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comfortably in the lead at one point with Moyer on his tail.
I was surprised to see Moyer make his way up front so
quickly, and had thoughts back to a Gopher 50 event years
ago at Owatonna. Mars was leading the Gopher race back
then, and made one little bobble to let Moyer get by. Mars
has gained a lot of seat time since the early 1990’s and
doesn’t make mistakes like that anymore. Unfortunately, a
mechanical failure sent Mars to the pits and out of the race.
Dan Plan
Action, Controversy, Drama and Fun. Those four words
pretty much sum up how this year’s edition of the USA
Nationals weekend went.
Eventually, Bloomquist would also make his way to the
front, but had a few more challenges along the way. Early in
the race, the leader of Team Zero went spinning into the
Action; there was plenty of racing all three nights.
Controversy; Can a car enter the track after the green falls?
Drama; Well-known, top-name drivers fighting the make the
show through the B-features.
Fun; Plenty of time to hang out before and after the races.
There was a little bit of everything each day and night
leading up to the grand finale’ on Saturday evening. I don’t
think I would be out of line if I said most people were
surprised when Billy Moyer did not qualify for the 2009
event. Leading into the main event on Saturday this year,
Moyer still had not qualified for the 2010 event. To top it
off, Scott Bloomquist also had to qualify for the big show
via the B-Main. They both were able to earn spots in the
main, but would have their work cut out coming from the
back of the pack.
While the attrition rate in the event was higher than
expected, it added to the excitement of the show. You never
knew what was going to happen. Jimmy Mars was
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infield, causing another trip to the back of the pack. Later in
the race, Bloomquist would pit for tires, and tag the rear of
the field as they went to green. Some may have thought he
was a lap down at this point, but the World of Outlaws
officials ruled this was not the case. Bloomquist was up to
third after all of this drama. Moyer, Shannon Babb, and
Bloomquist were now set
for a three-way battle to
the end. Unfortunately,
Babb jumped the cushion
and rolled his car while
running second. While
under a red-flag,
Bloomquist decided to
move his car from the
front-stretch to the backstretch. Moving a car
under red-flag condition is
a big no-no from every
race I’ve been too, and
this lead to Bloomquist
being sent to the tail of the
field yet another time. Bloomquist charged his way back up
to the front and put on a whale of a battle with Moyer for
the lead over the last 10 laps of the race. Sure, the attrition
left fewer cars than expected on the track at this point in the
race, but I’m guessing most people would have spent their
money just to watch a match race between Bloomer and
Moyer. It was good stuff.
I also have to give a huge thanks to Rich Olson and his
family for all of the hard work they put into the F.A.N.S.
Fund concept that is now in its third year at the USA
Nationals. This idea has really grown, and nearly 300 folks
gathered for lunch and a meet and greet with the 2010
F.A.N.S. Fund drivers.
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Publisher's Note from page 3
Future publisher of the paper, Matthew Plan, and
Josh McGuire during the 2010 F.A.N.S. Fund event
during the USA Nationals
And from the world of you
just can’t make this stuff up,
the crowd had some extra
unplanned entertainment on
Friday evening. During one
of the races, there was a
wreck in turn 3. The tow
truck was parked on the
track, but must have slipped
out of park and into gear.
The truck proceeded to
drive itself across the infield
with the driver’s side door
open, and actually appeared
to pick up speed. One of
other safety vehicles took
off to block its path, while
one of the track officials
took off in a 50-yard dash to
try to catch the runaway
truck. The official was able
You never know who you will run into at the USA Nationals. Here ASA Officials
to hop in the door and steer
Josh Friedrich and Mike "Lumpy" Lemke hold a top-secret meeting with Jeff Clark
the vehicle safely away
of Roush-Yates Engines. Note; Jeff is seen reading the most recent edition of The
from the inside retaining
Midwest Racing Connection
while. All of this probably
took less than 2 minutes to
transpire, but did draw a
we were informed of the passing of Sue McKarns. As The
loud approval from the packed house on hand. Sure there
Eurythmics (popular 80’s band) once sang; Behind every
were the scheduled items like the now famous smoke
great man; there has to be a great woman. While I only had
machine and fog light during driver introductions, or the
the pleasure of meeting Sue one time, she seemed like a
addition of the glowing balls given to everyone in
great woman. We wish all the best to the McKarns family.
attendance, or even Clay Gallagher’s car jump, but the tow
Rest assured, the break during sunset on Saturday of
truck driving itself was something you just had to see to
Oktoberfest this year will truly be something any race fan
believe. There really is no way to make this stuff up.
shouldn’t miss. God Speed, John and Sue McKarns
All in all, it was another great weekend. We always seem to
meet some new friends while camping during the event.
Last year it was a group from Iowa that came up to cheer on
Brian Birkhofer and this year was a group from Eastern
Wisconsin.
And finally, we received word earlier this year of the
passing of John McKarns of ARTGO fame. Last weekend
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August 19, 2010
Auto Racing Facts,
Observances and
Opinions
Dale P. Danielski
Should I stay or should I go? That was the dilemma facing
Steve Carlson here Saturday whether to stay and race in his
hometown of West Salem, WI., at La Crosse Fairgrounds
Speedway where the track and NASCAR State titles
beckon, or race at Dells Raceway Park, Wis. Dells, WI., in
the ASA Midwest Tour event where he also is atop of the
current point standings. Events were being held on the
same night at both tracks so it was decision making time for
Carlson.
As it turns out the decision was not that difficult for
Carlson. He chose to race in the ASA Tour event at Dells
Raceway Park of Wis. Dells Wisconsin. “I got disqualified
that one night at La Crosse (Earlier this year for not passing
tech) and that kind of made me mad, so we’re racing the
ASA Midwest Tour. The NASCAR State Championship
pays a little more than the Tour Championship but in the
end they both come out about the same.” After placing 4th
in the Wisconsin Dells 100 lap feature Carlson still
maintains his lead in the ASA standings while being away
from La Crosse Fairgrounds now sees him in 5th place in
points. The La Crosse track title is now more than likely out
of reach but amazingly Carlson still has a chance at taking
the NASCAR State title. That championship is determined
by feature race finishes only, and with Carlson having won
Dale's Pictures from the past
When traveling to events was cool,
Ed Howe Beaverton, MI, in his Brand X
AMC Javelin at Wis. Dells in 1974.
Tim Schendel on the way to a win in the Wisconsin Dells 100 ASA Midwest Tour event.
6 main events there this year he still has a mathematical
chance to win it. The two schedules again conflict with
events on August 21st so it all could be a moot point by the
next time you read these written words.
Meanwhile the ASA Midwest Tour held their event in front
of a great crowd at the Wis. Dells 1/3 mile paved oval. Tim
Schendel who has been fast on numerous occasions but
unable to close the deal, did so here tonight pulling away at
the end to win the 100 lap finale. Chris Weinkauf in the
midst of one of his best seasons finished 2nd with Griffin
McGrath placing a hard earned 3rd. Steve Carlson, Andrew
Morrissey and fast qualifier on the night Chris Wimmer
rounded out the top 6
finishers. Much of the
discussion on the night
was not on placing well
but on Steve Holzhausen
who had the throttle stick
on his car while practicing
sending it full bore into the
number three turn wall.
Holzhausen received a
sizeable cut on his chin
and was also scheduled
for surgery for ankle and
leg injuries. As for the Pete
Kempf owned car it
Doug Hornickel photo
appeared to be a total loss.
According to Holzhausen, it was the hardest hit he’s ever
taken while racing. But according to son Skylar Holzhausen
who was also racing tonight, Steve will be back. “He’s
tough. Unless age has something to do with it, if he thinks
he can do it, he will.” The doing it in this case is trying to
get back in the car this season and finish a few things he
started. Winning the Red, White and Blue State
Championship at Wisconsin International Raceway of
Kaukauna, WI., was one such goal but with that Series’
concluding event on Thursday August 19th it is doubtful it
will be met. The other issue is a race car as with the wreck
of this one what’s left to drive? The 2nd Kempf owned
machine isn’t race ready yet but with some modifications
the car that Skylar drove to an 8th place finish tonight could
be used. But the big question remains, is it even feasible to
think that the elder Holzhausen could be ready and cleared
to race so soon? Like Skylar says, “ He’s tough. He had a
cast once for a broken hand that was supposed to be on for
6 weeks. He cut it off in two so he could go racing!”
Here and there…Tim Schendel is getting a chance to do
some NASCAR Nationwide racing this year. Schendel
qualified for the event held recently at Iowa Speedway and
may be competing in 4-5 more before the season is out, that
is if he can get the car in the shows…Chris Weinkauf and
his wife Wendi have been in competition all racing season
as to whom would cut there hair first. Both have been
holding out and with the season Chris is having, 8 feature
wins, most of which have been special events, he’s not
sure he wants to now as it
may change his luck for
the worse. It’s been one
hot summer but a small
inconvenience of a bit too
long of hair is worth it if
the wins keep
coming…Griffin McGrath’s
3rd place finish at the Dells
was his best of the season.
More impressive was he
did it with a broken
hand!... For the first time
in 4 years of ASA Tour
competition Jeff Storm was
forced to use a provisional
starting position. He used the spot to place 14th in the
Wisconsin Dells 100 lap feature…Johnny Sauter came back
home to Wisconsin to race in the ASA Midwest Tour
Dixieland 150 at Wisconsin International Raceway August
3rd. He set fast time in qualifying and backed the effort up
by winning the 150 lap feature event… Things have really
tightened up point wise at La Crosse Fairgrounds. The
NASCAR Late Model standings find J. Herbst up by just a
single point over Shawn Pfaff who won the most recent
feature held at the track. Still within striking distance are
Todd Korish, Brent Kirchner and Steve Carlson…Quote of
the column this time around is from a track worker at the
ASA Tour WIR Dixieland event. “It’s two degrees hotter
than hell here today” I could vouch for that having been
there myself; To WIR that is…
August 19, 2010
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The Inside Dirt
Stan Meissner
During the past two weeks my wife and I welcomed two
more grandchildren into the world. A little girl, Isla Fayette
to Jennifer and James on July 28 and a boy, Asa Rhythm to
Roberta and Jay on August 5. Family obligations along
with the weather, UMSS cancellations, and a home project
have limited my racing since the last issue but there’s still
plenty of news to cover.
The UMSS race scheduled for August 7 at Ogilvie has
been postponed and organizers had considered finding an
open date so that the race could be rescheduled but there
aren’t many possibilities left. If a satisfactory date were to
be agreed on the rescheduled race will be run in addition to
the previously scheduled October 2 season finale. I took
advantage of the open weekend with no nearby Sprint Car
racing to dive head first into a home project. This was the
first USA Nationals I have missed since 1999 and the idea
of going to Cedar Lake did cross my mind.
weekly competitors and crowds. Unfortunately, the UMSS
got caught up in a situation that was not of their making.
Kopellah offers some of the best racing in the upper
Midwest but has faced some challenges this season.
On Saturday August 14, I attended the UMSS/IMCA race
at the Arlington Raceway. The 14th will probably be etched
in our memories as the day the heat and humidity finally
broke. There were still some showers in the area and one
passed over the track during the heat races but it was not
heavy enough to delay the program. There were seventeen
UMSS/IMCA Sprint Cars in attendance and an exciting
three car battle took place during the feature in lapped
traffic behind leader Chris Graf. Jerry Richert Jr., Tony
Norem and Brandon Allen gave us all the excitement we
could handle as they diced through lapped traffic and
pressured Graf. Sye Anderson destroyed a car after not
seeing a red flag and running up on another machine. This
was the second time I have seen this happen in the same
spot on the front straightaway. The last time I was there
Jerry Richert Jr. ran up on Brad Barickman’s wheel at the
end of the feature but somehow managed to keep the
wheels on the ground. I notice a lot of glare in that area
when I’m taking photos so perhaps a lighting adjustment
needs to be considered.
The Knoxville 410 Nationals took place August 11-14.
Minnesota drivers did quite well in the A Main with Craig
Dollansky pleasing the crowd with his run from 24th to 4th.
Davey Heskin was very impressive with his eighth place
finish in the big show. Davey is a Knoxville weekly
competitor and drives the #56 car that has competed at
both Elko and Cedar Lake this season. On a personal level
I have a second cousin whose husband, Dan Schearen,
works on Davey’s crew.
Other notes:
The UMSS replaced the IRA on the Rice Lake schedule for
August 28. The UMSS will kick of two big weekends with
Mighty Axe Nationals September 4-5 and will appear with
the IRA at the Jerry Richert Memorial on September 11.
In the next issue of MRC I’ll look ahead to the Jerry Richert
Memorial, the World of Outlaws at Deer Creek and
remaining events on the UMSS schedule.
I’ll see you at the Sprint Car races!
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Seeing as I wouldn’t be attending any racing I decided to
listen to the Knoxville 360 Nationals internet broadcast.
The 360 Nationals were won by Shane Stewart. Here is a
quick rundown of how Minnesota competitors fared in the
Saturday night A Main. Scott Winters finished in 11th,
Davey Heskin 20th and Brooke Tatnell 21st due to
mechanical issues.
Race reports indicate that the 50
Anniversary 50 lapper with an open red at the
half way point was one for the ages. Sammy
Swindell driving the Windom, Minnesota,
based Big Game Treestands #1 suffered
another heart breaking defeat when a tire
blew while battling second place finisher
Donnie Schatz. Tim Shaffer won the 50th
Anniversary Knoxville Nationals
Championship.
The UMSS announced last week that the Kopellah
Speedway would not be hosting their final two scheduled
UMSS races of the season on August 13 and 27. This had
nothing to do with car counts and the racing has been
close and exciting all season. I think the cancellation can
be attributed to the number of rainouts and a drop in
Brooke Tatnell fans, myself included, had a
disappointing Nationals. Brooke has held the
track record of 14.407 seconds at Knoxville
since May of 2006 but timed 29 out of 50 cars
on Thursday and experienced motor
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had to be a long weekend. One positive note for Brooke
Tatnell had to be the success of Erin Crocker-Evernham,
whose husband Ray of NASCAR fame took over crew chief
duties on Erin’s Sprint Car after the departure of Guy
Forbrook. Brooke shook Erin’s car down at Oscaloosa
earlier in the week and helped out with setups at Knoxville.
As a result Erin made the big show and finished in 18th
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August 19, 2010
Going in
Circles
By Charlie Spry
For the first weekend in August we made our usual
showing at the Columbus 151 Speedway. Nicer weather
brought out more cars and fans as well. Twenty-one late
models were present tonight. Enjoyed talking with Bart
Reinen, who owns the car that two-time late model
champion Scott Patrick has been racing for the past couple
of seasons. Bart has done plenty of racing himself, but has
cut back in recent years as business interests have kept
him very busy. How this partnership came about is a story
in itself, as Bart told, “The car had been sitting for about
four years. I have known Scott’s dad for a long time, and I
was talking with Scott one time, asking what his future
racing plans were. Scott said that his car needed a new
front stub and a motor to boot, and with two small children,
that racing probably wasn’t going to happen. I told him to
come over and at least look at my car, see what he thought,
and one thing led to another.” The car is a former super late
that had been raced at Raceway Park in Blue Island, Illinois.
Bart figured on getting back into racing in this capacity,
and the partnership is working well, as Scott is the right
kind of driver (and person) to race with Bart. It is working
well, as they don’t really chase points, but they show up
prepared and do very well with the car, which is a ’93
chassis. Bart also noted that he would like to race a full
year yet before hanging up his helmet for good, but that
finding the time is hard. He did get behind the wheel of
Scott’s old car a couple of nights last year, winning a heat
race. Finding the time to run two cars is the difficult part.
Nice to see thunderstock racer John Remsik back out
again. John was off for most of the season while he
recovered from a broken leg. All healed and back to work,
he is racing his Chevelle again. This is another car that had
been sitting in storage for many years until John’s dad
found it. It was raced by Thor Anderson back in the early
to mid-1990’s. “It still has the same motor in it,” Said John.
“After sitting for all those years, we just put a new carb on
it and it started right up.”
Double features were run in all divisions tonight, making
for a very busy racing program. Scotty Ollerman padded his
points lead with the victory in the opener, while Michael
Clapper won his first career late model feature here by
taking the second one. Michael had a bit of an anxious
moment while posing for victory lane photos, as the
backup race was going on at that time, with one of the cars
making a slide off the backstretch right towards those
posing. Everything was okay, but lots of people went
running.
It was a good night for the Robinson’s. Billy won a
hobby stock heat and the first feature, while young Robby
won a Bandit heat and semi-feature. Robby has been doing
some racing at Rockford on Wednesdays, and has gained a
bunch of experience. When he started out this year he was
sort of erratic, but now he has a beautiful racing line,
controls the car well, and looks much more polished. It will
be interesting to watch him progress. In the second Bandit
feature, he started dead last, but drove smart and watched
as others crashed and dropped out, then recorded an
excellent tenth place. There is a lesson there for others to
follow!
On Saturday we took a drive up to the Marshfield Motor
Speedway, and I commenced to race for the first time this
year, and my first time ever on that particular track. Racing
in the Bandit class, this was the biggest track I had ever
been on, and it was alot of fun! With the threat of rain, the
show was moved along very quickly, leaving lots of time to
chat afterward. A big thanks goes out to all the employees
of the track, who made me feel most welcome. Many racers
gave me some very good advice on setup and driving the
track. Paul Berg spent quite a bit of time with me, and it was
nice to meet Don Dunow, Matt Phelps and Marc Baldwin,
as well as connect with old friends such as Jack
Greenwood, Gary Haarklau and Coletta Gomes. Also got a
chance to talk to Charles Dixon and Dennis Goetsch, who
race mini-stocks here now. Also, thanks to Baird Reffner
and Roger Wilhorn, who told me much setup information.
Baird is dad to Colin, who reports that he is currently
leading the points in the super stock division at Golden
Sands, and racing a super late on special occasions. I
talked briefly with Colin after the races, and he such an
upbeat young racer.
The following Thursday we took the trip to Wausau to the
State Park Speedway. It has been said by everyone and I’m
sure some are tired of hearing about it, but you really have
to admire the many changes that the Wimmer’s have made
here, and continue to do. It is becoming a very nice facility,
and they are not done, yet. The super late model feature
looked to be the Jeremy Lepak show early on, as he jumped
to the early lead over Cardell Potter. Potter stayed in
second for a long time, but eventually dropped out in the
midst of his great run. Eyes were watching Tim Sauter in
the Jay Van Der Geest ride, as he slowly and methodically
worked his way towards the front. He caught Lepak and
got alongside, but a caution negated his side-by-side
status. Once green, he again pulled alongside, as the two
ran this way for many exciting laps. Finally, with about five
to go, Sauter completed the pass, as Lepak faded slightly.
Very good racing between these two, as they both spoke
highly of each other in their post-race interview.
Nice to see Tucker Miller get his first ever victory in a
super late. The former Mini-Stock racer switched to the
super lates a couple of years ago, driving for another car
owner. This year he is in his own equipment, and it had to
be a thrill for him to get that first win in his own car. Good
job by the “Beast.”
I spent a great deal of time with the Mini-Mod drivers, as I
have raced quite a bit with these folks here in the past.
Although considered a support division, they put on a
fantastic show. The way the lineups are set has been
changed, I was told, and with the faster cars starting
towards the rear, it has made for much better racing.
Tonight, Brad Conant virtually passed the field, three-wide,
on the outside, to get a huge lead. Later on, his teammate
spun on the frontstretch to bring out the caution, just what
he DIDN’T want to see! “He’s done that to me a couple of
times!” stated Brad afterward, as it all worked out. Adam
Eckes, who has won many features here this season, was
right on his bumper for the restart, but Conant had too
much tonight.
Always enjoy talking to “Grandpa Bob” Dalsky and Dale
Louze. These two have been around the sport for a long
time, as Bob raced IMCA stock cars back in the 1960’s, and
Dale has raced just about anything you could name,
including motorcycles. Great historical facts can be gleaned
from these guys. Jim Lietz usually crews for his dad, John,
and also his brother, Richard. He is putting together a car
for his own racing ventures next year, but recently ran his
first regular show, borrowing a car from Dale Louze and
running on the dirt at Tomahawk, where he said he was
happy with the results. Jim is an accomplished ice racer, so
he really knows how to drive and will be well prepared for
his own racing career either on dirt or pavement.
Adam Johnson was present with his four cylinder that he
normally races on the dirt at Tomahawk. “I just wanted to
try the asphalt. It is late in the season, and guys are
running for points, so I’ll just start in the back. If we were
on the dirt, I’d take my front row spot and run with it,” Said
Adam. The pure stocks also put on a great show, with Bo
Bennish working to the front on the outside. Wayne
Mackesy ran with him side-by side, but in the end it was
Bennish with the win. Mackesy congratulated Bennish on
his good driving at the end, as these two have had
“issues” in the past, but it was all good tonight.
After heavy rains cancelled all racing in southern
Wisconsin on Friday, Saturday dawned as a gloomy day
once again. However, the forecast was for clearing skies,
and they were right! The earlier gloomy day may have hurt
the crowd at Jefferson Speedway, as it was a little on the
light side from normal. Those that chose to attend saw a
good show. Late model racer Paul Radavich was present
once again. In an earlier article I told of Paul’s racing at
Norway, Mich. in the past, making the long trip from Fond
Du Lac, Wisconsin. “It seemed like the whole weekend was
gone.,” Said Paul. “You’d spend all day making the trip,
race, and by the time you got home, you didn’t even want
to unload the car, so the next day you would do that, and
maybe mow the lawn or something, and your weekend was
over. Now, it almost seems like a three day weekend with
the short drive to Jefferson.” Paul had not raced here in
about a month, but said that he hopes to make it most of
the rest of the season. Paul Dygon was present with his
late model once again as well. A former regular at the Lake
Geneva Raceway, Paul raced there with his Daughter,
Carrie. Paul noted that Carrie would likely be driving the car
here at Jefferson next week, which would be her first time
since ’Geneva closed.
I noticed hobby stock racer Ed Klug enter the stands in
street clothing, so I asked him if he was just taking a night
off from racing in order to spectate. “Well, not by choice,”
Said Ed. “The motor blew in the car while I was loading it.
Blew a hole right in the oil pan. I guess it is better there
than on the track, but now I’ve got lot of work to do.”
Chris Quam won a dandy of a late model feature, which saw
much dicing for position. Chris had to hold off first Bob
Kahler and then Doug Hahn to secure the win, which was
his first feature victory here since 8-9-08. Dale Nottestad
was also in the thick of things, driving the car normally
raced by John Wood at Madison. Dale looked very strong
in the car.
Travis Schneeberg won the International feature, which
was his first career. Mark Dewey had a great run to take
home second. “If I had known Matt (McKinney) was going
to have troubles going, I would have jumped to the low
side sooner, but it was a good run anyway. After all the
problems and bad luck I’ve had this year, it is a relief to do
this well,” Said Mark. “I got my first win ever in this
division last week when I won the semi, and now to finish
second in the feature the next week is pretty good.”
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Bill Sweeney broke Bill Reynolds’ stronghold in the Road
Warrior division, winning his second feature. Reynolds had
won twelve in a row since the opener, which Sweeney won.
Michelle Heimann won her first career Bandit feature by
sticking to the low groove, with some pretty fast cars
behind that couldn’t catch her. Nice to see Columbus
regular Jeremy Bredeson make his first appearance here,
and it paid off, as he won his heat race going clockwise. His
car is definitely set up neutral, as he blew the field away.
This was only his second race win in two years of racing,
his first coming at Columbus just a couple of weeks ago.
The hobby stocks and sportsman cars had relatively
uneventful feature events, which is not a bad thing. Mark
Deporter drove an El Camino to victory in the sportsman
division over Chico Riedner, and Jim Tate Jr. won the
hobby main. It was nice to see Terry Ciano Jr. racing in the
hobbies. He has raced mostly at Madison, but looked good
here until dropping out in the feature with unspecified
problems. Columbus frontrunner Kale Peterman was also
on hand.
Ran into former Bandit/International racer Steve Privett.
(Literally, not figuratively). Steve asked if I had quit racing,
to which I replied that just last weekend I had made a four
hour drive to Marshfield to race. Steve replied, “You are
outta control Man, outta control!” He also said that he had
planned on quitting, but now is racing mostly in enduros,
saying, “I had just about gotten out of it, now I’ve got
(Ford) Probes coming out of my ears!” Ouch! Steve is
always fun to talk to!
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Whitten Survives Wild Night at Rockford
to Find Victory Lane
By Jordan Kuehne
A night devoted to the top eight in points turned into a
battle of attrition for the Stanley Steemer NASCAR Late
Models in their 30-lap main event tonight at the Rockford
Speedway. After points leader Tim Sargent and second
place points man Jon Reynolds Jr. were involved in early
incidents, it appeared as though it might be Jerry Gille’s
night to make up major ground in the standings. It wasn’t
to be for the two-time defending champion though, as his
brakes went away on a restart with two laps remaining
sending him and leader Eddie May into the outside wall
and handing Tanner Whitten the keys to victory. Scott
Hoeft went wire-to-wire to collect his third win of the
season in the Budweiser American Short Trackers while
Kyle Voss, Aaron Moyer, and Kris Nilson also proved
victorious on the evening.
Jimmy Ambruso photo
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August 19, 2010
In The Drivers Seat
Nick Murgic
How has it been balancing college and racing this year?
Well, it’s definitely nice to have the summer off of school. Towards the end of the season here, Oktoberfest time, it gets pretty
busy keeping up on school work and keeping the car going.
How many years have you been racing now?
Shoot, I’ll have to think about that. It’s been five years total. This will be my fourth year in a Late Model.
You’ve picked up the ASA Midwest Tour Rookie of the Year title in 2008 and have been on the Touring Stars program the
last two years. Is your racing program where you would like it to be at this point?
It’s definitely getting closer. Obviously, we would like to see a little more results. It’s getting a lot better for sure. We’re still
learning these cars and figuring them out. The more years we run, the more we figure it out and get them a little faster. We’ll be
able to show up and have a little bit better car off the start, which makes it a lot easier when you show up at different tracks. It’s
getting there, but still have some work to do. I would like to get it a little closer to Steve Carlson and Wimmer and those guys
where they show up and they’re one of the top-dogs right away.
This year, you lead the majority of laps at Madison and Kaukauna and ended up with respectable finishes with guys that
have been at this a long time. Are you happy with your season so far?
Oh yeah. We’ve had some pretty good runs here. At Cedar Rapids we started fifteenth and finished fourth. That was a good
run. Like you said, Madison and Kaukauna were good runs too. It’s more what I would like to see. We work pretty hard and it’s
nice to see some results like that. We’re going to keep fighting here and see if we can’t get some more top-fives.
Your dad, his brothers and the rest of the crew seem to work awfully hard on the car. Do you think they are too hard on
themselves?
Well, we’re all hard on ourselves. My dad and uncles have been in this business for a long time, so they definitely are pretty
serious about their racing. When we have an off night, we’re all pretty disappointed about it. Then again, on the upside of
things, when we have a good run we’re pretty excited. It goes both ways. This year’s been more exciting than other years.
Along with running up front on the ASA Midwest Tour, you picked up your second win the Dwain Behrens memorial race
at Elko. How special is this race to your family?
Yeah, that is definitely one of the coolest races that I could win. My dad and our family are really good friends with the Behrens
family. It means a lot for me to win that race. I never really knew Dwain personally. I was pretty young, but it means a lot and
they’re really nice people. I known Dustin, Lindsey and Karlee along with the other kids. It’s a lot of fun when they come up for
the race.
What are your plans for the rest of the 2010 season?
Well, just finish up the Midwest Tour. We’ll be going to the Thunderstruck 93, the Dan Ryan Memorial race. We would just
like to get some more good finishes and keep the car in one piece. Hopefully make it a little faster over the winter, and go from
there.
For the full-audio version of this interview, checkout www.midwestracingtalk.com
August 19, 2010
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Photo Gallery
Bryan Turtle and crew in victory lane
Martin DeFries photo
15-year-old Austin Nason won the Sportsman main at Rockford
Jimmy Ambruoso photo
Sportsman winner Greg Scheck
Bruce Nuttleman photo
Andrew Kulka celebrates his first win
Jeff Blaser photo
Lowell Bennett set fast time and won the main event at Slinger
Allen Graf photo
Figure-8 winner Todd Tacheny
Martin DeFries photo
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August 19, 2010
Photo Gallery
Mike Gibson picked up his first win earlier this summer
Vince Peterson photo
The world-famous Matt Dickey in victory lane at Raceway Park
Martin DeFries photo
Jerry Gille picked up yet another checkered flag
Jimmy Ambruoso photo
Superior Como Modified winner Joey Jensen
Ken Johnson photo
Shawn Kelley won the Winged Mod race during the USA Nationals
Vince Peterson photo
Steve and Carrie Carlson in victory lane
Bruce Nuttleman photo
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Photo Gallery
Jeff Provinzino and Butch Erickson in victory lane
Ken Johnson photo
RAYS Winner John Olson
Mary Schill photo
Brent Larson won a NASCAR Late Model feature during the USA Nationals
Jerry Zimmer photo
Central Wisconsin Challenge winner Chris Weinkauf
Jeff Blaser photo
Road Runner Summer Series Champion Gene Marocco
Jimmy Ambruoso photo
Winged Women on Wheels champion Tracy Wallin
Jimmy Ambruoso photo
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August 19, 2010
The Racing Geek
Sorting Through The New Schedule
Kentucky was about horses, but now it’s all about more
horsepower.”
All of this proves once again that, Bruton Smith is a man of
his word and someone who knows how to get things done.
With his popularity off the charts throughout the
Commonwealth of Kentucky, I think if he ran for governor,
he’d win in a landslide. I think I just gave him an idea for
his next venture.
Kentucky Motor Speedway
Since the track was constructed 11-years-ago, the facility
has begged, groveled and attempted to negotiate with
NASCAR to give them a Cup date. On Tuesday, their wish
was granted.
by Jordan Bianchi
Recently, NASCAR announced that Chicagoland will be
the opening race in the 2011 Chase for the Sprint Cup. A
few days later, the dual Kansas and Kentucky press
conferences confirmed that Kansas is getting a second
date on the ‘11 Sprint Cup calendar and that Kentucky is
finally getting its long-sought after race. With these
announcements, the Sprint Cup schedule madness has
finally come to an end.
Although the changes weren’t nearly as dramatic as we all
thought they would be (we’ll get into that more below),
there are still plenty of changes that occurred which
warrants me writing another article about the subject.
While I’m not shocked that NASCAR completely
disregarded, ignored and overlooked the blueprint I laid out
for them three weeks ago, there is one positive that I find in
the situation. By ignoring my suggestions – or as I like to
refer to it as, “A Roadmap to Giving the Fans What They
Want” – I can milk a third column on the subject in less
than a month.
Now, I don’t have to look for a topic to rail about for the
week. I mean, if you’re going to throw me a belt-high
fastball down the middle of plate, you have to expect me to
swing for the fences. Or I guess I should say in this case,
the catchfences.
So allow me second to dig in at the plate and take aim.
Batter Up.
Winners
Bruton Smith
When Bruton Smith, the CEO of Speedway Motorsports
Inc. – the same company that owns the Bristol, Texas,
Infineon, New Hampshire, Las Vegas, Atlanta and Charlotte
racetracks – bought Kentucky Speedway a year ago, he
promised that he would bring a Sprint Cup race to the
speedway located just outside of Cincinnati.
With his track in Atlanta having a difficult time selling
enough tickets to justify two Cup races, it was the impetus
that Smith needed to shift a date to Kentucky. Which is
why, starting next season, the speedway will be hosting an
annual Saturday night 400-mile race.
“The passionate NASCAR fans throughout Kentucky and
Greater Cincinnati have deserved a Sprint Cup Race for a
long time,” declared Smith Tuesday. “Before this, racing in
In preparation for their primetime debut, speedway officials
said they will be putting in an additional 40,000 seats. This
will push the tracks capacity to over 100,000.
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
There has been a lot of buzz as of late that one of New
Hampshire’s two dates was on the chopping block. The
rumor was that one the dates would either be shifted to
Kentucky or Las Vegas. Instead, its sister track, Atlanta,
lost a race and the powers that be gave the Loudon track a
stay of execution. They will once again have two stops next
season.
Kentucky Speedway photo
Kansas Speedway
Let’s just say it was a mere formality that the series signed
off on giving Kansas a second race and here are the
reasons why:
Series sponsor Sprint is located just down the road, in
Overland Park, Kansas.
become the opening round in the Chase for the Sprint Cup.
There’s just one problem which we will address below.
Homestead-Miami Speedway
One of the racier intermediate tracks on the schedule has
Continued on page 14
The same family which
owns this facility is the
same family who dictates
which tracks get a Cup
race.
In addition, said family is
in the process of building
a multi-million dollar
hotel/casino right next
door to the 1.5-mile track.
Having two races each
year will certainly
increase the amount of
traffic that goes in and
out of the hotel and
casino.
So yeah, I think we can
safely assume that a
rubber stamp was used
somewhere in the
process.
Chicagoland Speedway
Chicagoland is a fine
track just outside the
third-largest city in the
U.S that often got lost in
the summer stretch of
races. Now, going
forward, they get a
chance to shine as it will
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The Racing Geek from page 13
done a very good job of creating a worthy season-ending
event for all three of NASCAR’s national touring series.
Although their attendance isn’t where anyone would like it
to be, it will retain its place on the schedule for another
year.
Losers
NASCAR
There have been some strong hints during the past couple
of months that NASCAR was going to really shakeup the
36-race Sprint Cup schedule. Ah, nevermind.
Paul Pittman
Because if moving Chicagoland into the Chase, giving
Kansas a second date, and finally granting Kentucky a race
quantifies as a big shakeup, then that’s the equivalent of
promising your daughter a pony and buying her a goldfish
instead.
Las Vegas
Everyone thinks ending the season in Sin City is a good
idea, except of course, those who make the final call. But
alas, one of the most popular tourist destinations in the
world with a racetrack just outside the city, will maintain its
same place on ’11 schedule as it’s had for the last 12 years.
Vegas in March! Get excited! Whatever.
Paul has been busy Rockin' during the last few weeks, but
will return in our next issue of MRC.
The Lady and
the Track
Molly Vadnais
The Lady and the Track hopes to return in our next issue.
Auto Club Speedway
Everyone tried so, so hard to make two dates at the track
on the outskirts of Los Angeles work, and sadly, it just
wasn’t to be.
You can blame the bad weather (which track officials did)
for all the empty seats we’ve seen over the past few years
all you want. But the reason fans never came out had
nothing to do with the weather. It had everything to with
what has happened on the track. Or should I say, not
happening? There was too little passing and not enough
excitement to entice people to come back.
Anyone Wishing For a Chase Shakeup
This is the seventh year that the Chase for the Sprint Cup
has been used to determine the champion. Ever since 2004,
when the Chase was first put into practice, the majority of
the fans that I’ve talked to, swapped emails with or used
carrier pigeons to exchange messages have all said the
same thing: The Chase needs less cookie-cutter tracks,
another short track or two and a road course.
Instead, what we get is one intermediate track that
produced single-file racing (Auto Club Speedway) being
exchanged for another intermediate track (Chicagoland)
where the racing isn’t much better. So much for diversity.
Atlanta Motor Speedway
Since opening its doors in 1960, the track has annually
hosted two Sprint Cup races per year.
In the last 20 years, the one-and-a-half-mile track has
hosted some of the most memorable NASCAR races. Who
can forget Alan Kulwicki’s underdog title win in ’92, Dale
Sr. and Bobby Labonte racing side-by-side to the
checkered flag in ’00 or Kevin Harvick winning in The
Intimidator’s car just three races after his untimely death?
As just about every driver in the garage can attest, Atlanta
was one of, if not thee, best tracks on the circuit. It’s just
too bad that it’s located in a terrible sports town where the
fans didn’t bother to show their support.
Chicagoland Speedway
NASCAR and track officials better hope that the Bears
have a Monday night game and that both the Cubs and
White Sox are out of the playoff hunt come the third
Sunday of September 2011.
If not, this race is going to have almost no media presence
in the “Windy City.” Thus, defeating the whole purpose of
moving the first Chase race to a track that hasn’t shown
they truly deserve it.
Fans
When NASCAR indicated that a shakeup of the schedule
was going to happen, fans were buzzing about all the
possibilities. With hints of big changes coming, our
expectations grew exceedingly high.
Check out our on-line version of
In the end, a road course was not added or moved into the
Chase and there were no more short tracks added to the
schedule. Outside of a few, what I could classify as
lukewarm moves, this whole process as left me, and many
other fans a little disappointed to say the least.
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Pfaff Charges Back Into
Championship Contention
By: Ashley Iwanski
Shawn Pfaff is one point out of the point standings lead
after a feature win Saturday night in the 30-lap Kwik Trip
NASCAR Late Model race. Pfaff started seventh and was
working his way to the front when a caution came out on
lap five. The lane cone was on the track shortly after and
Pfaff restarted on the outside of lane one next to Todd
Korish.
When the green flag waved Pfaff pass Korish on the
outside to take the lead and never looked back. “I felt we
could go anywhere,” said Pfaff about taking the outside
lane. “I didn’t have any second thoughts about running
out there because I knew Todd (Korish) would run me
clean.” Korish then had to hold off a hard-charging Brent
Kirchner. Kirchner was running third after passing Mike
Koeneke and was pulling away with the two leaders as he
advanced on Korish. At the half way point Kirchner was
finally able to get around Korish for a second place finish.
Kirchner then tried to make up ground on Pfaff, but his car
just wasn’t cooperating. “The car definitely had
straightaway speed and was good through the center,”
Kirchner said. “We just needed more bite out of the
corner.” Later, Korish lost another position when point’s
leader J. Herbst passed him for third with nine to go. Herbst
finished third and Korish fourth. Koeneke rounded out the
top five.
Walen and Kane in Victory Lane Again
Chad Walen picked up his fifth win of the season over
division point leader Adam Royle at Raceway Park. Walen
and Royle started near the rear of the field and methodically
worked their way to the front. Early race leader Tony
Brewer fought off the challenges of Rick “Rowdy” Burns at
the drop of the green. By the half-way point of the main
event, Walen and Royle had worked their way to the front
of the field. Veteran driver, Mark Lamoreaux, made his
presence known shortly thereafter, as the three set off to
battle for the top spot. Walen held on for the win, followed
by point leader Royle and Lamoreaux. Late Model heat race
winners were Royle and Lamoreaux.
Hobby Stock driver Brent Kane has been on a hot-streak
this year, and the cool temperatures had no effect on the
Freight Train’s charge to the front. Previous week winner,
Bryan Turtle, and multi-time track champion Conrad
Jorgenson paced the field to the green. Turtle gained the
advantage on the start and lead until a caution with 13 laps
to go. Kane used the double-file restart to pull alongside
Turtle on the restart. Kane used the tricky outside groove
to pull away for his sixth win of the year at Raceway Park
and fourteenth win overall for the season. Turtle would
keep Kane in his sights with Mike Gilomen rounding out
the top three. Heat races went to Adam Wiebusch and
Jeremy Wolff.
August 19, 2010
Aaron Hass
held off
Rick
Schermerhorn
for a North
Country
Contractor’s
Sportsmen
feature. The
fans were
on their feet
as
Schermerhorn
made
multiple
attempts
both high
and low to get around the 01 car, but Hass’s car was
stronger. Schermerhorn finished second followed by Dan
Gilster, Randy Humfeld and Jimmy Gilster.
Bruce Nuttleman photos
Josh Inglett won the United Auto Supply Thunderstox
division after racing Dustin Bagstad sided by side to the
finish. They were followed across the line by Adam Moore,
Henry Vian and Jason Bolster. Jake Krueger had finished in
the third position, but was disqualified after post-race
inspection.
The wild and crazy Figure 8’s lived
up to their name once again with
defending track champion Ricky
Martin taking the first main event
over Dennis Bart and John Lebens.
Todd Wilson took his new ride to a
win in the nightcap over Mark
Bronstad and Rick Martin.
The Short Tracker main event saw
two familiar names battling for the
top spot, as Ryan Kamish and
Keith Paulsrud battled for the lead.
Contact sent both drivers spinning
to the infield and to the rear of the
field on the ensuing restart. Paul
Haeg took advantage of the restart
and cruised to the feature win over
Erica Waibel and Michael Beamish.
Martin DeFries photo
Mini Stock drivers were the
featured division of the evening
with a special time trial session and
driver introductions. Jack Purcell
made the most of the night by
grabbing fast time and a win in the
main event. Patrick Bennett
finished second with Jason Heitz
grabbing the third position. Heat
race wins went to Justin
Schelitzche, Bennett and Terry
Hawes.
The Bomber main event went Jason
Michaud over a hard charging
Justin Kochevar, with Dave
Montour holding on for third.
Bomber heat races were won by Joe
Tacheny and Tim Hollen.
Martin DeFries photo
Martin DeFries photo
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DIXIELAND 150 WRAP-UP NOTES
By: Kari Shear-Carlson
The American Speed Association® Kwik Trip Midwest
Tour presented by ECHO Outdoor Power Equipment and
grandstay.net drivers and teams spent this past Tuesday in
Kaukauna, WI for the 29th Annual “Dixieland 150” at
Wisconsin International Raceway.
JOHNNY SAUTER ETCHES HIS NAME AT WIR
Johnny Sauter returned to his Wisconsin roots this past
Tuesday night for the 29th Annual Dixieland event. Sauter
had competed in the event last year, but did not finish due
to mechanical problems. Earlier in the evening Sauter also
took home the top qualifying position.
MURGIC PROVES THAT HE IS THE REAL DEAL
Nick Murgic started on the outside of the front row in front
of 11-time WIR champion, Terry Baldry for the 150-lap
feature. Baldry took an early lead, but Murgic did not let it
last very long as he took over the top spot and held on for
much of the first half of the race. Murgic had no idea that
the driver he passed was an 11-time track champion. Nick’s
performance on one of the toughest tracks on the ASAMT
circuit proved that he is the real deal.
FREDRICKSON TURNS HIS NIGHT AROUND
Dan Fredrickson qualified in the top five and started his
heat race in the eighth position. Unfortunately the driver of
the #36 was involved in an early heat race altercation
sending him to the pit area for repairs. He was able to get
the car back together in time to start the feature in his
original starting position. Early in the feature event,
Fredrickson’s car was smoking. After a few pit stops and
remaining on the lead lap, Fredrickson amazingly pulled out
a top ten finish.
Doug Hornickel photo
SCOTT WIMMER UNABLE TO START
NASCAR Nationwide Series driver, Scott Wimmer joined
his brother Chris and the ASAMT for Tuesday night’s
event. After failing to qualify into the feature, Scott
attempted to race in through the last chance racing event.
After being involved in a wreck in turns one and two,
Wimmer was unable to make repairs in time on the #25 car
and did not compete in the 150-lap feature.
POINTS RACE IS STILL ON
With his second place finish, Steve Carlson was able to
extend his lead over Chris Wimmer to 28 points. Wimmer
finished third in the Dixieland 150, and now finds himself 49
points ahead of third place rookie, Ross Kenseth. With
only four events remaining in the season, the race for the
championship is winding down. Dan Fredrickson (-93) and
Nathan Haseleu (-126) currently round out the top five.
JOHN WOOD DOES IT AGAIN IN THE ASAMTT
John Wood had never turned a lap at Wisconsin
International Raceway before Tuesday. However you
would never have known it after he set a blistering trackrecord in qualifying and took home his third win of the
season. Brother Jerry Wood finished second followed by
Rick Corso, Vincent Wilkenson, and Conrad Jorgenson.
Doug Hornickel photo
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SCHENDEL TAKES FIRST WIN IN 2010
GOOD RUN FOR ROOKIE MCGRATH
By: Kari Shear-Carlson
The American Speed Association® Kwik Trip Midwest
Tour presented by ECHO Outdoor Power Equipment and
grandstay.net made their eighth stop of the season at Dells
Raceway Park tonight. A track known for its nose-to-tail
racing was home to a new winner for the 2010 season. Tim
Schendel took home his first victory in 2010. His last
victory was in 2008 at Marshfield Speedway, which the
ASAMT heads to next weekend.
“We’ve had a lot of bad luck this year. But we worked
really hard for this race and no one has given up. It feels
really good,” said a happy Schendel from victory lane. Dan
Fredrickson took the early lead over pole sitter, Griffin
McGrath. As the top four drivers were nose to tail, Chris
Weinkauf tried the sometimes unforgiving high-line in an
attempt to take over the third spot from Tim Schendel. He
settled back into the fourth spot after several failed
attempts.
ASA Midwest Tour Swiss Colony Touring Star, Blake
Brown was hoping for a good run in honor of his last
year’s crew chief, Howie Lettow who announced earlier this
week that he has been battling cancer. After taking a
provisional starting position, Brown’s night ended early
only 15 laps into the event.
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Kenseth seemed to stick
together like glue most of
the night finishing 12th
and 13th respectively.
Doug Hornickel photo
Last year’s victor and
current point leader, Steve
Carlson was trying to use
lapped traffic to take the
third spot away from
Weinkauf. Weinkauf was
doing the same on
McGrath. As the leaders
were putting the lapped
cars down, the field
tightened up. A
competition yellow was
thrown on lap 75 with
Schendel still leading,
followed by McGrath,
Weinkauf, Carlson, and
Andrew Morrisey.
With 25 to go, Schendel led them to the green. On lap 76,
the #72 of Jacob Goede and #2 of Michael Bilderback made
contact causing both to spin and were sent to the rear. At
the restart, Schendel got a good restart while McGrath was
getting pressure from Weinkauf. Carlson looked to the
inside of Weinkauf while Morrisey was all over Carlson.
The #52 of Chris Wimmer was patiently waiting for the
veteran and the youngster to make a mistake.
Schendel was able to stretch out his lead to five car
lengths. Carlson was all alone in fourth as the #21 of
Weinkauf took the second spot over McGrath with three
laps to go. Andrew Morrisey rounded out the top five.
Griffin McGrath was not giving up and was all over the
bumper of Fredrickson. He finally took the lead on lap 23 on
the inside. Fredrickson had to settle for the top-grove and
continued to drop back all the way to 10th before settling
back in line. McGrath and Schendel continued to battle it
out at the front of the field. McGrath held on for a few laps
before Schendel made an inside move going in to turn one
to take over the stop spot.
As they headed into lapped traffic Weinkauf was trying to
use it to his advantage to take over the second spot.
Meanwhile, Steve Carlson was quietly and patiently
following in fourth. As Fredrickson was trying to make up
some time, he and the 12 of Nick Murgic touched sending
Murgic hard into the turn two wall, ending his night. At the
restart, Schendel led McGrath, Weinkauf and Carlson. It
was not long before Carlson was making a move on
Weinkauf for third position. Andrew Morrisey was also
having a great run, running in the top five most of the
night.
As the top nine pulled away from the rest of the field by a
straight-away, Goede and Paine were side-by-side fighting
hard for the tenth spot, with Goede taking the position.
Second-generation driver, Skylar Holzhausen was also
having a great top-ten run ending his night in eighth. After
making a pit stop during the caution, the #25 of Ross
Kenseth was on the move. The #5 of Travis Sauter and
John Wood picked up his fourth ASA Truck win
Doug Hornickel photo
Scott Null and Chris Marek battle for position at The Dells. Marek would go on to pick up the win.
Doug Hornickel photo
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