded in the field still managing a sixth place
finish. Don Sorce held on for the win with his brother finishing second
in his first night out at Wilmot.
In his first night out at the Wilmot Speedway, Tony Schlei ran away from the
rest of the field in the Street Stock division. Jim Vandevere jumped out
to an early lead but on lap four, Schlei was able to take over the top
spot. Schlei was never challenged and picked up the win.
In the Mini-Sprint Feature, Randy Reed (Spring Grove, IL) became the third
different winner in three nights outlasting Ron Brannum (Barrington, IL) and
the rest of the field. Brannum had moved up to second on lap 7 and was
slowing closing the gap on the leader Reed when the yellow came out on lap
11. Brannum would take the lead on the restart but had some sort of
mechanical problem on the white flag lap causing him to slow and giving the
win to Reed.
Racing will continue on August 28th with Round 3 of the Bill Mews RE/MAX
Realty 100 Triple Crown for the Sportsman along with the MSA 260 Sprints,
Modifieds, Street Stock and Mini-Sprints. Gates open at 5:00pm with
racing starting at 7:00pm.
MSA 360 Results
A Feature -- Schlafer, Fassbender, O'Neal, Pribnow, Wernes Jr., Haddy, Doug
Schenck (Madison, WI), John Fahl (Brown Deer, WI), Joe Wipperfurth (Sun Prarie,
WI),Wiser
B Feature -- O'Neal, Joe Pantely (Beaver Dam), Alex Crimmings (Mayville, WI),
Bill Taylor (Cascade, WI), Ryan Tessman (Watertown, WI)
Heat Race Winners -- Scott Conger (Eagle, WI), Schenck, Haddy
Modified Results
A Feature -- Bodendorfer, Mech, Larry Marshall, Nick Simons (Genoa City, WI),
Matt Barnes, Jeff Bodendorfer Jr. (Waterford, WI), Elmer Everman (Kenosha,
WI), Jay Crichton, Scott Shultis (Waukegan, IL), Surletta
B Feature -- Everman, Simons, Marshall, Barnes, Surletta
Heats -- Shultis, Mike Simons (Genoa City, WI), Conn
Sportsman Results
A Feature -- Don Sorce Jr., Dan Sorce, Pat Heaney (West Allis, WI), Tommy
Moore (Muskego, WI), Bob Parker (South Milwaukee, WI), Gorny, Printz, Doug
Stolp, Dick Stalter (Hubertus, WI), Barry Cates
Heats -- Graf, Heaney
Street Stock Results
A Feature -- Schlei, Gary Foster (Kenosha, WI), Jack Wheelamp, Kevin Mueller,
Nickie Sullivan (Trevor, WI), Todd Hensley (Twin Lakes, WI), Vandevere, Lonnie
Roy (Kenosha, WI)
Heat --Vandevere
Mini-Sprints Results
A Feature -- Reed, Brannum, Tom Brown (Wonder Lake, IL), John Draper (Racine,
WI), Nathan Roe, Dwayne Williford (Antioch, IL), Brian Ramstack (Mukwonago,
WI), Nick Sheridan (Fox Lake, IL)
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