Seymour Tri-Oval Race Report

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Nick Anvelink Collects Another Late Model Checkered!

By Dave Panske

August 12, 2007; Seymour, WI - It turned out to be a busy night Sunday at the Seymour Speedway with Public Safety activities starting at 3 PM and a full night of racing with 143 in action.

Fred Davister picked off the lead for the opening lap of the Tri County Heating IMCA Stock Car feature with Barry Van Straten leading the pack for lap 2 before Chaz Van Ooyen, Jr moved to the top spot on the next circuit.

 
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LATE MODEL #15 New dad, Nick Anvelink, his first night racing since his twins were born on tuesday, won a spirited battle with Pete Parker to record his second straight and third feature win of the season Sunday night.
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Late Model #10 Pete Parker and #15 Nick Anvelink swapped the race lead several times with some very close racing. Anvelink was able to make a final pass for the lead before the white appeared and held off Parker to win his second straight feature.51201b.jpg (17266 bytes)
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BUDWEISER IMCA MODIFIED #4 Tim Van De Hei won his first ever mod feature at Seymour Sunday His last win was in a Stock Car on May 19, 2002. It was also his daughters 7th birthday Sunday.51201b.jpg (17266 bytes)
Budweiser IMCA Modified #4T Tim
VanDeHei took over the top spot on lap four after getting past #4k Kyle Kudick and #34 Chad Wilcox. VanDeHei walked off with his first career division feature here with Paul Parker taking second.
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TRI COUNTY HEATING IMCA STOCK CAR #36 Larry Karcz Jr held off point leader Rod Snellenberger and Chaz Van Ooyen, Jr to win his second feature of the season Sunday night.
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Tri County Heating IMCA Stock Car #36 Larry Karcz, Jr. held on to the feature race lead in front of points leader #10 Rod
Snellenberger as the two pulled even on their final lap. Karcz held on to win his second feature of the season with Snellenberger edging Chaz Van Ooyen for
the runner up spot.
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Street Stock #19 David Hoerning and #78 Jason Bork battled briefly for the top spot in the early going of the Street Stock feature. Hoerning was never challenged for the rest of the way picking up his second feature win of the year.51201b.jpg (17266 bytes)
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MCA Hobby Stock #4 Mike Mueller and #10 Brandon Peterson got together on
the backstretch in their feature, eventually giving the corner worker a workout. Mueller escaped injury while Dave DeGrave took home checkers in both the heat race and feature.
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Sound Check 4-Cylinder #94 J.J. Anderson set the pace in the early going with #121 Andy Kleczka taking over on lap 12 and
walked off with his 4th feature win of the season. 14x Jeff Behm, making his first visit this season came from the middle of the field to take second.
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In the FASTER PASTOR RACE SPEEDY congratulates Pastor Bill Schroeder of Christ the King Lutheran
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In the Cops vs. Fireman race, one Brown County Sheriff's Deputy ended up on his nose after a rough ride on the wall.51201b.jpg (17266 bytes)
COPS VS FIREMAN Town of Oneida Fireman, Tim Jorgenson won the special race on the final lap Sunday night.

Nathan Persha, Larry Karcz, Jr, Kurt Olson and Ben Kroll settled in behind. The top three put on a show for the lead with Karcz settling into the top line and ran side by side with the other 2 for most of the race. Point leader Rod Snellenberger, Jamie Colwell, Kyle Frederick and Brian Bruechert were battling together working from the middle of the pack.

The last of 3 cautions in the race appeared on lap 12 and the action heated up even more at the front, Van Ooyen was still in command with Karcz, Persha, Bruechert, Snellenberger and Colwell now in the front pack. Karcz slipped into the top spot on lap 14 and was hounded by Van Ooyen with Snellenberger getting into the battle with three laps left. Snellenberger pulled even with the leader as the white appeared by Karcz held on to win his second feature of the season with Snellenberger edging Van Ooyen for the runner up spot. Persha, Colwell and Bruechert round out the top six.

Mitch Landvick paced the opening 2 laps of the Street Stock main before dropping out during a caution on lap 2. David Hoerning inherited the top spot and under green, used a long green session to open a big lead, leaving the field to battle for second. Harley Simon moved into the runner up spot on lap 7 with Rod Solem, Jeremy Wiitala, Matt Drawenek and Todd Everard behind. Hoerning was never challenged for the rest of the way picking up his second feature win of the year. Simon ran alone for awhile before Everard chased him down and moved by on the final lap to take second. Wiitala finished 4th with Mert Summers concluding a strong night in 5th and Rod Solem taking 6th.

Wiitala holds the point lead by only 7 marks over Rod Solem with Simon in 3rd only 1 point behind Solem.

Pete Parker grabbed the lead at the start of the Late Model main and pulled away from the pack until a caution on lap 8 bunched the field with new dad, Nick Anvelink, grandpa Terry Anvelink, Gregg Haney and David Fieber behind. Parker and Nick Anvelink pulled away from the field in a spirited battle which saw the lead get swapped a couple times with some very close racing. Anvelink was able to make a final pass for the lead before the white appeared and held off Parker to win his second straight feature. Terry finished third with Haney taking 4th, Fieber 5th and Jeff Curtain sixth.

Mike Mullen set the pace for the opening 3 laps of the Budweiser IMCA Modifieds with Tim Van De Hei taking over the top spot on lap 4. Paul Parker moved into the runner up spot a lap later before the lone caution flew on lap 6. Van De Hei was followed by Parker, Kyle Kudick, Chad Wilcox. David Werbelow and Jason Czarapata. Van de Hei was able to pull away from the field with Parker running alone in second. Benji LaCrosse was leading the charge from the middle of the field challenging for 4th before pulling out of the race on lap 15. Van De Hei walked off with his first career division feature here with Parker taking second. Kudick and Czarapata made the top 4 with Wilcox and Werbelow rounding out the top six.

J.J. Anderson set the pace for 5 of the first 6 laps of the Sound Check 4 Cylinder main before several cautions interrupted the run on lap 7. Jason Cornelius took charge and was the leader for 4 laps before Andy Kleczka took over on lap 12 and walked off with his 4th feature win of the season. Jeff Behm, making his first visit this season came from the middle of the field to take second followed by Chad Guyette, Cornelius, point leader Ian Lassanske and Mark Gerrits.

The area IMCA Hobby Stocks made a quest appearance with Dave DeGrave taking checkers in both the heat race and feature. Frank Paul, Brandon Peterson, Jarred Van Laanen, Tyler Wilson and Aaron Zellner made the top six.

The special Cops VS Fireman race was won by Town of Oneida fireman, Tim Jorgenson.

Three weeks remain in the 2007 season with point chases coming down to 2 weeks left for the IMCA Mod and Stock Car divisions and Late Models. The Street Stocks and 4 Cylinders will run points through the final night as part of the Big Bumper to Bumper IRA Sprint Car Show on September 2nd.

SUMMARY

BUDWEISER IMCA MODIFIED
20 Lap Feature l. Tim Van De Hei, Green Bay 2. Paul Parker, Little Chute 3. Kyle Kudick, Mishicot 4. Jason Czarapata, Pulaski 5. Chad Wilcox, Pulaski 6. David Werbelow, Shawano

10 Lap Consy l. Mike Wedelstadt, Fremont 2. Mike Knapp, New London 3. Tom Schaal, Gillett 4. R.M. Van Pay, Green Bay

8 Lap Heats First l. Benji LaCrosse, Luxemburg 2. Sean Jerovetz, Little Suamico
Second l. Parker 2. Jared Siefert, Green bay
Third l. Mike Mullen, Seymour 2. Brian Mullen, Seymour
Fourth l. Van De Hei 2. Kudick

LATE MODELS

20 Lap Feature l. Nick Anvelink, Navarino 2. Pete Parker, Kaukauna 3. Terry Anvelink, Navarino 4. Gregg Haney, Green Bay 5. David Fieber, Neenah 6, Jeff Curtain, Shawano

8 Lap heats First l. Justin Hirt, Tigerton 2. Doug Klemp, Black Creek
Second l. Troy Springborn, Shawano 2. Parker

STREET STOCKS

20 Lap Feature l. David Hoerning, Appleton 2. Todd Everard, DePere 3. Harley Simon, Seymour 4, Jeremy Wiitala, Green Bay 5. Met Summers, DePere 6. Rod Solem, Seymour

10 Lap Consy l. T.J. White, Green Bay 2. John Sternard, Sturgeon Bay 3. Tony Peebles, New London

8 Lap Heats First l. Everard 2. Solem
Second l. Mitch Landvick, Oconto Falls 2. Hoerning
Third l. Summers 2. Bill Kelsey, Luxemburg
Fourth l. Drawenek 2. Simon

TRI COUNTY HEATING IMCA STOCK CARS
20 Lap feature l. Larry Karcz, Jr, Pulaski 2,. Rod Snellenberger, Pulaski 3. Chaz Van Ooyen, Jr, Appleton 4. Nathan Persha, Iron Ridge 5. Jamie Colwell, Greenleaf 6. Brian Bruechert, Kewaunee

10 :Lap Consy l. Snellenberger 2. Brian Ambrosius, Pulaski 3, John Mahlberg

8 Lap Heats First l. Adam Clark, Shawano 2. Ben Kroll, New Franken
Second l Greg Gutt, Clintonville 2. Fred Davister, Luxemburg
Third l. Colwell 2. Van Ooyen
Fourth l. Barry Van Straten, Shiocton 2. Persha

SOUND CHECK 4 CYLINDERS

20 Lap Feature l. Andy Kleczka, Suamico 2. Jeff Behm 3. Chad Guyette, Black Creek 4. Jason Cornelius, Oneida 5. Ian Lassanske, Oconto 6. Mark Gerrits, Freedom

10 Lap Consy l. Jessi Ness, Abrams 2. Jeremy Czarapata, Krakow 3. Lassanske 4, Josh Novak, Appleton

8 Lap Heats First l. J.J. Anderson, Pulaski 2. Kleczka
Second l. Jody Cornelius, Oneida
Third l. Calvin Stueck, Clintonville 2. Gerrits

IMCA HOBBY STOCKS
15 Lap Feature l. Dave DeGrave 2. Frank Paul 3. Brandon Peterson 4. Jarred Van Laanen 5. Tyler Wilson 6. Aaron Zellner
8 Lap Heat l. DeGrave 2. Peterson

COPS VS FIREMAN

Tim Jorgenson