July 9, 2006; Seymour, WI - Despite a rain shower at 5 PM that caused a 20 minute delay in starting, N.E.W. DIRT COMPLETED A FULL PROGRAM Sunday night at the Seymour Speedway.

Photo Highlights

A#58 A.J. Diemel led the 18-car WISSOTA Late Model field outside of fellow- front-row starter #98 Kevin Eggert and set the pace from the green, pulling away from the field. #89 Todd Jensema won his first career WISSOTA Late Model race at the Seymour Speedway Sunday night. IMCA Modified feature winner #54 Benji LaCrosse was able to hold off #3 Todd Dart, in his first run of the 2006 season at Seymour. LaCrosse was able to run to his 4th feature win of the season with Dart taking home second. IMCA Stock #75 Tony Schlei maintained his lead to the finish with Larry Karcz, Jr. running in second on the outside. With a strong contention for "rookie" honors, Schlei celebrated his second win at Seymour Sunday night. #71 Street Stock Rod Solem took his first checkered flag of the season taking his heat race. #22 Street Stock Todd Everard of Green Bay is a rookie in the division this year and won his first career feature Sunday night at the Seymour Speedway. Street Stock rookie #22 Todd Everard, pulled inside and was able to open a slight lead over a hard-charging #19x David Hoerning. #73 Street Stock Bob Czarapata's car sustained heavy damage in a wild accident during the feature Sunday night. He was not injured in the incident. Current Street Stock point leader, #17 Harley Simon, moved into second on lap 8 of the feature race and after another caution, took over the top spot from #51 Jeremy Wiitala. #40 4 Cylinder Phil Martzahl walked off with his first career division feature sunday night. #11 Brad Matuszck led led the 4-Cylinder feature race until having to deal with #40 Phil Martzahl. Martzahl picked up his first career feature win.

Chris Lange set the pace in the IMCA Stock Car feature for the first 5 laps before Larry Karcz, Jr moved into the top spot followed by Darren Otto, Tony Schlei and Jamie Colwell. Schlei made the lower groove work as he moved alongside Karcz for a couple laps before taking over the lead on lap 11. Schlei maintained a couple length lead to the finish with Karcz running in second on the outside. Jamie Colwell was followed by brother Jesse next in line with Kyle Fredrick and Jeremy Christians rounding out the top six.

The win for Schlei, a rookie in the division, was his second of the season here.

Jasper Drengler took the lead in the Street Stock main at the start and set the pace for 3 laps before the tranny broke, turning the lead over to Phil Hiles. Hiles held the top spot for 2 laps before rookie driver, Todd Everard, pulled inside and took over the lead on lap 6. Everard was able to open a slight lead while David Hoerning and Jeremy Wiitala moved into second and third by the half way point.

Everard was hugging the inside line and Hoerning was tried both the outside and inside lines to find an advantage. Wiitala stayed outside right behind.

The final 10 laps went non stop and Everard did not let the pressure distract his concentrating on holding the lead and letting Hoerning beat him. Everard guided his car to his first career feature win with Hoerning and Wiitala still behind. Eric Arneson was fourth, Hiles fifth and Rod Solem sixth.

A.J. Diemel led the 18 car WISSOTA Late Model field and set the pace from the green, pulling away from the field leaving the battle for the runnerup spot. Todd Jensema, Terry Anvelink, Nick Anvelink and Jeremy Hedrick ran together for most of the race in a good battle for second. A lap 10 caution bunched the field, but Diemel again powered into the lead and drove to his first feature win of the season. Nick settled into the runner up spot and chased the leader to the finish. Terry and Hedrick continued the battle for third with Hedrick making a last lap pass for the spot at the line. Rod Snellenberger held off Pete Parker to complete the top six.

Shawn Kilgore took the lead for the first 2 laps of the IMCA Modified feature with Mike Mullen taking over and holding the lead through a series of cautions until Benji LaCrosse found his way to the front after a lap 5 restart. Todd Dart, making his first run of the season, started the race in the back row, but stayed out of trouble during the cautions and moved into the runner up spot on lap 6 followed by David Werbelow, Jay Matthias, Jerry Wilinski and Scott Boyea.

LaCrosse maintained the lead until a final caution on lap 16 when the field was bunched behind. Dart was still holding second with Werbelow, Matthias, Wilinski and Boyea right behind.

LaCrosse was able to run to his 4th feature win of the season with Dart taking home second. Matthias held off Wilinski for third with Boyea and Werbelow rounding out the top six.

Greg Dey and Ralph Liegeois each led a lap in the 4 Cylinder main before Brad Matuszck led the way to lap 6. Phil Martzahl found his way to the front 1 lap later and had to deal with Matuszck and then Tony Everard the rest of the way before picking up his first career feature win. Everard was second with D.J. Jorgensen taking third from Matuszck. Alan Gast was fifth and James VanDenBogart sixth.

Just a reminder that there will be NO racing this next Sunday, July 16, because of the Outagamie County Fair. Racing will return on July 23.

SUMMARY

IMCA MODIFIED
20 Lap Feature l. Benji LaCrosse, Luxemburg 2. Todd Dart, Algoma 3. Jay Matthias, DePere 4. Jerry Wilinski, Seymour 5. Scott Boyea, Green Bay 6. David Werbelow, Shawano
10 Lap Consy l. Chad Wilcox, Lena 2. Lance Arneson, Oconto Falls 3. Brian Drexler ,Oshkosh 4. Dart
8 Lap Heats First l. Paul Parker, Kaukauna 2. Wilinski
Second l. Werbelow 2. LaCrosse
Third l. Mike Mullen, Seymour 2. Scott Mullen, Seymour

WISSOTA LATE MODEL
20 Lap Feature l. A.J. Diemel, Navarino 2. Nick Anvelink, Navarino 3, Jeremie Hedrick, Clintonville 4. Terry Anvelink, Navarino 5, Rod Snellenberger, Pulaski 6, Pete Parker, Kaukauna
8 Lap Heats First l. Todd Jensema, Sheboygan Falls 2. Kevin Eggert, Appleton
Second l. Terry Anvelink 2. Ron Berna, Green Bay

STREET STOCK
20 Lap Feature l. Todd Everard, Green Bay 2. David Hoerning, Appleton 3. Jeremy Wiitala, Green Bay 4. Eric Arneson, Oconto Falls 5. Phil Hiles, Appleton 6. Rod Solem, Seymour
8 Lap Consy First l. Steve DeKerf, Chilton 2. Mitch Landvick, Oconto Falls 3. Chaz Van Ooyen, Jr, Appleton
Second l. Hoerning 2. Kyle Schroeder, Appleton 3. Troy Grissman, Kaukauna
8 Lap Heats First l. Derek Lecker, Appleton 2. Jasper Drengler, Shawano
Second l. Solem 2. Brian Koch, Freedom
Third l. Hiles 2. Bill Kelsey, Sobieski
Fourth l. Bob Czarapata, Krakow 2. Wiitala

IMCA STOCK CAR
20 Lap Feature l. Tony Schlei, Zion,Il 2. Larry Karcz, Jr, Pulaski 3. Jamie Colwell, Wrightstown 4. Jesse Colwell, Wrightstown 5. Kyle Fredrick, Gillett 6. Jeremy Christians, Horicon
8 Lap Consy l. Fredrick 2. Mike Gilson, Greenleaf 3. Bob Schampers, Green Bay
8 Lap Heats First l. Chris Lange, Appleton 2. Jamie Colwell
Second l. Karcz,Jr 2.Jesse Colwell
Third l. Rod Snellenberger, Pulaski 2. Larry Delemeter, Oconto Falls

4 CYLINDER
20 Lap Feature l. Phil Martzahl, Freedom 2. Tony Everard, Green Bay 3. D.J. Jorgensen, DePere 4. Brad Matuszak, Pulaski 5. Alan Gast, Shawano 6. James VanDenBogart, Green Bay
8 Lap Consy First l. Brian Johnson, Oconto Falls 2. Ian Lassanske, Oconto 3. David Beilfuss, Seymour
Second l. VanDenBogart 2. Shawn Klapps, Jr, Mauston 3. Janet Pericak, Shawano
8 Lap Heats First l. Andy Kleczka, Suamico 2. Tony Everard
Second l. J.J.Anderson 2. Jorgensen
Third l. Ben Daoust, Seymour 2. Ralph Liegeois, Oconto