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Gregorich & Bauknecht Take Home Feature Wins
By Mae Schultz |
August 20, 2005; Marshfield, WI: - Multiple crashes and close finishes gave fans plenty or reason to
leap out of their seats at the Reigel Plumbing and Heating night at Marshfield Super
Speedway. Eugene Gregorich, Kyle Bauknecht, Adam Eckes and Cody Meyer all pulled out
feature race wins.
Eugene Gregorich started strong in the Super Late Model
Feature. In the second lap, he had already charged from fifth place to take second place
on the outside groove. In the next lap he flew past to steal first place from Tim Hintz.
Gregorich dominated the race until, with 17 laps to go, an accident caused a caution.
After the restart, Gregorich remained in first but Jeff Weinfurter raced hard to take it
from him. Gregorich and Weinfurter raced nose to tail for two laps and side by side for
another three laps. It looked like Weinfurter might over take Gregorich. But then with
nine laps to go, Weinfurter spun out. After the second restart, Ben Pettis worked his way
up from fourth place to give Gregorich another challenge for first. Pettis tried both
grooves to get around Gregorich. After the white flag flew, Gregorich and Pettis raced
side by side down the front stretch. Fans rose to their feet as they crossed the finish
line nose to nose. Gregorich just barely managed to squeak out the win. Points leader Ben
Pettis had to settle for second, Joe Krzykowski took third, Brian Back fourth and Tim
Hintz fifth. Jeff Weinfurter was the fast qualifier.
Even though Kyle Bauknecht started tenth in the Limited Late Model Feature, he was on the
hunt for the lead. With 21 laps to go, he had already taken fourth and then third place on
the outside. Brian Paszek passed Jody Benson on the inside to take first place with 19
laps to go. Later, with 14 laps go, Bauknecht took second and set his eyes on the lead.
Four more laps and Bauknecht and Paszek were racing nose to tail. Bauknecht tried both
grooves but Paszek was able to hold off his advances until lap 20 when Bauknecht went
through on the outside and slid in front of Paszek to take the lead. Paszek stayed right
on his tail for a lap but couldn’t keep up with Bauknecht any longer than that. Fast
qualifier Bauknecht won the race, Paszek took second, Neil Knobock took third, points
leader Jody Benson took fourth and Mike Merriam took fifth.
Crashes dictated the pace of the 4-Cylinder Feature. In the first lap, a three-car crash
in turn one caused an oil spill on the track. After the clean up and restart, Adam Eckes
took first place on the outside with 17 laps to go. Most of the racing was happening in
the fights for second and third place. But then a crash, which sent Chad Dietsche into the
signage by turn three, caused another caution. After the restart, Steve Hauser, who was
running in second, gave Eckes a challenge for the lead. Another crash involving Steve
Stewart and Kevin Eckes caused the third caution of the night with six laps to go. Fans
were warned that the race was approaching the time limit, and if another caution happened
the race would be called. After the final restart, Steve Hauser was trying to get first
from Adam Eckes and hold off third place Derk Hauser. Right before the checkered flag,
Derk Hauser nosed out Steve Hauser to take second place. Adam Eckes won, Derk Hauser took
second, Steve Hauser third, Dale Louze fourth, and Jeremiah Strauss fifth. Points leader
J.J. Flick had some problems and finished towards the back. Steve Stewart was the fast
qualifier.
Cody Meyer didn’t let some rough racing unseat him from the win in the 1-Man Cruiser
Feature. After a caution and restart, Meyer took second and then first place. Tim Dickman
tried hard to take the lead from him and caused some contact between the two. Meyer seemed
ready for Dickman’s antics and held on to first place. Later with 12 laps to go,
David Knauf took second place on the inside. Then he challenged Meyer for the lead. They
were side by side for most of the remainder of the race, but Knauf couldn’t get
around Meyer. Points leader and fast qualifier Meyer took the checkered, Knauf took
second, Wayne Dietz third, Chris Anderson fourth, and Marc Baldwin fifth.
Next Saturday is the Eve of Destruction. The program includes Bus Races, Stunts by Rodney
Feltz, Green Mamba Jet Car Burn, plus Trailer Racing, Tire Race, Demo Derby, Double O
Seven race and much more. Pits open at 3:30, with the show starting at 7 p.m. Rain dated
for Sunday, two hours earlier. Marshfield Super Speedway is located 3.5 miles west of
Marshfield on County Road H with weekly Saturday night stock car racing April through
September. Adult grandstand admission $10.00, Students ages 10-15 yrs. $5.00 and under 10
yrs FREE with a parent. Family Ticket is $25.00 (includes 2 adult tickets + unlimited
students & children).
Everyone 16 yrs and older may sign up FREE every race night to win the 2005 Ford Mustang
Pace Car to be given away on September 17th!
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