July 20, 2008; Seymour, WI - With only 2 cautions during the 5 features, a fast paced show produced 2 more first time feature winners and a pair approaching 50 wins for N.E.W. DIRT Sunday night at the Seymour Speedway.

The Street Stocks took the track first with Bob Czarapata taking charge leading the first 4 circuits before Derek Lecker used the inside line to the lead on lap 5. A lone caution on lap 10 bunched the pack and made for some very tight action for the final half of the contest.

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BUDWEISER IMCA MOD #72 Brian Mullen picked up his second feature win of the season and also his 49 career feature win at his home track Sunday night. What has been commonplace for years at Seymour, came down to a great race between brothers #72 Brian Mullen and #1 Scott Mullen. Brian was able to grab the race lead early on with Scott in tow up to midrace. At the checkers, Brian was able to win his second feature of the season and his 49th career division feature win at his home track. IMCA STOCK CAR #10 Rod Snellenberger won his 5th feature at the Seymour Speedway Sunday night and moved his career total to 47. In the IMCA Stock Car main event, race leaders #1st Bob Schampers, #10s Rod Snellenberger and #50f Kyle Frederick went three-wide for the race lead momentarily. Snellenberger stayed outside and pulled into the lead on lap five and never looked back as he was able to pull away and collected his 5th feature win of the season. The win moves his all time division win lead to 47. Speedy congratulates the Big Wheel winners Sunday night at the Seymour Speedway. On a beautiful night for racing, young race fans got a chance to race Big-Wheels, tricycles and Seymour’s own 4-wheelers during intermission. The faces of the competitors “tell it like it was” with kids racing against kids on a fun, family night at Seymour Speedway! Street Stock #86 Paul White walked off with his first career feature win Sunday night at the Seymour Speedway Street Stock #86 Paul White snatched the race lead away from #27L Derek Lecker here on lap 14. White went on to collect his first career feature win and also took over the division point lead for the first time this season. Lecker took the battle for second with Jeremy Wiitala and Harley Simon sneaking into the top-four on the final lap. 4 CYLINDER #28 Brandon Long won his first career feature Sunday night at the Seymour Speedway. Dean DeKeyser grabbed the lead in the 4-Cylinder main and opened up a lead over #28 Brandon Long, #7 Jessi Ness and #44 Mitch Pallock battled it out for position behind DeKeyser. Long inherited the lead after a DeKeyser flat sidelined the leader. Long was able to hold the lead to collect his first career feature win with Ness pressing to finish second. Badger Racing Motorcycle feature winner, Scott Bushman from Oak Creek. In the Badger Racing Association feature action, #37L Scott Bushman was just able to hold off the constant pressure of #66k Lee Johnson for the race lead. The crowd was treated to some great racing action as Bushman went on for the win. The race was in preparation for their full program coming to the track on Friday, August 15, during the Motorcycle Show and Swap meet weekend.

Lecker continued to set the pace followed by Czarapata, Aaron Melchert, Paul White, Phil Hiles, Jeremy Wiitala and Harley Simon.

The pack behind the leader ran three wide several times with White finally breaking into the runner up spot on lap 13, and continued to the front on the next lap. Once in control, White pulled away for the final laps leaving the battle for second. White collected his first career feature win and also took over the division point lead for the first time this season. Lecker took the battle for second with Wiitala and Simon sneaking into the top 4 on the final lap. Melchert and Hiles rounded out the top six.

Larry Delemater set the pace for the first 2 laps of the IMCA Stock Car contest. The field quickly bunched up on the smooth fast track three and four wide behind with point leader, Rod Snellenberger, taking the extreme outside line to move into second as Bob Schampers moved into the lead on lap 2. Snellenberger stayed outside and pulled into the lead on lap 5 and never looked back as he was able to pull away and collected his 5th feature win of the season. By the mid point of the race, Kyle Frederick, Schampers, Chaz Van Ooyen, Jr, John Heinz and Chris Lange were running behind.

The top 4 remained unchanged at the finish with Kyle Wanner taking 5th and Heinz rounding out the top six.

The win by Snellenberger was his 5th this season and moves his all time division win lead to 47.

A lone caution on the second lap of the IMCA Mod feature set up another three and four wide contest once the green appeared. Chad Wilcox was the leader for the first 2 laps with Scott Mullen using the inside line to the front for 2 laps. Brian Mullen emerged from the tight pack to second on lap 4 and one lap later was in front of the field and started to open a lead.

Brian was still in control at the mid point with Scott holding second. Benji LaCrosse was third, Mike Mullen fourth, Wilcox and Mike Mashl behind.

Over the final half of the race, Brian continued to pull away and even with lapped traffic over the final 5 laps, never looked back to win his second feature of the season and his 49th career division feature win at his home track. The race for second was active to the finish with Mike Mullen able to sneak by LaCrosse on the final lap for second. Scott Mullen was fourth Julie McDermid and Mashl rounded out the top six.

Dean DeKeyser grabbed the lead in the 4 Cylinder main and opened a big lead over the first half of the race while the field sorted out behind. Brandon Long, Jessi Ness, Tony Everard, Jason Cornelius, and Kevin Birr made the top six at the mid point of the race. For the third straight feature event, a flat tire took DeKeyser out of the race on lap 12, turning the lead over to Long. Ness was right behind and over the final laps, the pair pulled away from the field. Long was able to hold the lead to collect his first career feature win with Ness pressing to finish second. Birr was able to get by Everard for third with Josh Novak and Jamie Miller rounding out the top six.

The fifth division this week was an exhibition run by the Badger Racing Motorcycle group, in preparation for their full program coming to the track on Friday, August 15, during the Motorcycle Show and Swap meet weekend. A field of 13 bikes in 2 divisions ran with Brothers Scott and Adam Bushman each winning their heat race and Scott winning a tight battle for the feature win.

This week will be a busy one with the Outagamie County Fair in progress. Racing will take place for the first time in several years on Sunday night at 6 PM, with the FASTRAK Late Models joining the Budweiser IMCA Mods, IMCA Stock Cars, Street Stocks and 4 Cylinders.

There will be a special event run in the afternoon. The second annual Compact Car Double Figure 8 will be run at 1 PM on the front straight.

Weekly Sunday racing then continues through September 14 with a special Saturday, September 20 program to close the season.

SUMMARY

BUDWEISER IMCA MODIFIED

20 Lap Feature l. Brian Mullen, Seymour 2. Mike Mullen, Seymour 3, Benji LaCrosse, Luxemburg 4, Scott Mullen, Seymour 5, Julie McDermid, Oconto 6, Mike Mashl, DePere

8 Lap Consy First l. Jared Siefert, Green Bay 2, Tim Van De Hei, Green Bay 3. Kyle Lentz, Green Bay 4. Jerry Wilinski, Seymour

Second l. Eric Mullen, Seymour 2. Brad Bricco, Clintonville 3. M.J. Hintz, Green Bay 4. Mark Van Kowalenberg

8 Lap Heats First l. Mike Wedelstadt, Fremont 2, Scott Mullen
Second l. Brian Mullen 2, Mashl
Third l. McDermid 2. LaCrosse
Fourth l. Mike Mullen 2. Chad Wilcox, Pulaski

STREET STOCK

20 Lap Feature l. Paul White, Green Bay 2. Derek Lecker, Black Creek 3. Jeremy Wiitala, Green Bay 4. Harley Simon, Seymour 5. Aaron Melchert, Green Bay 6. Phil Hiles, Green Bay

8 Lap Heats First l. Lecker 2. Wiitala
Second l. White 2. Joe Schwister, Seymour
Third l. Troy Wilson, Suamico 2. Bob Czarapata. Krakow

IMCA STOCK CARS

20 Lap feature l. Rod Snellenberger, Pulaski Kyle Frederick, Gillett 3. Bob Schampers, Green Bay 4. Chaz Van Ooyen, Jr, Appleton 5.Kyle Wanner, Green bay 6. John Heinz, Green Bay

10 Lap Consy First l. Darren Otto, Pulaski 2. Greg Gutt, Shawano 3. Dan Michonski 4. Joe Van Ooyen, Appleton
Second l. Barry Van Straten, Shiocton 2. Jamie Suchocki 3. Marty Abshire, Lomira 4. Andy Kornowski

8 Lap Heats First l. Snellenberger 2. Chaz Van Ooyen
Second l. Nate Michonski, Shawano 2. Schampers
Third l. Larry Delemater, Oconto Falls 2. Shawn Wagner, Seymour
Fourth l. Heinz 2. Wanner

4 CYLINDER

20 Lap Feature l. Brandon Long, Green Bay 2. Jessi Ness, Abrams 3. Kevin Birr, Krakow 4. Tony Everard, Green Bay 5. Josh Novak, Appleton 6. Jamie Miller, Seymour

10 Lap Consy l. Wayne Hanson, Krakow 2. Jody Cornelius, Oneida 3. Calvin Stueck, Clintonville 4. Janet Pericak, Shawano

8 Lap Heats First l. Long 2. Logan Sobieck, DePere
Second l. Dean DeKeyser, Pulaski 2. Jason Cornelius, Oneida
Third l. Ness 2. Birr

BADGER RACING

Heat One l. Scott Bushman, Oak Creek
Heat Two l. Adam Bushman, Oak Creek

Feature l. Scott Bushman