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Gregorich Jr., and Bell Split
SLM Victories at Marshfield!
By Mary Langreck |
August 14, 2004; Marshfield, WI: - Tonight's racing action was sponsored by the Marshfield
News-Herald, WI Rapids Daily Tribune, Stevens Point Journal, Wausau Daily Herald and WYTE
96.7 FM. Jeff Weinfurter took fast time again the CARQUEST Super Late Models, Tim Hintz
also with another quick time in the Supers.
Following qualifying was the feature from the previous week for the CARQUEST
Super Stock feature. Matt Raykowski took the early lead of this green to checkered
feature. Tim Hintz who started in the back row, began passing cars three wide on the
outside. Cale Laessig and Brian Weinfurter were also working their way to the front
through the field. Hintz took the lead from Raykowski on lap seven. Raykowski held strong
in second with Chad Scholl third, Larry Schultz fourth and Weinfurter fifth. Weinfurter,
Schultz and Laessig all passed Scholl over the next few laps to each move up a spot.
Weinfurter and Laessig both began to work on Raykowski for that second spot, and passed
him for the checkered. Hintz won, Weinfurter second, Laessig third, Raykowski fourth and
Russ Hebel fifth.
Next was the CARQUEST Super Late Model feature from August 7. Josh Bell took the lead from
his outside pole start. With a tight points race for the championship, both Dean LaPointe
and Jeff Weinfurter were racing to the front. Eugene Gregorich Jr. moved up into the
second spot on lap seven trying to reel in Bell. By lap 17, Weinfurter was up to third,
LaPointe fourth and Judd Brandl fifth. Weinfurter's machine then died forcing him to pit
as the race continued without caution. LaPointe moved up to third and began working on
Gregorich for second. Just after the field got the white flag and entered turn one,
LaPointe's car spun, ending the race. Bell won his first Super Late Model feature,
Gregorich second, Brandl third, Back fourth and Ben Pettis fifth.
Tonight's CARQUEST Super Late Model feature saw Jay VanDerGeest take the lead from the
pole. The only caution flew on lap six as Josh Bell spun in the backstretch. When the
field realigned, VanDerGeest led with John Totzke Jr. taking the inside lane and Eugene
Gregorich Jr. outside. Lap eight, Gregorich passed VanDerGeest on the outside to take the
lead. Keith Bohmsach passed VanDerGeest for second on lap ten and then set his sites on
the lead. Bohmsach raced on the inside as Brian Back moved up along side on the outside to
challenge for second. Back took second on lap 22, but was unable to pass Gregorich.
Gregorich won his first feature here this season, Back second, Bohmsach third, Jeff
Weinfurter fourth and Judd Brandl fifth.
Roger Stanczyk led the first nine laps of the CARQUEST Super Stock feature. Cale Laessig
raced to the front first to take the lead on lap ten, as Tim Hintz was still working
through the field. Hintz, up to second with Stanczyk third, Havlicek fourth and Brian
Weinfurter fifth. The only caution in this race flew on lap 15 for fluid leaking from Russ
Hebel's machine. Laessig, challenged by Hintz for the lead, kept pulling away just a
little as the cars came out of the turns. Laessig won, Hintz second, Havlicek third,
Stanczyk fourth and Weinfurter fifth.
Sixteen brave motorcyclists put on an unbelievable show tonight at the superfast 1/2 mile
blacktop Marshfield Super Speedway track. In practice Mark Zeidler of Ringle was sliding
his C&J framed Honda 450 into the turns and leaving them in a cloud of tire smoke.
Mechanical problems kept him from time trials, where Hatleys Steve Kasten topped the field
with a 21.474 time trial effort. In heat one, newcomer Dan Vrana of West Ben led the first
two laps before local rider Cliff Eckes Jr. swept around him on lap three, and Ashland's
Randy Ruffi did likewise on the last lap for second place. In heat two, Mark Zeidler
simply marched away from the rest of the field, and Steve Kasten kept second place Brad
Seavers in his sights the whole race, but was unable to make the pass stick and had to
settle for third by half a wheel. The field was set for the feature race and the top three
riders from each heat lined up on the back row for the twelve lap final.
The front row roared off the line into turn one when disaster struck. Adam Zwaschka of
Willard spun his Yamaha sideways entering the corner and high sided violently as the back
row pack bore down on him at an even greater speed. The first four of six riders picked
their way between Adam and his fallen mount, but Randy Ruffi was unable to miss the fallen
rider. A brief track cleanup period and the injured riders were transported to the
hospital and the race was underway once again. Even with a backrow starting position,
Zeidler and Kasten slashed their way to the front in two laps. Their battle was
interrupted on lap three by a red flag for Cliff Eckes' broken chain laying on the racing
line on the backstretch. A single file restart brought the crowd to their feet for the
remaining laps. Kasten wheelied into turn one, but Zeidler kept the front wheel on the
ground and the throttle wide open to assume the lead down the backstretch. Using a higher
entry line, Kasten crept closer to Zeidler entering the turns with Zeidler countering with
a tire spinning exit from each corner. On lap eight Kasten swept past coming out of turn
four as Zeidlers' tortured tire gave up. Steve Kasten scored the feature victory followed
by Mark Zeidler and Brad Seavers.
Results: 1. Steve Kasten (YAM) 2. Mark Zeidler (HON) 3. Brad Seavers (HON) 4.Dan Vrana
(HON) 5.Lee Johnson (ROT) 6.Craig Nigh (HON) 7.Woody Eckes (YAM) 8.Jake Seavers (HON)
9.Jamie Seavers (HON) 10.Ron Bean (YAM) 11.Ted Strebe (YAM) 12.Troy Johnson (YAM) 13.Craig
Lewis (HON)
Story by Woody Eckes
The 2-Man Cruiser race was won by Josh Boyer and Dustin Clark. Dan Szymkowiak and Ryan
Pionek second, and Brad Heggebo and Todd Hoeper third.
The Late Model Mechanics race winner was Rick Grunden in Brian Back's machine. Jeremiah
Strauss won the Super Stock Mechanics race in Scott Havlicek's car and Tanya Braevner won
the Super Stock Powder Puff.
Next Saturday's race is Mid-State Truck Service and WAXX 104.5FM Night. Featuring the
CARQUEST Super Late Models, CARQUEST Super Stocks, Double Features for 4-Cylinders, and
Double Features for 1-Man Cruisers plus Mechanics racing and Powder Puff racing. Pit Gate
opens at 3:30 p.m., Grandstand Gates 5 p.m., Time Trials 6:30 p.m. and racing starts at
7:30. Raindated for Sunday same times. Adult grandstand admission is $9.00, Students ages
10-15 $4.00, under ten free, Family Ticket $22.00 (includes two adult tickets and
unlimited student tickets).
For
complete RACESTAT Computer Results Click Here
Summary
Qualifying
CARQUEST Super Late Models: Jeff Weinfurter 18.025
CARQUEST CWSSA Super Stocks: Tim Hintz 20.482
CWMSA 4-Cylinders: Didn't Race.
1-Man Cruisers: Didn't race
Heats
CARQUEST Super Late Models
Heat 1: VanDerGeest, Totzke, K. Davis, R. Weiler, E. Weiler.
Heat 2: Bohmsach, Bell, Weinfurter, Brandl, Back.
CARQUEST CWSSA Super Stocks
Heat 1: Havlicek, Brugh, Stanley, Scholl, Strigel.
Heat 2: Laessig, Hintz, Weinfurter, Hebel, Schultz.
Features
CARQUEST Super Late Model: Gregorich, Back, Bohmsach, Weinfurter, Brandl, LaPointe, E.
Weiler, VanDerGeest, Bell, Mackesy.
CARQUEST CWSSA Super Stock: Laessig, Hintz, Havlicek, Stanczyk, Weinfurter, Scholl,
Zvolena, Raykowski, Stanley, Strigel.
CWMSA 4-Cylinder:
1-Man Cruiser:
2-Man Cruiser: Boyer/Clark, Szymkowiak/Pionek, Heggebo/Hoeper.
Features From 08/07/04
CARQUEST Super Late Model: Bell, Gregorich, Brandl, Back, Pettis, Gress, Mackesy, E.
Weiler, R. Weiler, Totzke.
CARQUEST Super Stock: Hintz, Weinfurter, Laessig, Raykowski, Hebel, Brugh, Schultz,
Scholl, Zvolena, Stanley. |
