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Car Count / Huge Crowd Hightlights Fantastic Night of Racing!
By Dave Panske
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July
2, 2006;
Seymour, WI - OOOOHHHH what a night!
A record regular season field of 158 cars checked in and ran 290
hard laps on a very smooth, fast track Sunday night at the Seymour
Speedway. All this before the third largest crowd in N.E.W. DIRT
history. The night was capped by a big fireworks show to celebrate
the 4 th of July weekend.
The Street Stocks started the feature portion of the show
with Jerry Stueber setting the pace with Dan Rohm, Alan Schluetter,
Brian Koch and Derek Lecker behind. Defending champion, Jeremy
Wiitala moved into second following a lap 5 caution and took the
lead on lap 7. Current point leader, Harley Simon, moved into second
on lap 8 and after another caution, took over the top spot. Simon
was hugging the inside and Wiitala was running high nut Simon was
able to open a lead. Bob Czarapata moved into the runner up spot on
lap 16 and was starting to close on the leader, but ran out of laps
leaving Simon to claim his first feature win of the season.
Czarapata took second his first night back out in the Street Stock
division. Wiitala was third followed by Chaz Van Ooyen, Eric Arneson
and Mike Woodke.
The IMCVA Stock Cars were next with Jon T Wolf grabbing the top spot
early followed by Shawn Wagner, Darren Otto, Jamie Colwell, Bob
Schampers and Rod Snellenberger. Snellenberger moved through traffic
and pulled into the lead on lap 8. Wagner followed into the runner
up spot. Snellenberger was running low and Wagner high but the gap
stayed the same between the pair to the finish with Snellenberger
winning his second division feature of the season. Wagner took
second his second night out. The race for third back was very tight
with Kyle Fredrick edging Jesse Colwell for third. Jeremy Christians
was fourth and Wolf finished the run in sixth.
Tim Van De Hei led the opening lap of the IMCA Mod feature with
former 6 time champ, Brian Mullen taking the top spot on lap 2.
Following a lap 4 caution, the race ran to the finish, with Mullen
hooking up on the outside and pulled away as the rest of the field
sorted out behind. Jared Siefert, Danny Deau, Lance Arneson and
Benji LaCrosse were stacked behind. Siefert held second with
LaCrosse moving into third on lap 7. The pair were running the low
line while Mullen maintained his lead up high. Just after half way,
LaCrosse decided to move up and found the right groove to power into
the runner up spot, but face a huge gap to catch the leader.
LaCrosse was slowly closing the gap but over the final 5 laps,
focused in on the leader and like a pro fisherman, reeled in the
catch, pulling right behind as the white flag appeared. LaCrosse
stayed right behind until the final turn when he drove to the inside
out of turn 4 and flashed across the line side by side with Mullen
and took his third feature win of the season by inches. Siefert was
third with Russ Reinwald fourth. Van De Hei finished fifth with Jay
Matthias rounding out the top 6.
A strong field of 18 Wissota Late Models took the green for the
feature with Nick Anvelink taking charge from the front row followed
by Rod Snellenberger, Tim Buhler, Terry Anvelink, Justin Ritchie and
Randy Markwardt. Buhler moved into second and was challenging
Anvelink hard for the lead when a caution slowed the pace on lap 7.
Terry Anvelink moved into the runner up spot on the restart and was
hounding son Nick on the inside line with Nick running high. Nick
was still in charge when a series of cautions slowed the race on lap
15, but was able to hold off dad for his first feature win of the
season. Buhler took third. Jeremie Hedrick made his first appearance
in the late mode and drove a strong race from 12th to finish fourth.
Justin Ritchie and Tom Naeyaert rounded out the top six.
Matt Oreskovich came from mid pack in the 4 cylinder main to take
the lead away from Alan Gast on lap 2, and spent the rest of the
race running from the field despite several cautions that kept the
rest of the field packed behind. Nick Everard led the field after
Oreskovich through the middle part of the race before James
VanDeBogart took second with 5 laps left. Oreskovich took the
checker for his fourth straight division feature win and would have
taken over the point lead with the win, but refused a post race
claim and was disqualified, giving the win to VanDeBogart. Kevin
Birr ended up second with Phil Martzahl third. Ian Lassanske,
Everard and R.J. Liegeois rounded out the top six.
Next week will be Scout and 4H night at the races. All scouts and
leaders in uniform will be admitted Free.
SUMMARY
IMCA MODIFIED
20 Lap Feature l Benji LaCrosse, Luxemburg 2. Brian Mullen, Seymour
3. Jared Siefert, Green Bay 4. Russ Reinwald, Iron Ridge 5. Tim Van
De Hei, Green Bay 6. Jay Matthias, DePere
8 Lap Consy First l. Mike Mullen, Seymour 2. Jarrod Anvelink,
Navarino 3. David Fiver, Neenah
Second l. Jamie Schmidt, Seymour 2. David Werbelow, Shawano 3. David
Charles, Oneida
8 Lap Heats First l. Van De Hei 2, Chad Wilcox, Lena
Second l. Siefert 2. Matthias
Third l. Brian Mullen 2. Reinwald
Fourth l. Lance Arneson, Oconto Falls 2. Brian Drexler, Oshkosh
WISSOTA LATE MODEL
18 Lap Feature l. Nick Anvelink, Navarino 2. Terry Anvelink,
Navarino 3. Tim Buhler, Glenbulah 4. Jeremie Hedrick, Clintonville
5.Justin Ritchie, New London 6. Tom Naeyaert, Shawano
8 Lap Heats First l. Nick Anvelink 2.Pete Parker, Kaukauna
Second l.Buhler 2. Ritchie
STREET STOCKS
17 Lap Feature l. Harley Simon, Seymour 2. Bob Czarapata, Krakow 3.
Jeremy Wiitala, Green Bay 4. Chaz Van Ooyen, Appleton 5. Eric
Arneson, Oconto Falls 6. Mike Woodke, Freedom
8 Lap Consy 1. Czarapata 2., Bill Kelsey, Sobieski 3. Phil Hiles,
Appleton
Second l. Chaz Van Ooyen 2. Arneson 3. Rod Solem, Seymour
8 Lap Heats First l. Simon 2, Ken Woodke, Kaukauna
Second l. Brian Koch, Freedom 2. Mike Woodke
Third l. Dan McAllister, Little Suamico 2. Jerry Steuber, Kaukauna
Fourth l. Wiitala 2. Alan Schluetter, Oconto
IMCA STOCK CARS
20 Lap Feature l. Rod Snellenberger, Pulaski 2. Shawn Wagner,
Pulaski 3. Kyle Fredrick, Gillett 4. Jesse Colwell, Wrightstown 5.
Jeremy Christians, Horicon 6. Jon T Wolf, Green Bay
8 Lap Consys First l. Jamie Suchocki, Kewaunee 2. Steve Frees, Fond
Du Lac 3. Dan Nelson, Brillion
Second l. Larry Karcz,Jr, Pulaski 2. Todd Polster, Baileys Harbor 3.
Mike Gilson, Greenleaf
8 Lap Heats First l. Bob Schampers, Green Bay 2. Jesse Colwell
Second l. Wolf 2. Darren Otto, Green Bay
Third l. Snellenberger 2. Fredrick
Fourth l. Wagner 2. Jamie Colwell, Wrightstown
4 CYLINDER
20 Lap Feature l. James VanDenBogart, Green Bay 2. Kevin Birr,
Krakow 3. Phil Martzahl, Freedom 4. Ian Lassanske, Oconto 5. Nick
Everard, Green Bay 6. R.J. Liegeois, Pulaski
8 Lap Consy First l. Andy Kleczka, Suamico 2. Karl Priel, Shawano
Second l. VanDenBogart 2. Liegeois
8 Laps Heats First l. Oreskovich 2, Mark Gerrits, Freedom
Second l. Ralph Liegeois, Oconto 2. Tim Jorgensen, DePere
Third l. Alan Gast, Shawano 2. Everard |
