July 24, 2005; Seymour, WI - A hot and steamy day greeted drivers and fans Sunday at the Seymour Speedway. Fans that braved the weather were treated to a very competitive night of racing on the 1/3 mile oval.

Photo Highlights

On the 14th lap, #58 A.J. Diemel worked to the outside of feature race leader #4 Gordie Seegert in the Maplewood Shell / Ponderosa WISSOTA Late Model main event and eventually took the lead two laps later, taking his second straight division. Siefert's win was his third of the seaosn at the Seymour Speedway in IMCA Modified action. Budweiser IMCA Mod #66 Jared Siefert goes for the lead, inside #34 Chad Wilcox on lap 3 of Sunday Nights feature. Siefert collects his second straight Budweiser IMCA Modified feature by a half car length over 00 R.M. Van Pay. IMCA Stock Car racer Kyle Fredrick won his first division feature at Seymour since July 27, 2003 Sunday night. IMCA Stock Car #50 Kyle Fredrick used the bottom of the clay oval to battle race leader #54 Steve Frees on his way to the front of the Stock Car feature win, his first in two years. Frees was able to hold the race lead until lap 13 when passed by Jamie Colwell. Frees went on to finish fifth. Stock Car feature race leaders made contact in the early laps with #60 Kyle Wanner coming out the loser...on his roof. He was not injured, but was out of the race. Also involved were #10 Rod Snellenberger and #67 Jesse Colwell. Street Stock #51 Jeremy Wiitala won his feature race on Sunday night but had his hands full with previous week’s winner #19H David Hoerning. The pair ran side by side with Hoerning leading a couple laps before Wiitala took control. 4 Cylinder Brad Willoquette debuted his new car last week and blew the engine. During the week, 2 pals replaced the engine and he picked up his first career checker Sunday night in his heat race and finished 3rd in the feature. The 4 Cylinder feature race lead changed hands on the third lap from early race leader #77 Brian Johnson to #75 Matt Oershovich.

The IMCA Stock Cars took the track for the feature with Nathan Persha leading the opening lap with Kyle Wanner leading the way on lap 2. As the pack came through turn 2 on lap 3, the leaders made contact with the resulting crash putting Wanner’s car on its roof. He was not injured, but was out of the race.

Steve Frees inherited the lead for the restart with Kyle Frederick, Chaz Van Ooyen, Jamie Colwell, Larry Karcz, jr, Persha and Steve Kastning behind. The lead pack of 6 cars pulled ahead in a great battle for the lead that lasted until a final caution on lap 11. Frees was still holding the top spot followed by Colwell, Fredrick, Karcz, Van Ooyen, Kastning and Jason Czarapata.

Colwell took the top spot on lap 13 with Fredrick following into second. The pair ran side by side for 6 laps with Czarapata, Frees and Kastning right behind. With 2 laps left, Colwell made a slight mis cue which gave Fredrick enough of an opening to take over the lead and hold off Czarapata to win his first feature here since July 27, 2003. Colwell held on for third place followed by Kastning, Frees and Eric Malfroid.

Jerry Stueber led the opening round of the Street Stock main with Eric Arneson taking over for a pair of laps before a clod of smoke from his car forced him off the track, giving the lead to Aaron Melchert. Joe Van Ooyen, Brian Ambrosius, Rick Naparalla and point leader Jeremy Wiitila and David Hoerning pulled up on the leader. Stueber did a great jab holding the top spot until a caution on lap 12. Wiitala was able to wrestle the lead away on the restart with Hoerning pulling into second. The pair ran side by side with Hoerning leading a couple laps before Wiitala took control and drove to his second feature win of the season. Hoerning, Ambrosius, Mike Pierrard, Naparalla and Dereck Lecker round out the top six.

Terry Anvelink led the opening 2 circuits of the Maplewood Shell / Ponderosa WISSOTA Late Model main. Following a lone race caution on lap 3 for a spin. Gordie Seegert took over the lead and started to build a slight lead. A.J. Diemel moved into second and stayed a couple lengths back of the leader. Seegert looked strong at the front but after half way, Diemel started to chip into the lead and slowly worked to the outside of Seegert on lap 14. Diemel took over the top spot 2 laps later and drove away from the field for his second straight division feature win. Seegert 5took the runner up spot with Luke Roffers winning the battle with Anvelink and Tim Lemirande for third. Troy Springborn rounded out the top six.

Chad Wilcox was the early leader in the Budweiser IMCA Modified main with Jared Siefert taking over the top spot after a lap 3 restart. Art Siefert followed into the runner up spot with Mike Klenz, Jerod Anvelink, Wilcox and Lance Arneson behind. Jared was able to pull a lead over the field and was able to maintain the lead after a lap 8 restart. The battle for the runner up spot was exciting to watch with 6 cars exchanging positions running up to 3 wide.

By lap 14, R.M. Van Pay, Making his first run here this season, moved from the rear of the field into 4th place. The pack also closed in on the leader before another pair of cautions late in the race set up a 2 lap dash. Siefert was able to hold off the charges to win his second straight and third feature this season. Van Pay took the runner up spot with Wilcox fighting back into third. Art Siefert was fourth Dennis Young ran to firth with Klenz rounding out the top six.

Brian Johnson led the first 2 laps of the 4 Cylinder main. Following a restart on lap 3, point leader Matt Oershovich took over the top spot and drove away from the field. A lap 10 caution bunched the field, but Oershovich was able to pull away again and collected his 4th feature win this season. In a tight race for second. Greg Banker won the battle with Brad Willoquette. Dan Daoust, Johnson and Mark Krause round out the top six.

Justin Sobiak was the winner for the Bar Tenders in the Bar VS Law event.

Next week will be Scout and 4-H night at the Seymour Speedway.

All Scouts, 4-H members and leaders in uniform will be admitted free next Sunday.

SUMMARY

BUDWEISER IMCA MODIFIED
20 Lap Feature l. Jared Siefert, Green Bay 2. R.M. Van Pay, Green bay 3. Chad Wilcox, Pulaski 4. Art Siefert, Green Bay 5. Dennis Young, Seymour 6. Mike Klenz, Sobieski
8 Lap Heats First l. Paul Thorpe, New London 2. Art Siefert
Second l. Lance Arneson, Oconto Falls 2. Dan Deau, Little Suamico
6 Lap dash l. David Werbelow 2. Jarrod Anvelink, Navarino

MAPLEWOOD SHELL/PONDEROSA WISSOTA LATE MODELS
20 Lap Feature l. A.J. Diemel, Navarino 2, Gordie Seegert, Oostburg 3. Luke Roffers, Oneida 4. Terry Anvelink, Navarino 5. Tim Lemirande, Verona 6. Troy Springborn, Shawano
8 Lap Heats First l. Lemirande 2. Diemel
Second l. Terry Anvelink 2. Roffers

STREET STOCK
20 Lap Feature l. Jeremy Wiitala, Green Bay 2. David Hoerning, Appleton 3. Brian Ambrosius, Seymour 4. Mike Pierrard, Green Bay 5. Rick Naparalla, Oconto 6. Dereck Lecker, Green Bay
10 Lap Consy First l. Harley Simon, Seymour 2., Paul White, Green Bay
Second l. Pierrard 2. Jeremy Hiles, Appleton
8 Lap Heats First l. Bill Kelsey, Green Bay 2. Wiitala
Second l. Tony Peebles, Green Bay 2. Hoerning
Third l. Lecker 2. Aaron Melchert, Seymour

IMCA STOCK CAR
20 Lap Feature l. Kyle Fredrick, Gillette 2. Jason Czarapata, Pulaski 3. Jamie Colwell, Greenleaf 4. Steve Kastning, Shawano 5. Steve Frees, Green Bay 6. Eric Malfroid, Green Bay
8 Lap Heats First l. Rod Snellenberger, Pulaski 2. Chaz Van Ooyen,Jr, Appleton
Second l. Colwell, 2. Nathan Persha, Iron Ridge

4 CYLINDER
20 Lap Feature l. Matt Oershovich 2. Greg Banker 3. Brad Willoquette 4. Dan Daoust 5. Brian Johnson 6. Mark Krause
8 Lap Heats First l. Willoquette 2. Oershovich
Second l. Tim Jorgenson 2. Kevin Birr