Seymour Tri-Oval Race Report

logosm.gif (5811 bytes)Record Setting Night at Seymour Speedway!
By Dave Panske

May 27, 2007; Seymour, WI - It was a record setting night at the Seymour Speedway Sunday night. The 3rd largest N.EW. DIRT crowd watched a record 173 cars run 316 laps for a record weekly purse.

The track was smooth and fast all night long and produce 5 first time feature winners this season.

Photo Highlights

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Pete Parker won his 115th career Late Model feature at Seymour Sunday night.51201b.jpg (17266 bytes)
In the final laps of the Late Model feature, #10 Pete Parker held off attempts from
#81 Troy Springborn for the race lead. Parker held on for the main win.
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Several cautions over the final laps of the Budweiser IMCA Mod A-main kept everything tight with #10p Paul Parker holding on to the race lead over a persistent #54 Benji LaCrosse.51201b.jpg (17266 bytes)
TRI COUNTY HEATING IMCA STOCK CAR  Troy Jerovetz (#01) won his first career Seymour divison feature sunday night.
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#01 Troy Jerovetz jumped off the outside pole into the lead of the Tri-County
Heating IMCA Stock Car main and kept a hard-charging Charlie Kroll at bay.
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Jerry Winkler (#2) made his first trip to the Seymour Speedway this season a good one by winning his first ever feature here Sunday night.51201b.jpg (17266 bytes)
On the final lap of the Street Stock feature, #17 Harley Simon lost the race lead to #2 Jerry Winkler while #21cz Tim Czarneski ended his night on the wall outside of turn two.51201b.jpg (17266 bytes)
Sound Check 4-Cylinder #35Q Calvin Stueck had his hands full with challenges from #121k Andy Kleczka and #33 Derek
Ellerbrock in Sunday's feature event.

The Street Stocks brought out a 20 flag salute to our veterans to start their feature event.

Jeremy Hiles led the way for 2 laps before bringing out the first caution after hitting the turn 3 wall. Harley Simon inherited the lead and had the field right behind thanks to several cautions in the race.

Todd Everard, Mike Rauchle, Jerry Winkler, Tim Czarneski and Darren Otto were right behind. A final caution appeared on lap 12 and caused a time limit event. Simon was still leading but Czarneski flew by on the outside in turn one on the restart to be scored as the leader on the white flag. Winkler snuck by on the inside in turn 1 and slipped inside of the leader and took the checker for his first ever Seymour feature win. Simon retook the runner up spot out of the final turn with Jerry Kope coming in third. Point leader, Rod Solem placed fourth with Otto and Paul White rounding out the top six.

Troy Jerovetz jumped off the outside pole into the lead of the Tri County Heating IMCA Stock Car main and started to open a lead over the first half of the race while, Brian Ambrosius, Barry Van Straten, John Heinz, Charlie Kroll and Rod Snellenberger worked through the field behind. Jerovetz was comfortable in front when a caution on lap 16 set up a 4 lap dash. Point leader, Snellenberger, Shawn Wagner, Greg Gretz, Kroll and Kyle Fredrick were now in line to battle for the win. With the green out for the final time, Jerovetz caught a slight break when Wagner, Snellenberger and Gretz ran 3 wide for the runner up spot for a couple laps, allowing Jerovetz to get a slight cushion. He held off Wagner at the line for his first career Seymour feature win. Fredrick came through the consy and finished third in the feature with Gretz, Snellenberger and Kroll rounding out the top six.

With a field of 49 Budweiser IMCA Modifieds checked in, it was tough to make the feature. After 3 consys, a field of 24 took the green for their feature event. M.J. Hintz took the lead for the first 2 laps before Paul Parker flew by on the outside in turn 3. Parker settled into the lead with the battle staying right behind for the entire race. Danny Deau, Jeremie Hedrick, Eric Scribner, Russ Huxford, and Eddie Muenster went at it until the mid point of the race when Benji LaCrosse, Jared Siefert and Jerry Wilinski made their was from the back of the field into the lead pack.

Several cautions over the final laps kept everything tight with Parker hounded the entire way. A final caution on lap 17 set up a 3 lap dash with Parker holding on to win his first feature of the season. Siefert slipped by LaCrosse out of the final turn to take the runner up spot. Scribner took fourth with Brian Mullen, also from the back of the field taking fifth. Muenster rounded out the top six.

Tom Naeyaert set the pace for the first 2 laps of the Late Model feature with Pate Parker taking over the top spot on lap 3. Parker opened a lead until a couple cautions bunched the 22 car filed on lap 9. Troy Springborn moved into the runner up spot on lap 12 and hounded Parker for the rest of the way. Justin Hirt, Nick Anvelink and David Fieber were right behind. Fieber caught the front wall on lap 17 setting up a 3 lap dash with Parker claiming his 115 career feature win at Seymour. Springborn was a close second with Hirt, Nick Anvelink, Craig Bartz and Terry Anvelink rounding out the top six.

Calvin Stueck took the green and checked out early in the Sound Check 4 Cylinder main, running way out front until a caution appeared on lap 12. The restart saw the race for second run 4 wide with Wayne Hansen, Jake Wilcox, Matt Frisch, and Ralph Liegeois door to door which allowed Stueck a chance to pull away again. Andy Kleczka broke through the pack in second place on lap 16 and one lap later, a final caution erased the lead again for a 4 lap dash to the finish. Stueck held off Kleczka for 2 circuits but Kleczka took the white flag as the leader and drove on to win his first feature of the season. Chad Guyette also caught Stueck for second. Ian Lassanske came in fourth with Liegeois and Wilcox rounding out the top six.

Next Sunday, the National Guard NASCAR show car driven by Casey Mears will be on display behind the grandstand from 3 to 6 PM. Bring a friend along to the races next Sunday night at the Seymour Speedway.

COMPLETE RACE RESULTS

SUMMARY


BUDWEISER IMCA MODIFIED

20 Lap Feature l. Paul Parker, Kaukauna 2. Jared Siefert, Green Bay 3. Benji LaCrosse, Luxemburg 4. Eric Scribner, Forest Junction 5. Brian Mullen, Seymour 6. Eddie Muenster, Green Bay
10 Lap Consy First l. David Diemel, Navarino 2. Todd dart, Algoma 3. Tim Lemirande, Verona
Second l. Mike Wedelstadt, Fremont 2. Brian Mullen 3. Shawn Kilgore, Kewaunee
Third l. LaCrosse 2. Jerrod Anvelink, Navarino 3. Scott Mullen, Seymour
8 Lap heats First l. Siefert 2. Jamie Schmidt, Seymour
Second . Scribner 2. Russ Huxford, Green Bay
Third l. Parker 2. Jeremie Hedrick, Clintonville
Fourth l. M.J. Hintz, DePere 2. Muenster
Fifth l. Danny Deau, Little Suamico 2. Kyle Kudik, Mishicot

LATE MODELS

20 Lap Feature l. Pete Parker, Kaukauna 2. Troy Springborn, Shawano 3. Justin Hirt, Tigerton 4. Nick Anvelink, Navarino 5. Craig Bartz, Shawano 6. Terry Anvelink, Navarino
8 Lap Heats First l. Tom Naeyaert, Shawano 2. Springborn
Second l. Hirt 2. Craig Schueffner, Sheboygan Falls
Third l. Parker 2. Nick Anvelink

STREET STOCK

14 Lap ( time limit ) Feature l. Jerry Winkler, Oshkosh 2, Harley Simon, Seymour 3. Jerry Kope, Oshkosh 4. Rod Solem, Seymour 5. Darren Otto, Green Bay 6. Paul White, Green Bay
10 Lap Consy l. Tim Czarneski, Denmark 2. Kope 3. Steven Hiles, Appleton
Second l. Mike Rauchle, Oshkosh 2. Derek Lecker, Green Bay 3. John Wittman, Kaukauna
8 Lap Heats First l. Jeremy Hiles, Appleton 2. Solem
Second l. Simon 2. Matt Drawenek, Kaukauna
Third l. Tony Peebles, New London 2. Jeremy Wiitala, Green bay
Fourth l. Winkler 2. Otto

TRI COUNTY HEATING IMCA STOCK CAR

20 Lap Feature l. Troy Jerovetz, Green Bay 2, Shawn Wagner, Seymour 3. Kyle Fredrick, Gillett 4. Greg Gretz, Kewaunee 5. Rod Snellenberger, Pulaski 6. Charlie Kroll, Forestville
10 Lap Consy First l. Fredrick 2. Tony Schlei, Lake Villa, Ill, 3. David Bouche, Algoma
Second l. Wagner 2. Mike Gilson, Green Leaf 3. Don Minchonski, Leopolis
8 Lap Heats First l. Kyle Wanner, Suamico 2. Bob Schampers, Green bay
Second l. Darren Otto, Green Bay 2. Larry Delemeter, Oconto Falls
Third l. Barry van Straten, Shiocton 2. Brian Ambrosius, Pulaski
Fourth l. Jerovetz 2. Kroll

SOUND CHECK 4 CYLINDER

20 Lap Feature l. Andy Kleczka, Suamico 2. Chad Guyette, Black creek 3. Calvin Stueck, Clintonville 4. Ian Lassanske, Oconto 5. Ralph Liegeois, Oconto 6. Jake Wilcox, Pulaski
12 Lap Consy l. Kleczka 2. Guyette 3. Shawn Klapps, Jr, Mauston
8 lap Heats First l. Wilcox 2. Brad Willoquette, Green Bay
Second l. Jason Cornelius, Oneida 2. Liegeois