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Gregorich Takes Feature
Win & Points Lead
By Brian Back |
September 2, 2006;
Marshfield, WI: - This evening was John Bell Memorial
race night. John’s son, Johnny Bell, brought out his dad’s
vintage race car for display and for the National Anthem parade
lap. Several of other vintage cars also attended in honor of
John Bell.
Jason Weinkauf of Merrill set the quickest
CarQuest super late model time of the night. Matt Pyburn took
another CarQuest super stock fast time. Jeremiah Strauss took
the 4-cylinder quick time. Travis Paul was the 1-man cruiser
quick timer and Gary Haarklau was fastest in the pure stocks.
The CarQuest super late model feature saw Darek Gress charge
into turn one with a one car length lead over John Froehlich.
Dean LaPointe followed suit, using the inside to pass Froehlich
exiting turn four of lap two. Cal Laessig was next to challenge,
diving deep into turn three to pull even with Froelich. Slightly
deeper in the field, point leader Chris Weinkauf sliced through
the middle of Ben Pettis and Don Turner taking the seventh
position down the back stretch on lap four. Contact between the
battling cars of Laessig and Froelich stacked the field in the
middle of turn three, bringing out the caution and sending the
pair to the rear of the field. Darek Gress showed experience
beyond his years, jumping to a two car length lead on the
restart as the field entered turn one. Chris Weinkauf and Eugene
Gregorich Jr. wasted little time, passing LaPointe for the
second and third positions by lap five. Gregorich then set his
sites to th ehigh side of Chris Weinkauf, with fast qualifier
Jason Weinkauf on his back bumper. Gregorich charged into second
off of turn two on lap six, and dove below Gress three laps
later overtaking the top spot. Jason Weinkauf followed
Gregorich’s tire tracks, taking over second on lap ten. Chris
Weinkauf closed in on Gress one lap later, with Jay VanDerGeest
in tow. Gress battled valiantly on the high line for three laps
before slipping to the fifth spot. VanDerGeest was quick to
challenge Chris Weinkauf, diving to his inside and pulling even
with nine laps to go. The pair would battle side by side for
many laps, exchanging positions multiple times during the
challenge. Chris Weinkauf’s persistence would payoff as he took
control with two laps to go. Gress would receive one last
challenge as Pettis looked to his inside with two to go. Pettis
took the fifth position as they took the white, as Gress slid up
a groove on the final circuit. Gregorich cruised to another
feature win, with brothers Jason and Chris Weinakuf finishing
second and third, VanDerGeest fourth and Pettis rounded out the
top five.
The CarQuest super stock feature was led on lap one by Luke
Bravener, as he overtook pole sitter Scott Simons on the high
line. Randy Emmerich followed, over taking the lead from
Bravener on lap later. Wes Coon and Brian Weinfurter wasted
little time driving to the front, passing to third and fourth
place by lap three from deep in the field. Two laps later, they
overtook Chad Scholl and set their sites on the leader. Andy
Simonis showed his championship abilities by followeing the duo
by Scholl to take over fourth. Weinfurter maneuvered past Coon
on lap seven, then Emmerich on lap nine, inheriting the lead in
the process. Coon and Simonis followed, taking over second and
third from Emmerich. Emmerich retired to the pit area, unable to
finish the event. Yellow flew on lap 15 for debris on the
speedway, while Scholl retired to the pit area with mechanical
problems. The race resumed for a short period, only to return to
caution two laps later. Larry Schultz violently rolled down the
backstretch, destroying his car. Schultz retired to the pits and
Travis Zvolena went to the rear. As they retook the green, Coon
booked to the inside of Weinfurter entering turn one. Weinfurter
fended off the challenge, powering to a one car length advantage
off of turn two. Simonis attempted to take second from Coon on
the high line before caution flew on the white flag lap. Jon
Ashcraft spun netting Weinfurter the victory, followed by Coon,
Simonis, Randy Meyer, and Marv Flick.
Clinton Metzler led Erin Schlough by one-half car length
entering turn one at the start of the 4-cylinder feature. Ron
Sischo looked inside of Metzler exiting turn two, but wisely
backed out. Four wide racing insued as Sischo, Ricky Brandl,
Derk Hauser, and Steve Hauser entered turn three, with Steve
Hauser nearly spinning entering turn four. Steve Stewart
capitalized, gaining many positions as the field sorted out.
Stewart moved low of Brandl entering turn three, taking over
fifth on lap three. Derk Hauser made an impressive three wide
move, taking the lead to the inside of Schlough on lap five with
Stewart following him into second place. JJ Flick took advantage
of the hole made by Stewart, passing Steve Hauser and Schlough
on the inside, taking over the third position on lap six. He
then drove three wide on the inside of the battling Derk Hauser
and Stewart to take the point on lap seven. Jeremiah Strauss and
Kyle Opelt steadily moved forward, passing inside of Dan
McGiveron on lap six. Laps later, Strauss passed his way to
second place as Opelt took third during a three wide pass of the
battling Stewart and Derk Hauser. Stewart’s car slid sideways
during the pass, but he regained his composure to take over
fourth. The caution flew on lap ten for a spun car in turn two.
Flick was immediately challenged on the restart as Strauss
charged low entering turn one. He completed the pass one lap
later with Opelt in tow. As Opelt cleared Flick, he moved high
in an effort to take the top spot. Flick regained his composure,
closing on the lead pair and looking to the inside. Opelt inched
up on Strauss, with the pair taking the checkered neck and neck.
Opelt squeeked past for the victory, with Strauss, Flick,
Stewart, and Don Dunow filling the top five.
Kyle Rasmussen set the pace early in the 1-man cruiser/junkyard
warrior feature, stretching a three car length lead on lap one.
Second place quickly became a three wide battle between Ryan
VanDerLeest, Wayne Dietz, and Travis Paul. VanDerLeest held off
the challenge, retaining the second spot as they completed lap
one with Dietz to his low side. Dave Knauf closed in on
VanDerLeest and Dietz one lap later, and made a daring three
wide pass to the high side of the pair. Dietz complted his pass
of VanDerLeest shortly thereafter, taking control of third
place. Caution flew on lap three as Paul’s engine expired
entering turn three. Knauf continued his march to the front, as
he passed Rasmussen on the high side entering turn one on lap
five. Dietz’s handling then began to fade, allowing Rasmussen to
stretch the distance between them. The field began to separate,
with Knauf cruising to the victory by 20 car lengths. Rasmussen,
Dietz, VanDerLeest, and Sam Sudduth rounded out the top five.
Skylar Domine and Jeff Behrens led the pure stock feature to the
green with Domine taking the top spot on lap one. Gary Haarklau
followed Domine by Behrens, passing for second place on the
inside. Kyle Genett wasted no time passing Coletta Gomes, Chad
Simone, and Ron Kundinger by lap two. Haarklau was also on the
move, taking the lead over Domine with an inside pass early. Lap
three saw Tom Podratz suffer an overheating problem, forcing him
to the pit area. Genett began a charge to the front, sliding
past Behrens as he entered turn one on lap three. One lap later,
he flew past Domine for second and began to chase Haarklau.
Behrens followed Genett on the high line, passing domine for
third with Simone on his bumper. Simone then raced to the high
side of Behrens entering turn one on lap seven, taking the third
spot on lap nine. Genett desperately tried to catch Haarkalu,
but could only close the gap half way by the finish. Haarklau
held on for the victory with Genett, Simone, Behrens, and Domine
rounding out the top five.
The vintage cars exhibition race was won by Darrel Bassuener.
Chris Loberg chased down Bassuener, but ran out of time to take
the lead and settled for second. Mark May finished up in third.
Next Saturday, September 9th is the Quality Roofing Season
Championship and the Pace Car Giveaway. Be here for your chance
to drive home the 2006 Red Dodge Charge Pace Car, you can still
enter the night of the drawing. There will be a winner! Thanks
to the sponsors of the 2006 pace car giveaway: V&H, WDEZ
101.9FM, Abby Gas Service, Subway, CarQuest, Burt Trophy &
Awards, Craft’s Trading Center, and Rainbow Casino.
Racing includes: CarQuest super late models, CarQuest super
stocks, motorcycles, 1-man cruisers, junkyard warriors and pure
stocks. Pit gate opens at 3:30, grandstand gates open at 5:00,
Miller Lite time trials at 5:30 and racing starts at 7:00. Rain
date Sunday two hours earlier.
Adult grandstand admission 16 yrs and older $10.00, students
10-15 yrs old $5.00, kids 9 yrs and younger are free. Family
ticket $25.00 (includes two adult tickets and unlimited student
tickets).
Marshfield Super Speedway is located 3.5 miles west of
Marshfield, WI on County Hwy H. Home of Saturday night stock car
racing since 1977.
Upcoming Events:
Saturday, September 16th Wisconsin Challenge Series Championship
Friday, September 22nd Fall Spectacular
Saturday, September 23rd Fall Spectacular
Saturday, September 30th Eve of Destruction
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