By Kathy Tienor
After Mother Nature decided to foil EWSC yet one more time on Friday night, the pits and grandstands were crowded for the final night of racing for 2010. Doug’s Skipper Inn was the nightly sponsor, with Tyler Bein the trophy sponsor, and 2 bikes being given away to the youngsters by the Activities committee. The bikes were sponsored by Brickner / Wenzel Racing and Minster Racing. Also on tap was the Dice Roll Cash Giveaway for the Feature winners, an extra $1200 provided by Hagar Nelson.
The EWSC 360 Sprintcar presented by Bud Light rolled onto the track for the A Main with 3 drivers still having legitimate shots at claiming the title. Randy Call (New Berlin) and Terry Marten (Sheboygan Falls) led the field, followed by Ben Schmidt (Plymouth) and Lance Thompson, and Russ Wetemkamp (Newton) and TJ Luedke (Plymouth). Marten grabbed the lead as the field took the green with Schmidt, Call, Thompson and Luedke in tow. Several drivers were making moves from deeper in the pack, including Scotty Thiel (Sheboygan), Robbie Pribnow, and Kurt Davis (West Allis). Schmidt finally caught and passed Marten on Lap 12 for the lead, with Luedke third, Lance Fassbender (Burnett) fourth, and Danny Schlafer (Sussex) fifth. The only caution of the race flew on Lap 16 for Danny Schlafer suffering a flat on the frontstretch. On the restart it was Schmidt, followed by Luedke, Marten, Fassbender, Pribnow, and Davis. The race ran to checkers without any more incidents, with Schmidt holding off a charging Luedke for the win, third was Thiel, then Davis, Marten, Brian Kristan (Zion, IL.), Robbie Pribnow, Fassbender, Call, and Danny Schlafer who after replacing the flat tire battled his way all the back through the field. Hard Chargers for the race were Thiel and Pribnow both passing 11 cars, Davis with 7, and Luedke and Jeremy Schultz (Beaver Dam) with 4 each.
In the only B Main action of the evening, Jay Riemer (Sheboygan Falls) suffered a nasty flip on the first turn of the first lap, bringing out a lengthy red flag. Reimer was ok, but finished for the evening. The race was slowed by 2 more cautions for spins. Advancing to the A were Tony Wondra (Campbellsport), Pribnow, Schultz, Al Schlafer (Sussex), Brandon McMullen (Plymouth), and Doug Wondra (Oakfield).
HEAT 1 1, Ben Schmidt. 2, Lance Thompson. 3, Russ Wetenkamp. 4, Danny Schlafer. 5, Doug Wondra. 6, Samantha Portschy. 7, Brian Portschy. 8, Al Schlafer. 9, Erin Winscher.
HEAT 2 1, Terry Marten. 2, TJ Luedke. 3, Tim Haddy. 4, Paul Pokorski. 5, Jeremy Schultz. 6, Tony Wondra. 7, Randy Brunette. 8, Jason Lax. 9, Keith Breunsbach.
HEAT 3 1, Brian Kristan. 2, Lance Fassbender. 3, Randy Call. 4, Scott Mohs. 5, Kyle Marten. 6, Don Kiel. 7, Pen Kester. 8, Justin Miller.
HEAT 4 1, Shane Wenninger. 2, Kurt Davis. 3, Scotty Thiel. 4, Eliot Kulow. 5, Robbie Pribnow. 6, Brandon McMullen. 7, Jay Riemer. 8, Pete Ostrowski.
B FEATURE 1, Tony Wondra. 2, Robbie Pribnow. 3, Jeremy Schultz. 4, Al Schlafer. 5, Brandon McMullen. 6, Doug Wondra. 7, Brian Portschy. 8, Kyle Marten. 9, Pete Ostrowski. 10, Jason Lax. 11, Justin Miller. 12, Erin Winscher. 13, Samantha Portschy. 14, Pen Kester. 15, Don Kiel. 16, Keith Breunsbach. 17, Randy Brunette. 18, Jay Riemer.
A FEATURE 1, Ben Schmidt. 2, TJ Luedke. 3, Scotty Thiel. 4, Kurt Davis. 5, Terry Marten. 6, Brian Kristan. 7, Robbie Pribnow. 8, Lance Fassbender. 9, Randy Call. 10, Danny Schlafer. 11, Eliot Kulow. 12, Paul Pokorski. 13, Lance Thompson. 14, Russ Wetenkamp. 15, Jeremy Schultz. 16, Al Schlafer. 17, Shane Wenninger. 18, Tony Wondra. 19, Scott Mohs. 20, Tim Haddy. 21, Brandon McMullen. 22, Doug Wondra.
The EWSC Late Models presented by Monster Energy Drink took center stage next, with Ron Stroika (Mukwonago) and Jim Schmidt (Cleveland) on the front row, Chris Carlson (North Cape) and Tim Buhler (Glenbuelah), and Ted Dolhoun Sr. () and Rick Scheffler (Sussex). An early caution for a flat tire suffered by Doulhoun Sr. was the only one in the race as drivers fought to find a fast line. Schmidt led the race for the first ten laps, until caught and passed by Rick Scheffler. At the midway point of the race it was Rick, Schmidt, Russ Scheffler (Sussex), Stroika, Craig Schueffner (Sheboygan Falls), and Carlson. Billy Rezutek (Big Bend) and Russ Scheffler were the big movers in the pack. Scheffler led the remainder of the race, and was followed across the line by Russ, Schmidt, Stroika, Schueffner, Rezutek, Randy Markwardt (Sheboygan), Pete Parker (Kaukauna), Carlson, and Doulhoun Sr. Hard chargers for the race were Rezutek and Russ Scheffler with 9 cars each, Schueffner and Markwardt with 7, and Rick with 5.
HEAT 1 1, Rick Scheffler. 2, Chris Carlson. 3, Ron Stroika. 4, Frank Geiger. 5, Randy Markwardt. 6, Kyle Odekirk. 7, Dingel Bros.
HEAT 2 1, Pete Parker. 2, Jim Schmidt. 3, Tim Buhler. 4, Russ Scheffler. 5, Billy Rezutek. 6, Eric Michaels.
HEAT 3 1, Robert Cullen. 2, Ted Dolhun, Sr.. 3, Dan Sorce. 4, Craig Schueffner. 5, Scott Haugstad. 6, Jim Juneau.
A FEATURE 1, Rick Scheffler. 2, Russ Scheffler. 3, Jim Schmidt. 4, Ron Stroika. 5, Craig Schueffner. 6, Billy Rezutek. 7, Randy Markwardt. 8, Pete Parker. 9, Chris Carlson. 10, Ted Dolhun, Sr.. 11, Robert Cullen. 12, Dan Sorce. 13, Tim Buhler. 14, Kyle Odekirk. 15, Frank Geiger. 16, Eric Michaels. 17, Jim Juneau. 18, Scott Haugstad. 19, Dingel Bros.
The EWSC Grand National A Main took their swing at besting the track, rolling out with TJ Smith and Matt Jackson on the front row, Brian Monday and Brett Wenzel (Manitowoc), Brad Lubach and Logan Rhode. A yellow flew before 1 completed lap as Nathan Wegner spun in Turn 1. On Lap 2 another caution for Travis Grolle (Two Rivers). The restart came with Jackson in the lead, Wenzel, Rhode, Smith and Monday. Rhode passed Jackson for the lead on Lap 3, and was passed by Wenzel for the lead himself on Lap 6. At the halfway point another solo spin by Wegner invoked the 2 spin rule for him and he was disqualified from the race on the caution. The restart had Wenzel in the lead, followed by Rhode, Gilles, Matt Vetting (Manitowoc), Lubach, and Ben Stumpf (Brillion). The final yellow flag flew on Lap 12 for a spin by Monday, and the lineup was Wenzel, Gilles, Rhode, Lubach, Ben, and Vetting for the final run to the checkers. A lot of passing mid-pack in the final few laps resulted in some great racing. At the checkers, Wenzel took the victory, followed by Ben Stumpf, Gilles, Rhode, Lubach, Vetting, Grolle, Smith, Jackson, and Alex Stumpf. Hard chargers in the Grand National Division were Jason Winkler (Howards Grove) and Keith Schommer with 11 cars, Ben Stumpf and Gilles with 7 each, and Vetting with 5.
HEAT 1 1, Brad Lubach. 2, Matt Jackson. 3, Bryan Monday. 4, Richard Hed. 5, Brad Juckem. 6, Shawn Schmitt. 7, Keith Schommer.
HEAT 2 1, Ben Stumpf. 2, Logan Rhode. 3, TJ Smith. 4, Matt Vetting. 5, Nathan Wegner. 6, Mike Wilde. 7, Keith Kellenbenz.
HEAT 3 1, Travis Groelle. 2, Brett Wenzel. 3, Brian Gilles. 4, Alex Stumpf. 5, Ryan Minster. 6, Jason Winkler. 7, Mike Gilson.
A FEATURE 1, Brett Wenzel. 2, Ben Stumpf. 3, Brian Gilles. 4, Logan Rhode. 5, Brad Lubach. 6, Matt Vetting. 7, Travis Groelle. 8, TJ Smith. 9, Matt Jackson. 10, Alex Stumpf. 11, Jason Winkler. 12, Keith Schommer. 13, Richard Hed. 14, Ryan Minster. 15, Bryan Monday. 16, Keith Kellenbenz. 17, Shawn Schmitt. 18, Mike Wilde. 19, Nathan Wegner. 20, Mike Gilson (DNS).
The TA Motorsports Hobby Stock A Main rolled out with extra cash on the line from Tisler Auto Salvage. Steven Gretz (Francis Creek) and Kyle Resch (Manitowoc), Mike Plate Jr. (Manitowoc) and Chris Gilson (Elkhart Lake) and Dave Gauger Jr. (Manitowoc) and Dave Gauger Sr. (Two Rivers) led the way to the green flag. A caution on Lap 1 for the Brandon Teegan (Francis Creek) hitting the rail on the backstretch. Gretz led the first lap, then was overtaken by Resch. At lap 4 Resch was passed by Kevin Naidl (Cato), who would hold on to the lead to eventually win the race. There was a lot of jostling through the pack behind him as the finish ended up being Naidl, Todd Hebel, Wenzel, Gauger Sr. Brad Ruh (Elkhart Lake), Resch, Jeff Bender (Plymouth), Ray Fuller (Manitowoc), Tod Mott (Two Rivers), and Lee Propson (Chilton). Hard charger for the race, Brett Wenzel passing 17 cars, and Naidl, Hebel, Ruh, and Fuller passing 7 cars each.
HEAT 1 1, Bradley Ruh. 2, Lee Propson. 3, Chris Gilson. 4, Steven Gretz. 5, Mark Christenson. 6, Robert Hensel. 7, Brett Wenzel. (DNS).
HEAT 2 1, Kevin Naidl. 2, Todd Hebel. 3, Dave Gauger, Sr.. 4, Kyle Resch. 5, Brandon Tegen. 6, Troy Bartel. 7, Paul Nelesen.
HEAT 3 1, Jeff Bender. 2, Todd Mott. 3, Will Clark. 4, Michael Plate, Jr.. 5, Ray Fuller. 6, Brad Laurent.
A FEATURE 1, Kevin Naidl. 2, Todd Hebel. 3, Brett Wenzel. 4, Dave Gauger, Sr.. 5, Bradley Ruh. 6, Kyle Resch. 7, Jeff Bender. 8, Ray Fuller. 9, Todd Mott. 10, Lee Propson. 11, Chris Gilson. 12, Brandon Tegen. 13, Michael Plate, Jr.. 14, Will Clark. 15, Troy Bartel. 16, Brad Laurent. 17, Paul Nelesen. 18, Mark Christensen. 19, Steven Gretz.
EWSC would like to thank everyone for making it another successful season and to continue checking the website for banquet and off season information. www.ewscracing.net
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