Marshfield Super Speedway

Marshfield Super Speedway Race Report

Holzhausen & Back Sweep Day 2 of Fall Spectacular!
By Mary Langreck

September 23, 2007; Marshfield, WI: - Steve Holzhausen set the quickest super late model lap and then rolled a two on the dice to place himself in tenth to start the Chuck Dougherty Memorial 100 lap feature race. The feature sure didn’t lack any excitement for race fans. It delivered plenty of action up front and muliple dramatic cautions and accidents. Kris Kelly, who started in the pole position was able to keep the lead off the start.

Photo Highlights

The top 5 from this years Fall Spectacular Super Late Model feature race, Eugene Gregorich Jr. (5), Mark Kraus (4), Nathan Haseleu (3), Steve Holzhausen (winner), Mark Eswein (2). Chuck Dougherty Memorial 100 Fall Spectacular super late model feature 24 car starting field.
#77 Kris Kelly fends off #9 Mark Kraus for the lead of the 100 lap feature.
#71 Brian Back wins the Fall Spectacular super stock feature, holding daughter Macy, wife Melissa (right), son Brett.
Close racing action during the super stock 30 lap feature.
#44 Mike Lichtfeld wins the pure stock feature.
#91 Darrel Bassuener recovers from a Saturday night turn 2 wall wreck to winning Sunday’s vintage feature.
#26 Mark Bornitz wins the Junkyard Warrior feature.

By lap two Mark Kraus had worked his way up to second. But on lap 47 Kraus wasn’t able to hold off Mark Eswein for second, who was using the outside groove. At lap 50 the mandatory caution flew, Kelly led, Eswein second, Nathan Haseleu third, Steve Holzhausen fourth and Kraus fifth.

Shortly after the restart on lap 56, Eswein took the lead from Kelly on the backstretch. Lap 62, the first caution for an accident flew, after Pete Kempf left the racing surface on the backstretch and broke off a light pole in turn three. Kempf was transported by ambulance, but later was released.

Three more cautions followed on restarts due to accidents. But once the field got going again, Holzhausen took third place on the inside of Kelly. Another caution followed due to a dropped flag on lap 65. Then Holzhausen was on the hunt, taking second place on the outside with 32 laps to go. In the next lap, he took first place from Eswein on the backstretch. In a couple of laps he pulled away from the pack. Eswein spent the rest of the race trying to unsuccessfully catch Holzhausen who took the checkered first. Eswein settled for second, Haseleu third, Kraus fourth and Eugene Gregorich who had a very successful season was able to make his way up to the front and finish fifth.

Cautions shook up the fate of drivers in the 30 lap super stock feature. Chad Scholl was leading until something on the track caused a caution on lap eight. On the first restart, Mike Brooks took second and two laps later took the lead. On lap 12, Keith Bohmsach took second place and was trying to catch Brooks. Meanwhile, behind them, Mark Eswein pushed it three-wide on the inside and came away with fourth place, with 14 laps to go. In the next lap, he took third on the outside groove in turn tow.

Then with only eight laps remaining, the caution flew again for cars with mechanical problems. On that restart, there was a multiple car crash, as the field was getting up to speed. After the race did restart, the action really began. The top four were bunched up close together with Brooks and Bohmsach fighting for the lead and Eswein and Brian Back, quick timer, battling for third. But with only three laps to go, Brooks got a little loose and Bohmsach was able to take the lead, putting Back in second. In the next lap, Back took the lead. He was able to fight off Eswein and Bohmsach for the checkered. Back won, Eswein second, Bohmsach third, Brooks fourth and Jimmy Ganski fifth.

By lap two of the Junkyard Warrior feature, Mark Bornitz had pushed his way from fifth to take first from Matt Phelps. And once Bornitz had the lead, he ran with it, pulling away from the rest of the pack. On lap six, Wayne Elmhorst took second on the outside groove, but he was able to get first. Bornitz won, Elmhorst second, Kyle Rasmussen third, Andy Dean fourth and Jonathan Zuelke fifth.

The pure stock feature, Steve Bornitz took the lead on the start. Ryan Mork went for the lead on the inside on lap three and got it. Sandy Cook then took second on the inside of Bornitz. Steve Lichtfeld passed Cook for second on the outside in lap four. Mike Lichtfeld was into second by lap nine. At the checkered, Mike Lichtfeld crossed the stripe first for the win. Mork second, Mike Kasperak third, Steve Lichtfeld fourth and Sandy Cook fiffh.

The vintage car feature, most of the action in the race was for third. Darrel Bassuener, with some help from the other racers, was able to get the car back onto the track for Sunday’s races. Bassuener jetted ahead of the pack right from the beginning and held it.

Robert Heine kept his second spot for the entire race. But third place was much less certain as several racers held the honor throughout the race. In the second lap, David Lepper took third, but Mike Hed ripped it away from him only a lap later. On lap five, Mark May came up on the inside to third. Later with only four laps to go, Chris Loberg used the outside groove in turn two for third. But May fought back in the last lap and nosed out Loberg for third at the finish. Bassuener won, Heine second, May third, Loberg fourth and Hed fifth.

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

Coming Saturday, September 29th, the final 2007 Eve of Devastation. Grandstand gates open at 1 p.m. and the show starts at 3 p.m. More details and $1 off admission flyer available at www.marshfieldspeedway.com.

Race Results September 23, 2007

Super Late Models - Feature
Finish Car No Driver Hometown
1 97H STEVE HOLZHAUSEN BANGOR, WI
2 71E MARK ESWEIN WI RAPIDS, WI
3 87H NATHAN HASELEU MARSHALL, WI
4 9K MARK KRAUS STRATFORD, WI
5 14G EUGENE GREGORICH JR. KEWAUNEE, WI
6 97I JAMIE IVERSON ESCANABA, MI
7 77K KRIS KELLY NORWAY, MI
8 23V JAY VANDERGEEST MERRILL, WI
9 21S TIM SCHENDEL SPARTA, WI
10 76W JASON WEINKAUF MERRILL, WI
11 95D BOB DANES NEW HOLSTEIN, WI
12 92.7 MONTE GRESS NEILLSVILLE, WI
13 51C WESLEY COON NEKOOSA , WI
14 02H JESSE HAASE WAUSAU, WI
15 66N TROY NELSON ANTIGO, WI
16 15L DEAN LAPOINTE MARSHFIELD, WI
17 1H TIM HINTZ NEKOOSA, WI
18 8R KEITH ROMENESKO APPLETON, WI
19 7-11 CALE LAESSIG MARSHFIELD, WI
20 8T JOHN TOTZKE WI RAPIDS, WI
21 81R GREGG RUFFALO PLAINFIELD, WI
22 75H BLAKE HORSTMAN ROCKLAND, WI
23 97K P. KEMPF NEKOOSA, WI
24 89E MIKE EGAN SLINGER, WI

FALL SPECTACULAR (Super Late Models - Heat 1)
Finish Car No Driver Hometown
1 95D BOB DANES NEW HOLSTEIN, WI
2 93M WAYNE MACKESY ATHENS, WI
3 64B ROCKY BREEZER POYNETTE, WI
4 52L TOM LINDQUIST BARK RIVER, MI
5 07D DUWAYNE DAVIS MARSHFIELD, WI
6 45D C. DEVINE APPLETON, WI
7 07K CORY KEMKES APPLETON, WI
8 86Z JACOB ZELINSKE MENASHA, WI
9 TV2 TRAVIS STEBANE KAUKAUNA, WI

FALL SPECTACULAR (Super Late Models - Heat 2)
Finish Car No Driver Hometown
1 23V JAY VANDERGEEST MERRILL, WI
2 7-11 CALE LAESSIG MARSHFIELD, WI
3 89E MIKE EGAN SLINGER, WI
4 15L DEAN LAPOINTE MARSHFIELD, WI
5 028S JERRY SCHNEIDER MINASHA, WI
6 8R KEITH ROMENESKO APPLETON, WI
7 92.7 MONTE GRESS NEILLSVILLE, WI
8 02H JESSE HAASE WAUSAU, WI

FALL SPECTACULAR (Super Late Models - Heat 3)
Finish Car No Driver Hometown
1 14G EUGENE GREGORICH JR. KEWAUNEE, WI
2 81R GREGG RUFFALO PLAINFIELD, WI
3 21S TIM SCHENDEL SPARTA, WI
4 77K KRIS KELLY NORWAY, MI
5 66N TROY NELSON ANTIGO, WI
6 8T JOHN TOTZKE WI RAPIDS, WI
7 1H TIM HINTZ NEKOOSA, WI
8 51C WESLEY COON NEKOOSA , WI

FALL SPECTACULAR (Super Late Models - Heat 4)
Finish Car No Driver Hometown
1 97K P. KEMPF NEKOOSA, WI
2 76W JASON WEINKAUF MERRILL, WI
3 97I JAMIE IVERSON ESCANABA, MI
4 9K MARK KRAUS STRATFORD, WI
5 75H BLAKE HORSTMAN ROCKLAND, WI
6 71E MARK ESWEIN WI RAPIDS, WI
7 87H NATHAN HASELEU MARSHALL, WI
8 97H STEVE HOLZHAUSEN BANGOR, WI

FALL SPECTACULAR (Super Late Models - Qualifying)
Finish Car No Driver Hometown
1 97H STEVE HOLZHAUSEN BANGOR, WI
2 87H NATHAN HASELEU MARSHALL, WI
3 71E MARK ESWEIN WI RAPIDS, WI
4 97I JAMIE IVERSON ESCANABA, MI
5 76W JASON WEINKAUF MERRILL, WI
6 75H BLAKE HORSTMAN ROCKLAND, WI
7 97K P. KEMPF NEKOOSA, WI
8 9K MARK KRAUS STRATFORD, WI
9 51C WESLEY COON NEKOOSA , WI
10 77K KRIS KELLY NORWAY, MI
11 1H TIM HINTZ NEKOOSA, WI
12 66N TROY NELSON ANTIGO, WI
13 21S TIM SCHENDEL SPARTA, WI
14 81R GREGG RUFFALO PLAINFIELD, WI
15 14G EUGENE GREGORICH JR. KEWAUNEE, WI
16 8T JOHN TOTZKE WI RAPIDS, WI
17 95D BOB DANES NEW HOLSTEIN, WI
18 15L DEAN LAPOINTE MARSHFIELD, WI
19 8R KEITH ROMENESKO APPLETON, WI
20 92.7 MONTE GRESS NEILLSVILLE, WI
21 02H JESSE HAASE WAUSAU, WI
22 23V JAY VANDERGEEST MERRILL, WI
23 89E MIKE EGAN SLINGER, WI
24 1W M.G. GAJEWSKI WAUSAU, WI
25 7-11 CALE LAESSIG MARSHFIELD, WI
26 028S JERRY SCHNEIDER MINASHA, WI
27 45D C. DEVINE APPLETON, WI
28 52L TOM LINDQUIST BARK RIVER, MI
29 64B ROCKY BREEZER POYNETTE, WI
30 07K CORY KEMKES APPLETON, WI
31 93M WAYNE MACKESY ATHENS, WI
32 07D DUWAYNE DAVIS MARSHFIELD, WI
33 TV2 TRAVIS STEBANE KAUKAUNA, WI
34 86Z JACOB ZELINSKE MENASHA, WI
35 12M MARK MACKESY WAUSAU, WI

FALL SPECTACULAR (Super Late Models - Qualifier)
Finish Car No Driver Hometown
1 23V JAY VANDERGEEST MERRILL, WI
2 15L DEAN LAPOINTE MARSHFIELD, WI
3 95D BOB DANES NEW HOLSTEIN, WI
4 02H JESSE HAASE WAUSAU, WI
5 8R KEITH ROMENESKO APPLETON, WI
6 92.7 MONTE GRESS NEILLSVILLE, WI
7 7-11 CALE LAESSIG MARSHFIELD, WI
8 89E MIKE EGAN SLINGER, WI
9 52L TOM LINDQUIST BARK RIVER, MI
10 64B ROCKY BREEZER POYNETTE, WI
11 07K CORY KEMKES APPLETON, WI
12 45D C. DEVINE APPLETON, WI
13 07D DUWAYNE DAVIS MARSHFIELD, WI
14 028S JERRY SCHNEIDER MINASHA, WI
15 93M WAYNE MACKESY ATHENS, WI
16 86Z JACOB ZELINSKE MENASHA, WI

Super Stocks - Feature
Finish Car No Driver Hometown
1 71B BRIAN BACK RUDOLPH, WI
2 5E MARK ESWEIN WI RAPIDS, WI
3 36B KEITH BOHMSACH WI RAPIDS, WI
4 25B MIKE BROOKS AMHERST, WI
5 2G JIMMY GANSKI ROSHOLT, WI
6 44S CHAD SCHOLL MARSHFIELD, WI
7 9L MARK LANGRECK MARSHFIELD, WI
8 31S DALE SCHULTZ MAUSTON, WI
9 15B GREG BACK VESPER, WI
10 60A JAMES ANNALA WESTBORO, WI
11 75B JUSTIN BERG BANGOR, WI
12 38H KEATON HILBY BANGOR, WI
13 6B BRIAN BARTELT RIB LAKE, WI
14 25G MIKE GWIDT WAUSAU, WI
15 21M DUANE MYSZKA MARATHON, WI
16 16K ADAM KRZYKOWSKI PLOVER, WI
17 04Z TRAVIS ZVOLENA PITTSVILLE, WI
18 8Z JOHN ZUCH BARABOO, WI
19 91S ANDY SIMONIS MOSINEE, WI
20 19Z DEAN ZAKRZEWSKI ROSHOLT, WI
21 30K MICHAEL KOMATZ WI RAPIDS, WI
22 21C MATT CIESIELSKI PLOVER, WI

Super Stocks - Heat 1
Finish Car No Driver Hometown
1 38H KEATON HILBY BANGOR, WI
2 6B BRIAN BARTELT RIB LAKE, WI
3 60A JAMES ANNALA WESTBORO, WI
4 21C MATT CIESIELSKI PLOVER, WI
5 75B JUSTIN BERG BANGOR, WI
6 30K MICHAEL KOMATZ WI RAPIDS, WI
7 21M DUANE MYSZKA MARATHON, WI

Super Stocks - Heat 2
Finish Car No Driver Hometown
1 36B KEITH BOHMSACH WI RAPIDS, WI
2 91S ANDY SIMONIS MOSINEE, WI
3 16K ADAM KRZYKOWSKI PLOVER, WI
4 8Z JOHN ZUCH BARABOO, WI
5 31S DALE SCHULTZ MAUSTON, WI
6 9L MARK LANGRECK MARSHFIELD, WI
7 44S CHAD SCHOLL MARSHFIELD, WI

Super Stocks - Heat 3
Finish Car No Driver Hometown
1 19Z DEAN ZAKRZEWSKI ROSHOLT, WI
2 5E MARK ESWEIN WI RAPIDS, WI
3 2G JIMMY GANSKI ROSHOLT, WI
4 04Z TRAVIS ZVOLENA PITTSVILLE, WI
5 15B GREG BACK VESPER, WI
6 71B BRIAN BACK RUDOLPH, WI
7 25G MIKE GWIDT WAUSAU, WI
8 25B MIKE BROOKS AMHERST, WI

Super Stocks - Qualifying
Finish Car No Driver Hometown
1 71B BRIAN BACK RUDOLPH, WI
2 5E MARK ESWEIN WI RAPIDS, WI
3 15B GREG BACK VESPER, WI
4 2G JIMMY GANSKI ROSHOLT, WI
5 25G MIKE GWIDT WAUSAU, WI
6 04Z TRAVIS ZVOLENA PITTSVILLE, WI
7 25B MIKE BROOKS AMHERST, WI
8 19Z DEAN ZAKRZEWSKI ROSHOLT, WI
9 36B KEITH BOHMSACH WI RAPIDS, WI
10 16K ADAM KRZYKOWSKI PLOVER, WI
11 91S ANDY SIMONIS MOSINEE, WI
12 44S CHAD SCHOLL MARSHFIELD, WI
13 9L MARK LANGRECK MARSHFIELD, WI
14 8Z JOHN ZUCH BARABOO, WI
15 31S DALE SCHULTZ MAUSTON, WI
16 21C MATT CIESIELSKI PLOVER, WI
17 60A JAMES ANNALA WESTBORO, WI
18 6B BRIAN BARTELT RIB LAKE, WI
19 38H KEATON HILBY BANGOR, WI
20 75B JUSTIN BERG BANGOR, WI
21 30K MICHAEL KOMATZ WI RAPIDS, WI
22 21M DUANE MYSZKA MARATHON, WI
23 4E RANDY EMMERICH WESTON, WI
24 30S BERT SOYKA AMHERST JCT, WI
25 00B LUKE BRAVENER SHERRY, WI

Junkyard Warriors - Feature
Finish Car No Driver Hometown
1 26B MARK BORNITZ LACROSSE, WI
2 88E WAYNE ELMHORST NEILLSVILLE, WI
3 00R KYLE RASSMUSSEN ARPIN, WI
4 95D ANDY DEAN MARSHFIELD, WI
5 20Z JONATHAN ZUELKE STRATFORD, WI
6 01P MATT PHELPS WI RAPIDS, WI
7 83A TIM ANDERSON MARSHFIELD, WI
8 11R JEFF RASMUSSEN ARPIN, WI

Junkyard Warriors - Heat
Finish Car No Driver Hometown
1 20Z JONATHAN ZUELKE STRATFORD, WI
2 26B MARK BORNITZ LACROSSE, WI
3 00R KYLE RASSMUSSEN ARPIN, WI
4 88E WAYNE ELMHORST NEILLSVILLE, WI
5 95D ANDY DEAN MARSHFIELD, WI
6 01P MATT PHELPS WI RAPIDS, WI
7 11R JEFF RASMUSSEN ARPIN, WI
8 83A TIM ANDERSON MARSHFIELD, WI

Junkyard Warriors - Qualifying
Finish Car No Driver Hometown
1 00R KYLE RASSMUSSEN ARPIN, WI
2 88E WAYNE ELMHORST NEILLSVILLE, WI
3 20Z JONATHAN ZUELKE STRATFORD, WI
4 26B MARK BORNITZ LACROSSE, WI
5 11R JEFF RASMUSSEN ARPIN, WI
6 83A TIM ANDERSON MARSHFIELD, WI
7 01P MATT PHELPS WI RAPIDS, WI
8 95D ANDY DEAN MARSHFIELD, WI

Pure Stocks - Feature
Finish Car No Driver Hometown
1 44L MIKE LICHTFELD PARDEEVILLE, WI
2 18M RYAN MORK WI RAPIDS, WI
3 08K MIKE KASPEREK CLINTONVILLE, WI
4 32L STEVE LICHTFELD PORTAGE, WI
5 11 SANDY COOK WI DELLS, WI
6 16X KYLE GENETT RANGELINE, WI
7 99H GARY HAARKLAU SUN PRAIRIE, WI
8 07F TRACY FLOISTAD AMHERST JCT, WI
9 9G COLETTA GOMES SUN PRAIRIE, WI
10 51S JASON STARK SPARTA, WI
11 28B STEVE BORNITZ WEST SALEM, WI
12 11C TROY CHASE TOMAH, WI

Pure Stocks - Heat 1
Finish Car No Driver Hometown
1 07F TRACY FLOISTAD AMHERST JCT, WI
2 9G COLETTA GOMES SUN PRAIRIE, WI
3 51S JASON STARK SPARTA, WI
4 28B STEVE BORNITZ WEST SALEM, WI
5 11C TROY CHASE TOMAH, WI

Pure Stocks - Heat 2
Finish Car No Driver Hometown
1 08K MIKE KASPEREK CLINTONVILLE, WI
2 18M RYAN MORK WI RAPIDS, WI
3 44L MIKE LICHTFELD PARDEEVILLE, WI
4 32L STEVE LICHTFELD PORTAGE, WI
5 16X KYLE GENETT RANGELINE, WI
6 99H GARY HAARKLAU SUN PRAIRIE, WI
7 11 SANDY COOK WI DELLS, WI

Pure Stocks - Qualifying
Finish Car No Driver Hometown
1 44L MIKE LICHTFELD PARDEEVILLE, WI
2 16X KYLE GENETT RANGELINE, WI
3 32L STEVE LICHTFELD PORTAGE, WI
4 08K MIKE KASPEREK CLINTONVILLE, WI
5 11 SANDY COOK WI DELLS, WI
6 99H GARY HAARKLAU SUN PRAIRIE, WI
7 18M RYAN MORK WI RAPIDS, WI
8 07F TRACY FLOISTAD AMHERST JCT, WI
9 9G COLETTA GOMES SUN PRAIRIE, WI
10 51S JASON STARK SPARTA, WI
11 28B STEVE BORNITZ WEST SALEM, WI
12 11C TROY CHASE TOMAH, WI
13 38A DEAN ASHBACHER ROCKLAND, WI